Robin Givens

Known for ActingBorn 1964-11-27 (age 61)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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Mother's Prayer

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Sparks

The First Family

Me and the Boys

The Christmas Clapback

Lucifer

Riverdale

Dynasty

Favorite Son

Church Girl

E! True Hollywood Story

Spinning Out of Control

Courthouse

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

Nancy Drew

One on One

Drop Dead Diva

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Chuck

Never Heard

He's Not Worth Dying For

The Expendables

The Game

Ambitions

Hollywood Squares

In the House

Burn Notice

So Help Me Todd

Once Upon a Time

God Bless the Broken Road

Nikita

Dangerous Intentions

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Man Seeking Woman

Should've Put a Ring On It

Moesha

Batwoman

Elsbeth

The Fix

Everything's Jake

DAG

Angel Street

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Diff'rent Strokes

Tyson

The Cosby Show