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 after her roles as Buttercup in The Princess Bride and Jenny in Forrest Gump, the latter role garnering her a Golden Globe Award nomination for best supporting actress.
She was born Robin Virginia Gayle Wright in Dallas, Texas, to Freddie Gayle Wright (a pharmaceutical executive) and Gayle Gaston (an Independent Executive National Sales Director for Mary Kay). She was raised in San Diego, California.
On April 27, 1996, she married Sean Penn. She and Sean Penn have two children together: a son, Hopper Jack, and a daughter, Dylan Frances. They live in Marin County, California.
She was offered the role of Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, but had to turn it down because she was pregnant.
Her name is mentioned in the song Palace & Main by Swedish band Kent.
