- Sometimes Credited As: Robin Wright
- Colin Farrell and Robin Wright Penn have been holed up in their Toronto hotel room following the SARS virus scare. (April 29, 2003)
- Was nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance in 2000 for MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE.
- Her mother is now a National Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, and is one of the top National Directors in Mary Kay Cosmetics.
- Started working at 14 as a model both in Paris and Japan.
- She, on becoming pregnant, backed out of the role of Maid Marian in ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991), with Kevin Costner.
- Turned down BATMAN FOREVER (1995) and SABRINA (1995).
- Owns two oil wells in Texas.
- In THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987), she is credited as 'and introducing' (Robin Wright), although that was not her first film.
- Is daughter-in-law of Eileen Ryan. Sister-in-law of Chris Penn and Michael Penn.
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for SHE'S SO LOVELY (1998)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for FORREST GUMP (1995)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for FORREST GUMP (1995)
Quotes- "It was never instilled in me of how to play. You know these are the rules and regulations, of how to submerge yourself into a character that's different from yourself. I don't have the tools, so it's more observing and I have always been a good mimic."
- "It's scary just because it's the fear of failing, and you HAVE to fail when you act and you HAVE to go over the bar, to come back to what's real."
- "Famous is celebrityism and I don't want that. I know that I'm not that. Everybody knows who you are, I can't imagine living that life."
Awards- Seattle International Film Festival: Golden Space Needle Award - Best Actress, LOVED (1997)
- Soap Opera Digest Awards: Outstanding Heroine: Daytime, Santa Barbara (1988)
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