Actress Robin Wright Penn’s earliest credits – a stint as a teen model and an Emmy-nominated turn on the... (Learn more)
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Robin Wright Penn’s Milestones
| Born in Dallas, Texas; moved with mother to California when parents divorced | |
| 1980 | Began modeling at age 14 |
| 1984 | First significant role, playing Kelly Capwell on the NBC daytime soap, "Santa Barbara"; earned three Daytime Emmy nominations |
| 1984 | TV debut on the series, "The Yellow Rose" |
| 1986 | Feature film debut, "Hollywood Vice Squad" |
| 1987 | First leading role in a feature film, as Buttercup, in Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" |
| 1990 | First onscreen pairing with Sean Penn, "State of Grace" |
| 1992 | Offered a strong performance as a headstrong Irish woman in "The Playboys" |
| 1994 | Cast as Jenny, the love interest to Tom Hanks' "Forrest Gump"; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1995 | Directed by Penn in "The Crossing Guard" |
| 1996 | Had title role as the rollicking heroine in "Moll Flanders" |
| 1997 | Earned acclaim for her leading role in "She's So Lovely"; again collaborated with Penn; earned Best Actress SAG and Independent Spirit Award nominations |
| 1998 | Re-teamed again with husband, Penn as part of the ensemble of "Hurlyburly" |
| 1999 | Starred opposite Kevin Costner as a reporter tracking down the sender of a "Message in a Bottle" |
| 2000 | Played Bruce Willis' wife in M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" |
| 2001 | Appeared uncredited as Robert Redford's daughter in "The Last Castle" |
| 2001 | Directed by husband Sean Penn in "The Pledge" |
| 2002 | Appeared as herself in the documentary "Searching for Debra Winger" |
| 2002 | Joined ensemble of top female stars, including Michelle Pfeiffer and Renee Zellweger in "White Oleander" |
| 2003 | Co-starred with Robert Downey Jr. in "The Singing Detective" |
| 2004 | Co-starred with Colin farrell in the feature adaptation of Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "A Home at the End of the World" |
| 2004 | Played the mother of a teenage girl who believes she is carrying the child of God in "Virgin" |
| 2005 | Cast as the mother of Ed Harris's character in the HBO movie "Empire Falls"; based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Richard Russo; garnered a SAG nomination for Best Actress |
| 2005 | Cast in Rodrigo García's ensemble "Nine Lives"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Supporting Female |
| 2006 | Appeared in Anthony Minghella's ensemble "Breaking and Entering" |
| 2006 | Cast in Jeff Stanzler's "post-9/11 drama, "Sorry, Haters"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Female Lead |
| 2007 | Portrayed Queen Wealtheow in Robert Zemeckis' big-budget film version of "Beowulf" |
| 2008 | Co-starred with Dakota Fanning in Deborah Kampmeier's controversial drama "Hounddog" |
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