Robin Givens

Robin Givens
Born (1964-11-27) November 27, 1964 (age 59)
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Occupation(s)Actress, model, director
Years active1978–present
Spouses
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    (m. 1988; div. 1989)​
  • Svetozar Marinković
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    (m. 1997; div. 1998)​
Partner(s)Murphy Jensen
(1999–2002)
Children2

Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964)[1] is an American actress and director.[2] Givens played Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986, and remained on the series for its five year duration. Her troubled marriage to boxer Mike Tyson in 1988 drew considerable media attention, as did their acrimonious divorce.[3][4] She later went on to become a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years.[5]

Givens continued her career with film and television roles such as The Women of Brewster Place (1989) and Boomerang (1992). In 1996, Givens co-starred on the sitcom Sparks, which aired for two seasons on UPN. In January 2000, she took over hosting duties on the syndicated talk show Forgive or Forget. In 2007, Givens released her autobiography, Grace Will Lead Me Home. She has since had recurring roles on The Game, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Chuck, Riverdale[6] and its spin-off Katy Keene, and has been part of the main cast of Batwoman. In 2020, Givens began working as a television and film director.

  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. December 27, 2019. p. 2A. Actress Robin Givens is 55.
  2. ^ Katz, Michael (October 9, 1988). "Tyson-Givens - A Fairy Tale Turned Sour". Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Robin Givens Reveals All". Oprah.com. November 5, 2004.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference McKinney-2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oprah-2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Riverdale': Robin Givens Cast As Riverdale's Mayor In The CW Series". August 30, 2016.