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Biography #2 (for The Singing Detective)
Robin Wright Penn most recently appeared in the Warner Brothers drama White Oleander with Michelle Pfeiffer, Renee Zellweger and Alison Lohman.Wright Penn made her motion picture debut in Rob Reiner's cult classic The Princess Bride, before appearing in supporting roles opposite some of Hollywood's greatest actors, including: Sean Penn and Gary Oldman in State of Grace; Albert Finney and Aidan Quinn in The Playboys; and Robin Williams in Toys.
In 1995, Wright Penn received Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild Award nominations for her supporting role opposite Tom Hanks in 1994's Best Picture Oscar winner, Forrest Gump. She went on to star opposite Jack Nicholson in Sean Penn's The Crossing Guard and opposite Morgan Freeman in Moll Flanders. She co-starred with William Hurt in Loved, a special presentation at the Seattle and Toronto Film Festivals, and for that performance won the Best Actress Award at the Seattle Film Festival and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. In 1998, Robin earned her second Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for her Lead Performance opposite Sean Penn and John Travolta in Nick Cassavetes' She's So Lovely.
Additional film credits include: the film adaptation of Hurlyburly, with an ensemble cast that included Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Meg Ryan, and Chazz Palminteri; the romantic drama Message in a Bottle, with Kevin Costner and Paul Newman; How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, opposite Kenneth Branagh; M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural thriller Unbreakable, opposite Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson; and Sean Penn's highly acclaimed drama, The Pledge, opposite Jack Nicholson.
Wright Penn will next be seen in director Keith Gordon's updated version of the classic TV mini-series The Singing Detective. Robin stars opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson in Paramount Classics' musical comedy-drama, which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
Wright Penn is currently in Toronto shooting the Warner Bros. film A Home At The End of The World for director Michael Mayer. Adapted from Michael Cunningham's novel, the film is about a complex friendship /relationship triangle spanning the 60's thru the 80's, and co-stars Colin Farrell and Sissy Spacek.
Bio courtesy Paramount Classics for "The Singing Detective" (23-Oct-2003)
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