Editing Robin Wright

{{Short description|American actress (born 1966)}}
{{Other people}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Robin Wright
| image              = Robin Wright Cannes 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Wright attending the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Robin Gayle Wright
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1966|4|8}}
| birth_place        = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| other_names        = Robin Wright Penn
| occupation         = Actress, producer, director
| years_active       = 1983–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Dane Witherspoon]]|1986|1988|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Sean Penn]]|1996|2010|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Clément Giraudet<br />|2018|2022|end={{abbr|div.|separated}}}}
}}
| children           = [[Dylan Penn]]<br>[[Hopper Penn]]
| relatives          = [[Charlie Wright (actor)|Charlie Wright]] (nephew)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Robin Wright|Full list]]
}}

'''Robin Gayle Wright''' (born April 8, 1966<ref name="Robin Bio"/>) is an American actress, [[film producer|producer]] and [[film director|director]]. [[List of awards and nominations received by Robin Wright|She has received  accolades]] including a [[Golden Globe Award]], and nominations for eight [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].

Wright first gained attention for her role as [[Kelly Capwell]] in the [[NBC Daytime]] soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''  from 1984 to 1988. She transitioned to film with a starring role in the fantasy film ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987), and gained a nomination for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in the top-grossing drama ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994). Wright had further starring roles in the romantic drama ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]'' (1999) as well as the thriller ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'' (2000), and gained praise for her performances in the independent films ''[[Loved (film)|Loved]]'' (1997), ''[[She's So Lovely]]'' (1997), ''[[Nine Lives (2005 film)|Nine Lives]]'' (2005) and ''[[Sorry, Haters]]'' (2006). She has since taken on supporting roles in the sports drama ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' (2011), the thriller ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011), the adventure film ''[[Everest (2015 film)|Everest]]'' (2015), the superhero film ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' (2017), and the science fiction film ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' (2017).

On television, Wright starred in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Empire Falls (miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'' in 2005. From 2013 to 2018, she starred as [[Claire Underwood]] in the [[Netflix]] political drama series ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]''. Her performance earned a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress]] and six nominations for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress]]. In 2016, Wright was named one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States, earning US$420,000 per episode for ''House of Cards''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2016/05/19/robin-wright-is-the-real-deal/#12c723b8359f|magazine=Forbes|title=Robin Wright Is The Real Deal|first=Dani Di|last=Placido|date=19 May 2016|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> She has also directed ten episodes of the series as well as two episodes of the Netflix crime series ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]'' in 2022.

==Early life==
Robin Wright was born in Dallas, Texas.<ref name="Robin Bio" /> She has an older brother, and her mother's name is Gayle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robin Wright — biography, photos, personal life|url=http://www.frivolette.com/art/acting/robin-wright-biography-photos-personal-life|access-date=February 13, 2022|website=Frivolette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916215519/https://www.frivolette.com/art/acting/robin-wright-biography-photos-personal-life |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was two, which led to her relocating to [[San Diego, California]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-27 |title=Robin Wright Penn |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/robin-wright-penn |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-23 |title=Robin Wright, Richard Schiff set for B’way debuts |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/03/23/robin-wright-richard-schiff-set-for-bway-debuts/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> with her mother.<ref name="Robin Bio"/> She grew up in [[Southern California]], attending [[La Jolla High School]] in [[La Jolla]] and [[William Howard Taft Charter High School]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Robin Bio"/><ref name=Biography.com>{{cite web|title=Robin Wright|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/robin-wright|access-date=July 12, 2021|work=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Wright began her career as a model, when she was 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/Robin-Wright-as-Claire-Underwood/tabid/4246/articleID/95790/Default.aspx|title=Robin Wright as Claire Underwood|work=TV3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10621566/Robin-Wright-on-House-of-Cards-Botox-and-getting-married-again.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10621566/Robin-Wright-on-House-of-Cards-Botox-and-getting-married-again.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Robin Wright on House of Cards, Botox and getting married again|last=Broadbent|first=Lucy|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=February 9, 2014|access-date=May 21, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the age of 18, she played [[Kelly Capwell]] in the [[NBC Daytime]] soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', for which she received several [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nominations.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yYQjAQAAIAAJ|title=Young Hollywood|last=Cameron-Wilson|first=James|year=1994|publisher=Batsford|isbn=978-0-7134-7266-0|page=218}}</ref>

===1980s–2000s: Transition into feature films===
[[File:Flickr_-_Josh_Jensen_-_Robin_Wright_Penn_(cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Wright attending the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
[[File:Robin Wright 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Wright in 2009]]
Wright transitioned into feature film work with a role in ''[[Hollywood Vice Squad]]'' in 1986, followed by her breakthrough role as Princess Buttercup in the [[Cult hit|cult film]] ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' in 1987. She gained critical acclaim in her role as Jenny Curran in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994), receiving Golden Globe Award and [[Screen Actors Guild]] nominations for Best Supporting Actress.

Wright starred in a leading role of the film adaptation of [[Daniel Defoe]]'s ''[[Moll Flanders (1996 film)|Moll Flanders]]'' (1996), for which she received a [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. She was nominated for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Best Actress for her role in ''[[She's So Lovely]]'' (1997), a film in which she co-starred with her then-husband [[Sean Penn]]. Wright starred with [[Kevin Costner]] in [[Luis Mandoki]]'s [[Message in a Bottle (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Nicholas Sparks]]' novel ''[[Message in a Bottle (novel)|Message in a Bottle]]''. She received her third Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her role in the television film ''[[Empire Falls]]'' (2005).

===2013–2018: ''House of Cards''===
From 2013 to 2018, Wright appeared in the [[Netflix]] political drama [[streaming television]] series ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' in the role of [[Claire Underwood]], the ruthless wife of political mastermind [[Frank Underwood (House of Cards)|Frank Underwood]]. On January 12, 2014, she won a Golden Globe for the role, becoming the first actress to win the award for a [[streaming television]] series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/2014_golden_globes_robin_wright_wins_best_actress_for_online-only_house_of_cards.html|title=2014 Golden Globes: Robin Wright wins best actress for online-only 'House of Cards'|last=Hyman|first=Vicki|work=[[The Star-Ledger]]|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|date=January 12, 2014|access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref> She was nominated for the same award in 2015. She received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 for the same role.<ref name="Peck">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robin-wright-kevin-spacey-equal-pay_us_573b619ce4b0aee7b8e7f5a9?|title=Robin Wright Demanded The Same Pay As Kevin Spacey For 'House of Cards'|last=Peck|first=Emily|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=May 18, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>

Following [[House of Cards season 4|Season 4]] in 2016, Wright stated that she felt Claire Underwood was the equal of Frank Underwood and demanded equal pay for her performance as her co-star [[Kevin Spacey]]. Netflix acquiesced.<ref name="Peck"/> In 2017, for her performance in the [[House of Cards season 5|fifth season]], Wright was nominated for her fifth consecutive Primetime Emmy for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]. In 2014, 2016, and 2017, Wright received [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in a Drama Series]] nominations for the [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]], with her being the only nomination for the show in December 2017.

In October 2017, she was the show's new lead for the final season, following the firing of Kevin Spacey due to [[Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]]. For her last appearance as Underwood, her performance was acclaimed - described as a "commanding performance [that] is more than enough to keep [the final season] standing strong"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/house_of_cards/s06/|title=House of Cards: Season 6 (2018) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> - earning her her final nominations for the role at the [[25th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild]] and [[71st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2019. For the latter, she became one of seven women to be nominated for the category six or more times for the same show, the first in 10 years since [[Mariska Hargitay]] for ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/robin-wright-house-of-cards-best-drama-actress-emmy-netflix/|title= Robin Wright ('House of Cards') just became the first actress in 10 years to pull off this rare Emmy stat|magazine=[[Gold Derby]]|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>

===Further film and directorial work===
In 2017, Wright directed a short film, ''The Dark of Night'', which starred [[Sam Rockwell]] and premiered at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=THE DARK OF NIGHT - Festival de Cannes 2023 |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/the-dark-of-night |website=[[Cannes Film Festival|Festival de Cannes]] |date=May 18, 2017 |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> Wright played [[Antiope (comics)|General Antiope]] in ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' in 2017, and its [[Wonder Woman 1984|2020 sequel]] alongside [[Gal Gadot]] and [[Chris Pine]]. The film earned positive reviews and emerged as a financial success, grossing $822.8 million at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wonder_woman_2017|title=Wonder Woman (2017)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=June 2, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Box Office Mojo |title=Wonder Woman |id=tt0451279 |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> She appears in the ''[[Blade Runner]]'' sequel ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' alongside [[Ryan Gosling]], [[Harrison Ford]], and [[Jared Leto]], directed by [[Denis Villeneuve]].

Her feature film directorial debut in the film ''[[Land (2021 film)|Land]]'' was announced in April 2019.<ref name="Land-Debut">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/robin-wright-directorial-debut-film-land-hanway-films-1203201386/ |title=Robin Wright Heads Into Wilderness for Directorial Film Debut 'Land,' With Sales to Start at Cannes|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> Wright starred as its lead, Edee Mathis, a lawyer who retreats in grief to the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. Sales for the film start at Cannes in May 2019.<ref name="Land-Debut" /> Filming began in October 2019 and the film was picked up by distributor [[Focus Features]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/land-filming-begins-robin-wright-directorial-debut/|title=Filming Begins on Robin Wright's Directorial Debut 'Land'|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|first=Tom|last=Reimann|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>

''Land'' premiered in January 2021 at the [[2021 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival]] to generally positive reviews, with specific praise towards the direction and the performances. Peter Debruge in a review for [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] wrote: "So bless Wright for paring “Land” down to a beautiful haiku, and for delivering a performance that's ambiguous and understated in all the right ways," and "in a directorial debut so pure and simple it speaks to enormous self-confidence, has better instincts than to reveal outright."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/land-review-robin-wright-1234896760/ |title='Land' Review: A Broken Soul Rebuilds in Robin Wright's Beautiful Solo Show|last=Debruge|first=Peter|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>

In 2022, Wright directed the final two episodes of the first part of season 4 of the Netflix show, [[Ozark (TV series)|''Ozark'']]. The episodes were titled: "Sangre Sobre Todo" and "Sanctified".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/733164/the-surprising-director-behind-two-episodes-of-ozark-season-4-part-1/ |title=The Surprising Director Behind Two Episodes Of Ozark Season 4, Part 1|last=Rowe|first=Brandon|publisher=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> Kayla Cobb for ''[[Decider (website)|Decider]]'' praised Wright's direction in the latter episode as "powerful" with the pairing of her direction, the script and actress [[Julia Garner]]'s performance as a "masterful collaboration."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cobb |first1=Kayla |title='Ozark's "Sanctified" Is an Audio Masterpiece |url=https://decider.com/2022/01/27/ozark-season-4-episode-7-is-a-masterpiece/ |website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |access-date=February 4, 2023 |date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>

Wright will next star in and produce Ben Young's thriller ''[[Where All Light Tends to Go]]'', an adaptation of the book of the same name by [[David Joy (author)|David Joy]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Welk|first=Brian|title= Robin Wright and Billy Bob Thornton to Star in Thriller 'Where All Light Tends to Go'|date=September 2, 2021|website=TheWrap|url= https://www.thewrap.com/robin-wright-billy-bob-thornton-where-all-light-tends-to-go/|accessdate=January 14, 2023}}</ref> In April 2022, Wright joined the cast of Netflix's fantasy film ''Damsel'' directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/damsel-robin-wright-ray-winstone-nick-robinson-brooke-carter-shohreh-aghdashloo-join-netflix-millie-bobby-brown-fantasy-pic-1235000956/|title='Damsel': Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter & Shohreh Aghdashloo Join Netflix Millie Bobby Brown Fantasy Pic|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=12 April 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Wright also starred in a [[Sony Pictures Classics]] and [[Miramax]] [[Here (2024 film)|adaptation]] of [[Richard McGuire]]'s ''[[Here (comics)|Here]]'' in a ''Forrest Gump'' reteam with director [[Robert Zemeckis]], actor [[Tom Hanks]] and writer [[Eric Roth]] coming on November 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/robin-wright-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-eric-roth-forest-gump-reteam-sony-pictures-miramax-1235021582/ |title=Sony Pictures Lands U.S. Rights To Miramax's 'Here'; Robin Wright Joins Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth In 'Forrest Gump' Reteam – Cannes Market|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Robin Wright & Sean Penn (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Wright with then-husband [[Sean Penn]] in September 2006|200x200px]]
From 1986 to 1988, Wright was married to actor [[Dane Witherspoon]], whom she met in 1984 on the set of the soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20071228/en_movies_eo/ae9cce127e70_4f90_8254_26b3a2b3fbdf|title=Penn, Wright Splitsville|last=Grossberg|first=Josh|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=December 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101134425/http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20071228/en_movies_eo/ae9cce127e70_4f90_8254_26b3a2b3fbdf|archive-date=January 1, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1989, Wright became involved with actor [[Sean Penn]] following his divorce from [[Madonna]]. Wright was offered the role of [[Maid Marian]] in the film ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'', but turned it down because she was pregnant.<ref>{{cite book|title=Casting Might-Have-Beens: A film by film directory|last=Mell|first=Eila|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2005|isbn=978-0786420179|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|pages=204}}</ref> Their daughter, [[Dylan Penn]], was born in April 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-17-ca-49-story.html|title=Cradle Watch|last=MacMinn|first=Aleene|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 17, 1991|access-date=July 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309121117/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-04-17/entertainment/ca-49_1_penn-publicist-wright|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live|quote=Dylan Frances Penn was born Saturday [April 13] at 10:49 p.m. at UCLA Medical Center.}}</ref> She backed out of the role of [[Abby McDeere]] in ''[[The Firm (1993 film)|The Firm]]'' (1993) due to her pregnancy with her second child.<ref name="Robin Bio">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/robin-wright/biography.html|title=Robin Wright – Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627132109/http://movies.yahoo.com:80/person/robin-wright/biography.html|archive-date=June 27, 2012}}</ref> Their son, [[Hopper Penn|Hopper Jack]], was born in August 1993.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5omJUX4YRuEC&q=robin+wright+hopper+jack+1993&pg=PA274|title=Sean Penn: His Life and Times|page=274|last=Kelly|first=Richard T.|publisher=Canongate U.S.|year=2004|isbn=978-1841956237}}</ref>

After breaking up and getting back together,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20103097,00.html|title=The Insider – Vol. 45 No. 12|work=People|date=March 25, 1996}}</ref> Wright and Penn married in 1996. Their on-and-off relationship seemingly ended in divorce plans, announced in December 2007.<ref name="People">{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/sean-penn-and-robin-wright-penn-divorcing/|title=Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn Divorcing|last=White|first=Nicholas|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 27, 2007|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> The divorce petition was withdrawn four months later at the couple's request.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/sean-penn-robin-wright-stop-divorce-action/|title=Sean Penn & Robin Wright Stop Divorce Action|last=Orloff|first=Brian|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 9, 2008|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the [[81st Academy Awards]] together, at which Penn won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award. Penn filed for legal separation in April 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/sean-penn-files-for-legal-separation/|title=Sean Penn Files for Legal Separation|last1=Laudadio|first1=Marisa|last2=Lee|first2=Ken|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref> but withdrew the petition in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-05-21-penn-wright-divorce_N.htm|title=Sean Penn withdraws separation filing|work=[[USA Today]]|date=May 22, 2009}}</ref> In August 2009, Wright filed for divorce, declaring she had no plans to reconcile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/robin-wright-penn-files-for-divorce/|title=Robin Wright Penn Files for Divorce|last=Lee|first=Ken|work=People|date=August 18, 2009|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.more.com/2049/7378-robin-wright-penn-isn-t-reconciling|title=Robin Wright Penn Goes It Alone|last=Breslau|first=Karen|work=[[More (magazine)|More]]|date=September 2009|access-date=September 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327061714/http://www.more.com/2049/7378-robin-wright-penn-isn-t-reconciling|archive-date=March 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/big-changes-for-robin-wright/|title=Big changes for Robin Wright|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|work=[[CBS News]]|date=November 16, 2009|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/sean-penn-and-robin-wright-finalize-their-divorce/|title=Sean Penn and Robin Wright Finalize Their Divorce|last=Oh|first=Eunice|work=People|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2012, Wright began dating actor [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/robin-wright-and-ben-foster-get-cozy/|title=Robin Wright and Ben Foster Get Cozy|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> Their engagement was announced in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/robin-wright-and-ben-foster-are-engaged/|title=Robin Wright and Ben Foster are engaged|last=Loinaz|first=Alexis L.|work=People|date=January 11, 2014|access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref> The couple called off their engagement in November 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/robin-wright-ben-foster-split-call-off-engagement-details-20141211|title=Robin Wright and Ben Foster Split, Call Off 10-Month Engagement – Find Out What Went Wrong|first=Sierra|last=Marquina|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=November 12, 2014|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> but reunited in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/robin-wright-spills-on-sex-life-with-ben-foster-sean-penn-marriage-2015103|title=Robin Wright Talks Sex Life With Ben Foster After Sean Penn Divorce: "I've Never Been Happier"|first=Esther|last=Lee|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, they announced they were ending their second engagement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/robin-wright-ben-foster-call-off-engagement-for-the-second-time--2015298|title=Robin Wright, Ben Foster Call Off Engagement For the Second Time|last=Webber|first=Stephanie|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=August 29, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref>

In 2017, Wright began dating Clément Giraudet, a [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Saint Laurent]] executive. They secretly wed in August 2018 in [[La Roche-sur-le-Buis]], France. Wright filed for divorce from Giraudet in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-26/robin-wright-divorce-split-clement-giraudet | title=Robin Wright files quietly for divorce from fashion exec Clément Giraudet | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=September 26, 2022 }}</ref>

==Philanthropy and activism==
Wright is the honorary spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas-based non-profit [[The Gordie Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gordie.org/Media-and-Events/Press-Releases.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501095023/http://www.gordie.org/Media-and-Events/Press-Releases.aspx|title=The Gordie Foundation|archive-date=May 1, 2008}}</ref>

In 2014, she co-partnered with two California-based companies: Pour Les Femmes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plfdreams.tilt.com/pour-les-femmes|title=Pour Les Femmes|publisher=Plfdreams.tilt.com|access-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132609/https://plfdreams.tilt.com/pour-les-femmes|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and The SunnyLion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesunnylion.com/giving-back/|title=Giving Back – The SunnyLion and Raise Hope for Congo|work=TheSunnyLion.com|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> The SunnyLion donates a portion of its profits to the Raise Hope For Congo movement.

Wright is an activist for human rights in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. She is the narrator and executive producer of the documentary ''When Elephants Fight''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778856/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title=When Elephants Fight (2015)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> which highlights how multinational mining corporations and politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo threaten human rights, and perpetuate conflict in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rescue.org/sites/default/files/document/661/2006-7congomortalitysurvey.pdf|title=Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Ongoing Crisis|work=International Rescue Committee|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref>

She is a supporter of ''Stand with Congo'', the human rights campaign behind the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standwithcongo.org|title=#StandWithCongo {{!}} A Stier Forward Campaign|work=Stand with Congo|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Wright spoke publicly in support of the campaign at a film-screening at the [[Tribeca Film Institute]] in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/StandWithCongo/videos/478330629026476/|title=LIVE NYC Screening4Action at TriBeCa|publisher=Facebook.com/StandWithCongo|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> in media interviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/1140720665950722/|title=Live with Robin Wright|publisher=Facebook.com/MicMedia|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/radio/#/ondemand/619451|title=Congo: The High Cost of Mineral Riches|publisher=WNYC (NPR)|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostEntertainment/videos/10154178738717363/?utm|title=Actress Robin Wright Talks About Her New Documentary|publisher=Facebook.com/HuffPostEntertainment|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/insight-dialogues/robin-wright/|title='Making Noise': The Path Towards Global Equality|work=Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> with journalists,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/05/28/3782221/democratic-republic-congo-mining-deals/|title=The Paradox Of Congo: How The World's Wealthiest Country Became Home To The World's Poorest People|work=ThinkProgress.org|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/143460/robin-wright-makes-a-powerful-political-statement-it-s-not-related-to-house-of-cards?utm|title=Robin Wright Makes a Powerful Political Statement — It's Not Related to 'House of Cards'|date=May 16, 2016 |publisher=Mic.com|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/may/22/robin-wright-house-of-cards-congo-rare-earths-minerals-womens-rights|title=Robin Wright: A-lister who's playing for high stakes off screen|work=The Guardian|date=May 22, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> and across her social media accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RealRobinWright/status/709044034979803136|title=Robin Wright Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RealRobinWright/status/699790084263014402|title=Robin Wright Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BC5dfSjJaEK/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/robingwright/1205124068867940618 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Robin Wright Instagram|publisher=[[Instagram]]|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
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! Year
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! Role
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| 1986 || ''[[Hollywood Vice Squad]]'' || Lori Stanton ||
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| 1987 || ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' || Buttercup ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[Denial (1990 film)|Denial]]'' || Sara / Loon ||
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| ''[[State of Grace (1990 film)|State of Grace]]'' || Kathleen Flannery ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''[[The Playboys]]'' || Tara Maguire ||
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| ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]'' || Gwen Tyler || 
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| 1994 || ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' || Jenny Curran || 
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| 1995 || ''[[The Crossing Guard]]'' || Jojo ||
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| 1996 || ''[[Moll Flanders (1996 film)|Moll Flanders]]'' || Moll Flanders || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''[[Loved (film)|Loved]]'' || Hedda Amerson || starts being credited as Robin Wright Penn
|-
| ''[[She's So Lovely]]'' || Maureen Murphy Quinn || 
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Hurlyburly (film)|Hurlyburly]]'' || Darlene ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]'' || Theresa Osborne || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog]]'' || Melanie McGowan ||
|-
| ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'' || Audrey Dunn || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[The Pledge (film)|The Pledge]]'' || Lori ||
|-
| ''[[The Last Castle]]'' || Rosalie Irwin || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Searching for Debra Winger]]'' || Herself || Documentary
|-
| ''[[White Oleander (film)|White Oleander]]'' || Starr Thomas ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[The Singing Detective (film)|The Singing Detective]]'' || Nicola / Nina / Blonde ||
|-
| ''[[Virgin (2003 film)|Virgin]]'' || Mrs. Reynolds ||Also executive producer
|-
| 2004 || ''[[A Home at the End of the World (film)|A Home at the End of the World]]'' || Clare ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005 || ''[[Nine Lives (2005 film)|Nine Lives]]'' || Diana || 
|-
| ''[[Sorry, Haters]]'' || Phoebe Torrence || 
|-
| ''Max'' || Mother || Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Breaking and Entering (film)|Breaking and Entering]]'' || Liv || 
|-
| ''[[Room 10]]'' || Frannie Jones || Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Hounddog (film)|Hounddog]]'' || Stranger Lady ||Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'' || Queen Wealtheow || Motion-capture role (credited as Robin Wright-Penn)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[What Just Happened (2008 film)|What Just Happened]]'' || Kelly ||
|-
| ''[[New York, I Love You]]'' || Anna ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 || ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]'' || Anne Collins ||
|-
| ''[[The Private Lives of Pippa Lee]]'' || Pippa Lee ||
|-
| ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' || Fan Scrooge / Belle || Motion-capture role, last credit as Robin Wright Penn
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Conspirator]]'' || [[Mary Surratt]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 || ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' || Sharon Beane ||
|-
| ''[[Rampart (film)|Rampart]]'' || Linda Fentress ||
|-
| ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' || Erika Berger ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[The Congress (2013 film)|The Congress]]''|| Robin Wright ||Also producer
|-
| ''[[Adoration (2013 film)|Adoration]]'' || Roz ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[A Most Wanted Man (film)|A Most Wanted Man]]'' || Martha Sullivan ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Everest (2015 film)|Everest]]'' || Peach Weathers ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]''|| [[Antiope (comics)|General Antiope]] ||
|-
| ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' || Lieutenant Joshi ||
|-
| ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' || General Antiope || Uncredited cameo
|-
| 2018 || ''[[André the Giant (film)|André the Giant]]'' || Herself || Documentary
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Wonder Woman 1984]]''|| General Antiope || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[Land (2021 film)|Land]]'' || Edee Holzer || Also director and executive producer
|-
| ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'' || General Antiope ||
|-
| 2023|| ''[[Devil's Peak (film)|Devil's Peak]]'' || Virgie|| Also producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024 || ''[[Damsel (2024 film)|Damsel]]''|| Queen Isabelle || 
|-
| ''[[Here (2024 film)|Here]]'' || Margaret || 
|}

===Television===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 1983–1984 || ''[[The Yellow Rose]]'' || Barbara Anderson || 2 episodes
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| 1984–1988 || ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' || [[Kelly Capwell]] || 538 episodes
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| 2005 || ''[[Empire Falls (miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'' || Grace Roby || [[Miniseries]], only television credit as Robin Wright Penn
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Enlightened (TV series)|Enlightened]]'' || Sandy || 2 episodes
|-
| 2013–2018 || ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' || [[Claire Underwood]] || Main role; executive producer (seasons 4–6) and director (10 episodes)
|-
| 2020 || ''First Ladies'' || Narrator || 6 episodes; voice
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]'' || {{N/A}} || Director only; episodes: "Sangre Sobre Todo" and "Sanctified"
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Robin Wright}}

== See also ==
* {{Portal inline|Biography}}
* {{Portal inline|Film}}
* {{Portal inline|Television}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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