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Name
Robin Givens

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1964-11-27 (62 years old)

Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1992 Boomerang as Jacqueline 'Jackie / Jack' Broyer
1994 Blankman as Kimberly Jonz
1996 A Face to Die For as Claudia
2000 Everything's Jake as Publisher
2003 Head of State as Kim
2002 Antibody as Dr. Rachel Saverini
2010 Enemies Among Us as Gloria
1991 A Rage in Harlem as Imabelle
1999 Michael Jordan: An American Hero as Juanita Vanoy / Juanita Jordan
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Abby
2003 A Good Night to Die as Dana
2022 Kimi as Angela's Mother
2022 Last Looks as Fontella Davis
2009 Little Hercules as Dana
2011 Should've Put a Ring On It as Sherri
2005 Captive Hearts as Jade Marlo
2003 Hollywood Wives: The New Generation as Kyndra
1994 Foreign Student as April
2001 The Elite as Ashe
2009 Preaching To The Pastor as Dr. Williams
2011 The Love You Save as Alexis
1989 The Women of Brewster Place as Kiswana / Melanie Browne
2012 Waiting For Angels as Jack's Daughter
2012 Church Girl as Cat
2009 A Mother's Prayer as Brenda
1986 Beverly Hills Madam as April Baxter
2000 The Expendables as Randy
2022 He's Not Worth Dying For as Cher
2012 The Pastor's Secret
2013 Will a Man Rob God?
2014 Airplane vs Volcano as Lisa Whitmore
2009 God Send Me A Man as Kim
2023 Christmas Rescue
2014 Four Seasons as Helen
2001 Spinning Out of Control as Erin
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol as Sahra
2015 Perfect Match as Wedding Coordinator
2016 God's Not Dead 2 as Principal Kinney
2015 The Making of Trump as Self (archive footage)
2014 On Angel's Wings as Amber
2016 Definitely Divorcing as Monica
2015 A Christmas to Remember as Veronica
2018 Dreams I Never Had as Prosecuting Attorney Hernandez
1989 The Penthouse as Dinah St. Clair
1995 Dangerous Intentions as Kaye Ferrar
2018 God Bless the Broken Road as Karena Williams
2013 JK's House as Dr. Amber Jenkins
2018 Never Heard as Shala Davis
2003 Love Chronicles as Monifa Burly
2002 Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs as Iyanna
1990 Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (with husband Mike Tyson) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021 Gully as Irma
2008 Tyson as Self - Ex-Wife
1993 Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson as Self (archive footage)
2011 Breathe as Nurse Nancy
2020 Dear Christmas as Penny
2018 The Products of the American Ghetto as Penny
2016 The Perfect Match as Geneva
2024 Deadly Ruphoria as Kim
2015 Fear Files as Elaine Channing

1995 In the House ( 2 episodes )
2006 The Game ( 7 episodes )
1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( 1 episode ) as Denise
1984 The Cosby Show ( 1 episode ) as Susanne
1978 Diff'rent Strokes ( 1 episode )
1996 Sparks ( 40 episodes ) as Wilma Cuthbert
1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
2007 Saints & Sinners ( 50 episodes )
1986 Head of the Class ( 114 episodes ) as Darlene Merriman
2007 Burn Notice ( 1 episode ) as Kandi
1996 Moesha ( 1 episode ) as Ladonna
1996 Cosby ( 1 episode )
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave ( 1 episode ) as Dana Chase
2000 DAG ( 1 episode ) as Jennifer Daggett
2009 Drop Dead Diva ( 1 episode ) as Anne Simpson
2019 Batwoman ( 13 episodes ) as Jada Jet
2008 The Wendy Williams Show ( 1 episode )
1994 Me and the Boys ( 2 episodes )
1992 Angel Street ( 8 episodes ) as Detective Anita King
1995 Courthouse ( 11 episodes ) as Suzanne Graham
2015 Man Seeking Woman ( 1 episode ) as Vicki Claus
2011 Suburgatory ( 1 episode ) as Tulsa
2010 Nikita ( 1 episode ) as Mary Miracle
2007 Chuck ( 3 episodes ) as Jane Bentley
1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
2021 Head of the Class ( 2 episodes ) as Darlene
2016 Lucifer ( 1 episode ) as Leila Simms
2008 90210 ( 3 episodes ) as Cheryl Harwood
2016 About Him ( 14 episodes )
1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye ( 1 episode ) as Token Ware
2017 Riverdale ( 29 episodes ) as Sierra McCoy
2011 Once Upon a Time ( 2 episodes ) as Eudora
2011 Retired at 35 ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Keller
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2019 Ambitions ( 18 episodes ) as Stephanie Carlisle
2012 The First Family ( 1 episode ) as Melanie
2018 25 Words or Less ( 1 episode ) as Self
2001 One on One ( 2 episodes ) as Sheila Kerr
1992 HBO First Look ( 1 episode )
1989 The Women of Brewster Place ( 2 episodes ) as Kiswana / Melanie Browne
2010 Worst Cooks in America ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
1998 Hollywood Squares ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2019 The Fix ( 7 episodes ) as Julianne Johnson

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