Robin Wright was first seen in the American soap opera television series ‘The Yellow Rose’ in 1983. After taking her exit from the show in 1984, she joined the main cast of another American television soap opera ‘Santa Barbara.’ She played the role of ‘Kelly Capwell’ and remained a part of the show until 1988. Wright made her silver screen debut in the 1986 film ‘Hollywood Vice Squad’ directed by Penelope Spheeris. Following her debut, she went on to star in films like ‘The Princess Bride’ (1987), ‘Denial’ (1990), ‘State of Grace’ (1990), ‘The Playboys’ (1992), and ‘Toys’ (1992). In 1994, she starred as ‘Jenny Curran’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘Forrest Gump’ directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film garnered praise from critics and was a phenomenal commercial success, grossing over $678.2 million on a budget of $55 million. Wright also received the ‘Golden Globe Award,’ ‘Saturn Award,’ and ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ nominations for her performance in the film. She was next seen in films like ‘The Crossing Guard’ (1995), ‘Moll Flanders’ (1996), ‘Loved’ (1997), ‘She's So Lovely’ (1997), ‘Hurlyburly’ (1998), and ‘Message in a Bottle’ (1999). In 2000, she played the role of ‘Audrey Dunn’ in the American superhero thriller film ‘Unbreakable’ directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film was a critical and commercial success.
She continued to star in films like ‘The Pledge’ (2001), ‘White Oleander’ (2002), ‘The Singing Detective’ (2003), ‘A Home at the End of the World’ (2004), ‘Nine Lives’ (2005), ‘Breaking and Entering’ (2006), ‘Hounddog’ (2007), ‘What Just Happened’ (2008), ‘State of Play’ (2009), ‘A Christmas Carol’ (2009), ‘The Conspirator’ (2010), and ‘Moneyball’ (2011). In 2013, she joined the main cast of the American political thriller streaming television series, ‘House of Cards’ created by Beau Willimon. Her performance as ‘Claire Underwood’ in the series earned her the ‘Golden Globe Award,’ ‘Golden Derby Award,’ and ‘Satellite Award.’ ‘House of Cards’ ran for 6 seasons and aired its final episode in 2018. She was next seen in films like ‘A Most Wanted Man’ (2014), ‘Everest’ (2015), ‘Wonder Woman’ (2017), ‘Justice League’ (2017), ‘André the Giant’ (2018), ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020). In 2021, she made her directorial debut in the drama film ‘Land.’ The film received positive reviews from critics. She is all set to appear in the upcoming American crime thriller film ‘Where All Light Tends to Go.’