Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964 in New York, New
York) is an American actress. She attended the prestigious
Sarah Lawrence College.
She appeared on The Cosby Show and
Diff'rent Strokes and the TV movie Beverly Hills Madam
before receiving the role on Head of the Class that
made her famous. She achieved further prominence as
the wife (1988-1989) of heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson
with whom she shared a mansion in an affluent section
of New Jersey. They divorced, however, after Givens
accused Tyson of spousal abuse (Tyson was later arrested).
Her most famous television role was
of rich girl Darlene Merriman on the sitcom Head of
the Class. After her run on the show and her high
profile divorce from Tyson, she appeared in numerous
TV specials, TV movies (most notably The Women of
Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey) and The Face with
Yasmine Bleeth and some failed sitcoms.
Givens attempted a comeback as the
host of the talk show, Forgive or Forget replacing
television personality Mother Love, while this was
generally regarded as a failure, Givens was well-liked
by the audience. With the exception of the occasional
made-for-television movie, she has not been seen on
television since.
She performed in New York in the Off-Broadway
production of The Vagina Monologues, earning good
reviews for her performance.She once dated Brad Pitt.
Filmography
The Wiz (1978)
The Women of Brewster Place 1989
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Boomerang (1992)
Foreign Student (1994)
Blankman (1994)
Dangerous Intentions (1995)
The Face (1996)
Secrets (1998) (short subject)
Elite (2000)
Everything's Jake (2000)
Book of Love (2002)
Head of State (2003)
A Good Night to Die (2003)
Love Chronicles (2003)
Forbidden (2005) (currently filming)
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