Robin Wright's biography
Robin Wright is an American actress who shot to worldwide fame playing Kelly Capwell in the legendary soap opera Santa Barbara. After her unforgettable role in the cult classic Forrest Gump, her popularity skyrocketed, and even a ten-year hiatus couldn't diminish her devoted fanbase. Now the actress is back in action and continues to wow fans with her incredible physical fitness and professional prowess. Her net worth is estimated to be about $65 million.
Childhood and youth
Robin Gayle Wright's early years passed in Dallas (Texas). Her father Fred Wright worked for a major pharmaceutical company while her mother Gayle Gaston headed the sales department at Mary Kay cosmetics, which was just breaking into the American market.
When her parents divorced, her mother moved with the children to the coastal city of San Diego. Without a proper dance school available, Robin found herself completely bored. She had few friends—mostly boys—and struggled academically due to dyslexia.

Acting career
Robin achieved great success in the fashion industry for four years, but spending her entire life on the runway wasn't part of her plan. After returning to America, she decided to try her hand at acting, hired an agent, and started going to auditions. Her screen debut was a small role in The Yellow Rose (1983–84) TV series, which left her deeply disappointed.
The audition was successful and Robin landed the role of Kelly Capwell, which made her a household name. Despite her success, the actress doesn't like remembering that period - the intense pressure combined with her lack of formal acting training took its toll. The role of the oil tycoon's daughter felt strange and contrived to her. Nevertheless, Wright stuck it out for four seasons and left the series in 1988 with her reputation intact and significantly wealthier.

But the top of her stellar career was her role of Jenny in the legendary Forrest Gump (1994) by Robert Zemeckis, now recognized as a modern cinema classic. The film dominated the box office, received six Oscars and many other prestigious awards.



Robin Wright's personal life
The statuesque blonde with model looks has always attracted attention and has walked down the aisle multiple times. Robin met her first husband, actor Dane Witherspoon, on the set of Santa Barbara. Their romance quickly blossomed into something serious, much to the delight of the show's creators. In 1986 the actors tied the knot, but the marriage lasted only two years.
In 1996 the couple made it official, and the actress began using the hyphenated surname Wright-Penn. She stepped back from her career to focus on her husband and children, trading bustling Los Angeles for a quiet San Francisco suburb. But the domestic bliss didn't last long – Sean and Robin began their painful separation process in 2007. They filed for divorce and reconciled several times, but in 2009 they finally ended their marriage for good.

