April 8, 1966: The Birth of Robin Wright in Dallas, Texas

On April 8, 1966, Robin Virginia Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas.

She was the second child of Fred Wright, born in 1941, and Gayle Gaston, born in 1944.

Robin joined the family three years after her older brother, Richard Wright, who was born on November 15, 1962.

1968/1969: Robin’s parents divorce and she leaves Texas for California

Robin Wright’s parents divorced when she was two/three years old.

Gayle Gaston left Dallas with their children and they went to California.

The siblings were raised in San Diego, where Robin spent most of her childhood under her mother’s care.

Despite the distance, she maintained a bond with her father, spending summers with him back in Dallas.

The 1970s: A New family for Robin Wright

During the 1970s, Robin Wright’s life took another turn as her mother, Gayle Gaston, rose through the ranks of the newly emerging Mary Kay Cosmetics, eventually becoming one of the company’s executives. Her demanding role meant frequent travel, and Gayle often brought young Robin and her brother Richard along for the journey.

In time, Gayle remarried, this time to Andy Carmichael, an Englishman with two children of his own. At just eleven years old, Robin became part of a blended family.

Among her new siblings was Lucinda Carmichael, who would go on to play a meaningful role in Robin’s life, eventually becoming not just a stepsister, but a best friend and real sister.

The 1980s: Studying in La Jolla High School & Modelling all over the world

Robin Wright spent her childhood and teenage years in San Diego, attending La Jolla High School.

In this photo we can see a very young Robin Wright in Tokyo with Florence Déprez, who was Richard Wright’s girlfriend and later she became his wife, Robin Wright’s sister-in-law.

It was also during this time that Robin’s professional journey began. While still in high school, she entered the world of modeling, which quickly whisked her away to international destinations such as Europe, North Africa, and Japan. She embraced modeling not for the spotlight, but for the chance to explore the world.

Wright says she pursued modeling mainly for the traveling opportunities it provided: “I think that the whole idea of beauty distorts your ability to not only find yourself but to have a healthy sense of your identity. And then I went to Europe and I didn’t want to come home. I loved Europe so much.”

But Robin Wright always thought that modeling was a really humiliating business where she was treated like a piece of meat.

At 17, she was working in Paris when a short-tempered and very famous photographer shouted that her breasts were too small and her ass too big.

At Christmas 1983, she decided to go to California to spend the holidays with her family. As soon as she arrived, she was hired for television commercials.

Robin Wright did modeling until she decided that selling her beauty was no longer acceptable to her as woman. She says, “I tried to get the other models to revolt.”

In 1984, Robin quit modeling and tried acting instead.

1982–1983: Robin Wright in the La Jolla High School Yearbooks

Here are some pictures of Robin Wright from La Jolla High School yearbook.

In the first one from 1982, Robin was only 16 years old.

She graduated from La Jolla High School in 1983, where she was a homecoming princess and was voted Best Looking during her senior year.

Calling herself a bit of a rebel at that age, Robin Wright admits she was surprised when she learned she’d been named to La Jolla High School’s 1983 Homecoming court. Still, she shook off her initial shock and accepted her new role with grace.

Also, Summers Hambrick, a fellow student, and Robin Wright were voted as the best-looking couple.

In this photo from her graduation in 1983, Robin is seen celebrating with her family: her mother Gayle Gaston, her stepfather Andy Carmichael, and her beloved stepsister Lucinda Carmichael, with whom she shared a deep bond.

These snapshots from her final years in high school offer a tender look at the young woman who was about to step off the campus and onto the world stage.

1982-1983: Robin Wright as a model

Here you can see some pictures of Robin Wright when she was modelling at the age of 16-17.

Here’s a beautiful pic of from 1982. The photographer is Edo Bertoglio.

1983: Robin Wright covers Nous Deux

As a model, Robin Wright was in the cover of French magazine Nous Deux.