Robin Virginia Wright Penn (born April 8, 1966) is an American film actress who first became famous on television, playing Kelly Capwell on the soap opera Santa Barbara. She shot to stardom following her role as Buttercup in The Princess Bride. She was born Robin Virginia Gayle Wright in Dallas, Texas to Freddie Gayle Wright (a pharmaceutical executive) and Gayle Gaston (a Mary Kay cosmetics executive). On April 27, 1996, she married Sean Penn. They have two children together: son, Hopper Jack, and daughter, Dylan Frances. |