December 1985: Robin Wright in Télé Star magazine

Robin Wright is featured in the French magazine Télé Star.

The article says that Robin immediately pleased the producers of ‘Santa Barbara’ when she made her first audition. But everyone had a different idea of the role they wanted to give her.

She first auditioned for Laken Lockridge (Julie Ronnie) and then for Jade Perkins (Melissa Reeves).

But the producers were so impressed with Robin that they decided to give her the leading role of Kelly Capwell. For Kelly, the producers wanted a sophisticated actress, much like a young Grace Kelly.

The article explains that on the set of ‘Santa Barbara’ she met Dane Witherspoon (who played the role of Joe Perkins). They fell in love and now Robin Wright is seriously considering marrying him.

Her dream is to have a child with Dane. “I want him to be raised in France and his first language to be French,” she says. “And I wish it will be a girl. When she is born, I will stop working for three years to raise her properly in France.”

But Robin’s health has been a little concerning lately. A doctor has obtained that her contract no longer requires her to work five days a week, twelve hours a day. So, Robin only goes to the studio for three days.

That means in general she only appears about 2-3 episodes per week instead of 4-5 like Marcy Walker, A Martinez or Lane Davies. And that’s a relief for Robin because she’s tired of working on the show after one year and a half.