1964-11-27 ( 60 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA
Robin Simone Givens (November 27, 1964) is an American actress and model. She's best known for her roles as Jada Jet in CW's Batwoman, Stephanie Carlisle in OWN's drama Ambitions, Sierra McCoy in CW's Riverdale, Abby in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, Kim in Head of State, Wilma Cuthbert on UPN's sitcom Sparks, Jacqueline Broyer in Boomerang, Imabelle in A Rage in Harlem, Kiswana on the miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, and Darlene Merriman on ABC's sitcom Head of the Class.
She first began acting in 1985 with an appearance on The Cosby Show, followed by roles in Diff'rent Strokes and the 1986 television film Beverly Hills Madam, opposite Faye Dunaway. That same year, she landed her breakthrough role as rich girl Darlene Merriman on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class - she reprised her role in the 2021 HBO remake.
In 1989, while starring in Head of the Class, she appeared in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey. She later starred in the feature films A Rage in Harlem (1991) and Boomerang (1992).
In 1994, she posed nude for Playboy magazine. She was ranked No. 88 on Empire magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" list in May 1995.
From February to April 16, 2006, she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago. From February to April 16, 2006, she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago. In 2007, she toured the country playing a part in the I'm Ready Productions play Men, Money & Golddiggers. She starred in the 2009 stage play A Mother's Prayer.
After meeting in March 1986, she married boxer Mike Tyson on February 7, 1988. Tyson was then estimated to have $50 million, and they did not have a prenuptial agreement. In October 1988, Givens filed for divorce, citing spousal abuse and was granted a temporary restraining order. Tyson sought an annulment, accusing her of stealing millions of dollars and manipulating the public. She responded by filing a $125 million libel suit for defamation. Their divorce was finalized on Valentine's Day in 1989. She was the spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years.
In 1993 she adopted her first son, Michael "Buddy" Givens. In 1997, she married her tennis instructor, Svetozar Marinković; she filed for divorce months later. In 1999, she had a biological son, William "Billy" Jensen, with tennis player Murphy Jensen. They dated from 1999 until 2002.
In June 2007, she released her autobiography Grace Will Lead Me Home.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Movies
Christmas Rescue
2023-12-14
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
2022-12-14
He's Not Worth Dying For
2022-06-25
Kimi
2022-02-10
Last Looks
2022-01-27
Gully
2021-06-04
Dear Christmas
2020-11-27
The Products of the American Ghetto
2018-12-12
Never Heard
2018-11-01
God Bless the Broken Road
2018-09-07
Dreams I Never Had
2018-04-01
God's Not Dead 2
2016-04-01
Definitely Divorcing
2016-02-20
The Making of Trump
2015-11-30
A Christmas to Remember
2015-11-13
Perfect Match
2015-06-21
On Angel's Wings
2014-09-01
Airplane vs Volcano
2014-03-28
Four Seasons
2014-01-01
JK's House
2013-11-03
Will a Man Rob God?
2013-07-09
Waiting For Angels
2012-05-08
Church Girl
2012-01-31
The Pastor's Secret
2012-01-01
The Love You Save
2011-09-17
Breathe
2011-08-08
Should've Put a Ring On It
2011-06-06
Enemies Among Us
2010-05-12
Little Hercules
2009-10-08
God Send Me A Man
2009-06-07
Preaching To The Pastor
2009-01-01
A Mother's Prayer
2009-01-01
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008-09-12
Tyson
2008-05-16
Captive Hearts
2005-08-15
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003-10-19
Love Chronicles
2003-06-30
A Good Night to Die
2003-05-03
Head of State
2003-03-28
Antibody
2002-12-04
Spinning Out of Control
2001-03-18
The Elite
2001-02-28
Everything's Jake
2000-09-25
The Expendables
2000-04-25
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999-04-18
A Face to Die For
1996-03-11
La Vengeance à double face
1996-03-11
Dangerous Intentions
1995-01-03
Blankman
1994-08-19
Foreign Student
1994-04-20
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
1993-02-12
Boomerang
1992-06-30
A Rage in Harlem
1991-05-03
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990-07-18
The Women of Brewster Place
1989-03-19
The Penthouse
1989-03-05
Beverly Hills Madam
1986-04-06
Powered by Powerxsoft Ltd using the TMDB API