Birthday: April 8, 1966
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas
Birth Name: Robin Virginia Gayle Wright
Aka: Robin Wright

Biography: A fiercely independent actress known for never trading on her blonde good looks, Robin Wright Penn strayed even further from the mainstream when she married iconoclast actor-director Sean Penn in 1996.   Though she's appeared in such audience favorites as The Princess Bride (1987) and Forrest Gump (1994), the list of blockbusters she's turned down is far longer.   Her professional essence remains linked with the daring, blue-collar cinema of her husband and frequent collaborator.   Wright Penn has also followed his lead by vehemently shunning the spotlight, at ...