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Robin Givens - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Robin Givens - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actress, Producer.
Born November 27, 1964 - American actress, writer and former model.
She worked as a model during her studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and in 1985 made her television debut in an episode of the hit sitcom The Cosby Show. Then she starred in the television movie Madame Beverly Hills with Faye Dunaway, and in 1986 she got her most famous role in her career - Darlene Merriman in the ABC comedy series Master Class, which aired for five seasons and ended in 1991 year. In 1989, during a break from filming the show, she co-starred with Oprah Winfrey in the historic Brewster Womens miniseries, and after its completion in Fury in Harlem (1991) with Forest Whitaker and Boomerang. (1992) with Eddie Murphy. In 1994 she appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine,
In the second half of the nineties, Givens's career began to decline and she starred mostly in unsuccessful projects. She starred in the short-lived series Courthouse with Patricia Wettig in 1995, and then returned to the sitcom genre with the lead role in the comedy Twilight, which closed after one season. She tried to return to television, but all her subsequent attempts ended in failure and the last of the series was taken off the air in the middle of the show.
Givens had a prominent role in the 2008 film Hunter Family, starring Alfrey Woodard and Katie Bates. She has also been a guest on TV shows like The Game, Beautiful to Death, Chuck and Suburb.
