Robin Givens Biography

Fast Facts

• Became a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline
• Won Female Star of Tomorrow at the 1991 ShoWest Convention
• When she was 15 years old, she enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College and graduated in 1984
• Her breakthrough came in 1986 when she won the role of the rich Darlene Merriman on the sitcom "Head of the Class․"
• On Broadway, she played Roxie Hart in "Chicago" for several months during 2006, and Off Broadway, she appeared in a 2001 production of "The Vagina Monologues․"
• Released a memoir entitled "Grace Will Lead Me Home" about struggles with domestic violence
• Empire Magazine ranked her 88th in its list of "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History․"