Robin Givens
Biography
Robin Givens is an American actress and director who began as a teenage model and first appeared on film in The Wiz (1978). She grew up in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, New York. A 1985 guest spot on The Cosby Show led to her breakthrough as Darlene Merriman in ABC's Head of the Class, a sitcom that ran five seasons. She later appeared in The Women of Brewster Place (1989) and the films A Rage in Harlem (1991) and Boomerang (1992). In 1996 she co-starred on the sitcom Sparks, and in 2000 she took over hosting the talk show Forgive or Forget. Her television work includes The Game, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Chuck, Riverdale, Katy Keene, and Batwoman. Onstage she performed in The Vagina Monologues and Chicago. In 2020 she made her directorial debut with A Murder to Remember, and has directed episodes of Riverdale, Dynasty, Nancy Drew, So Help Me Todd, and Elsbeth.
61years old
Turns 62 on November 27in 17 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Robin Simone Givens
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 31 years1991 to 2022
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First role
Robin Givens was 14 when she first appeared in a film, The Wiz (1978), playing a guest at Aunt Emma's Party.
Big break
In 1985, Givens won a guest spot on The Cosby Show after auditioning, and Bill Cosby became her mentor, urging her to leave school.
A first
Givens was 15 when she became a pre-medical major at Sarah Lawrence College, making her one of the school's youngest students.
Behind the camera
Givens directed her first film in 2020. It was the Lifetime mystery thriller A Murder to Remember, which marked her debut as a director.
Beyond film
Givens took on the part of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago, performing in that role from February until April 16, 2006.
Robin Givens movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Harold Cronk directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Harold CronkDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2018
All films by Harold Cronk
Also two films together4 more actors
- Larry HolmesTyson (2008) and Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993)
- Cus D'AmatoTyson (2008) and Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993)
- Tony TubbsTyson (2008) and Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993)
- Trevor BerbickTyson (2008) and Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Robin Givens's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$242 million
7 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 7 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$131M54.1% of the total
- 2$38M15.6% of the total
- 3$37M15.3% of the total
- 4$24M10.1% of the total
- 5$10M4.3% of the total
- 6$942K0.4% of the total
- 7$366K0.2% of the total
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