ROBIN WRIGHT
ALL IMAGES: EVERETTCOLLECTION
face,leavingherbeaming.DylanFrances,20,
andHopperJack, 18, areWright’sonly two
children, both the offspring of her nearly
20-year relationshipwithPenn. The two
weremarried forwell over adecadebefore
finallycalling itquits inAugust2009.Now,
shesays, theyaretotallyamicable.
“Wehadaroughspell,”Wrightsays,press-
ingher lips together andpausing. “Imean,
can you imagine?Wehad a rough spell. It
tooktime.”
It’s just thiskindof honestyandvulner-
ability that’shelpedearnWright legionsof
loyal fansamongaudiencesandpeers.One
glanceatherIMDB.compagerevealsan im-
pressivelistofaccolades, includingaGolden
Globenomination forBest SupportingAc-
tressforherworkin
ForrestGump
,threeSat-
urnAwardnominations(
ThePrincessBride
,
Toys
and
ForrestGump
)and threeDaytime
EmmyAwardnominations forherworkon
theNBCdaytimesoapopera
SantaBarbara
.
“Really?”shesayswithasurprisedsmile
whenImentionallofheraccolades.“Imean,
Irememberacouple.…Igottacheckthisout!”
Wright startedher professional career
asamodelbefore turning tofilmwhilestill
inher teens. After auditioning for a string
ofJohnHughesfilms intheearly1980s, she
landed thepartofheiressKellyCapwell on
SantaBarbara
, a role sheplayed from 1984
to 1988. In 1986, she starred inherfirst fea-
ture film,
HollywoodVice Squad
, a campy
dudof aflick inwhichWrightplayeda run-
away teenager turnedprostitute.However,
challenging,tosaythe least.”(Thisexplains
all the last-minuteschedulingchangesand
elusiveemails I received fromNini, saying
things like, “Wewill not know a location
untiltomorrowmorning…staytuned.”Ihad
beguntothinkitwassomesortofpaparazzi-
evasion tactic.)Most ofWright’s extended
family is inTexas, and, if there’s anything
I’ve learnedthroughmyresearchonWright,
it’sthat familycomesfirst.
“[All]weekI’vebeenblowingo£ thestu£
I shoulddobecausemydaughter, Dylan’s,
in town fromNewYork,” she says, “andmy
son,Hopper,justgraduatedfromhighschool
yesterday.”Wright’sblueeyeslightupasshe
saysthis,andawidesmilespreadsacrossher
Pickingaroleforme
isgut-first.DoIfeel
something?Am
Irespondingto it?
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DECEMBER 01, 2011
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RESULTSCOUNT
At Rose
•
Walker, we’re trial lawyers.
We have thewinning record you can count on.
Litigators learn their craft.
OK, repeat
after me!
Trial lawyers forbusiness people.
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