GIVENS, Robin 1964(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Robin Simone Givens; born November 27, 1964 (some sources say 1965), in New York, NY; daughter of Reuben and Ruth Roper; married Mike Tyson (a boxer), February 7, 1988 (divorced, February 14, 1989); married Svetozar Marinkovic (a tennis instructor), August 22, 1997 (divorced); children: Michael; (with Murphy Jensen) William. Education: Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College; postgraduate studies at Harvard University; attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Avocational Interests: Swimming, working out, watching movies.

Addresses: Contact—5900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90036–5026. Agent—TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505. Manager—Shelter Entertainment, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actress. Never Blue Productions, New York City, founder and director, 1990—; model with the Ford Agency.

Awards, Honors: ShoWest Award, National Association of Theatre Owners, female star of tomorrow, 1991; named one of the "promising new actors of 1991," John Willis' Screen World, 1991; Black Reel Award nomination, television: best supporting actress, 2004, for Hollywood Wives: The New Generation.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Darlene Merriman, Head of the Class, ABC, 1986–91.

Detective Anita King, Angel Street, CBS, 1992–93.

Suzanne Graham, Courthouse (also known as Courtroom), CBS, 1995–96.

Wilma Cuthbert, Sparks (also known as Sparks, Sparks and Sparks and Sparks, Sparks, Sparks), UPN, 1996–98.

Host, Forgive or Forget, syndicated, 2000–2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

April Baxter, Beverly Hills Madam (also known as Ladies of the Night), NBC, 1986.

Dinah St. Clair, The Penthouse, ABC, 1989.

Kiswana Browne, The Women of Brewster Place, NBC, 1989.

Kaye Ferrar, Dangerous Intentions (also known as Nowhere to Hide and On Wings of Fear), CBS, 1995.

Claudia, A Face to Die for (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996.

Juanita Jordan, Michael Jordan: An American Hero (also known as American Hero: The Michael Jordan Story), Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Randy, The Expendables, USA Network, 2000.

Erin, Spinning out of Control, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Kyndra, Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (also known as Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation), CBS, 2003.

Iyana, Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs, Black Entertainment Television, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (documentary), NBC, 1993.

It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview, UPN, 1996.

Grace, Secrets, Showtime, 1999.

Weddings of a Lifetime Presents: Love Letters of a Lifetime (documentary), 2001.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1989.

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Suzanne, "Theo and the Older Woman," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1985.

Ann, "The Big Bribe," Diff'rent Strokes, ABC, 1986.

Token Ware, "Pickup on Noon Street," Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, HBO, 1986.

Herself, Soul Train, syndicated, 1986.

"Crime below the Waist," Sonny Spoon, NBC, 1988.

20/20, ABC, 1988.

"Picking up the Pieces," People Magazine on TV, CBS, 1989.

Denise, "Cold Feet, Hot Body," The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air, NBC, 1990.

Nina, "The B Word," Me and the Boys, ABC, 1995.

Nina, "Goldilocks," Me and the Boys, ABC, 1995.

Alex, "Love on a One–Way Street," In the House, NBC, 1996.

Alex, "My Crazy Valentine," In the House, NBC, 1996.

Alex, "Three the Hard Way," In the House, NBC, 1996.

Guest host, The Vicki Lawrence Show, Fox, 1996.

Ladonna, "Strike a Pose," Moesha, UPN, 1997.

Ms. Malone, "Afterschool Delight," Cosby, CBS, 1998.

Dana Chase, "Don't Judge a Book by Its Lover," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1999.

Ms. Malone, "The Vesey Method," Cosby, CBS, 1999.

School counselor, "The Right Thing," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 1999.

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1999, multiple episodes in 2000.

Jennifer, "Jennifer Returns," DAG, NBC, 2000.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Robin Givens (documentary), Lifetime, 2000.

Herself, Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

"Mike Tyson and Robin Givens," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Herself, "Head of State," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003.

Sheila, "Spy Games," One on One, UPN, 2003.

The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Sheila, "Spy Games Reloaded," One on One, UPN, 2004.

Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004.

Appeared in Guiding Light, CBS; Loving, ABC; and The Hollywood Squares.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Detective Anita King, Angel Street, CBS, 1992.

Girlfriends, syndicated, 1999.

Film Appearances:

The Wiz (musical), Universal, 1978.

Fort Apache, The Bronx, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Herself, Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (documentary), Aries Films, 1990.

Imabelle, A Rage in Harlem, Miramax, 1991.

Jacqueline, Boomerang, Paramount, 1992.

April, Foreign Student (also known as L'etudiant etranger), Gramercy Pictures, 1994.

Kimberly Jonz, Blankman (also known as Blank Man), Columbia, 1994.

Kaye Ferrar, Dangerous Intentions, 1995.

Secrets, 1997.

Publisher, Everything's Jake, 1999.

Ashe, Elite, PM Entertainment, 2000.

Dr. Rachel Saverini, Antibody, Anti Productions, 2002.

Dana, A Good Night to Die, Regent Entertainment, 2003.

Kim, Head of State, DreamWorks, 2003.

Love Chronicles, Melee Entertainment, 2003.

Forbidden, Swashbucker Films, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City, 2000, Canon Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA, 2001.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1999, multiple episodes in 2000.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Toni Braxton, "He Wasn't Man Enough," 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 25, Gale, 2000.

Periodicals:

Ebony, January, 1989, p. 44; March, 1990, p. 45.

Entertainment Weekly, January 9, 1998, p. 14; February 12, 1999, p. 92.

Interview, July, 1987, p. 68; March, 1991, p. 38.

Jet, August 15, 1994, pp. 58–61; February 27, 1995, p. 32; September 18, 1995, pp. 60–63; February 28, 2000, p. 97; February 16, 2004, p. 65.

People Weekly, May 11, 1987, p. 127; February 22, 1988, p. 32; October 17, 1988, p. 60; October 24, 1988, pp. 56–58; February 12, 1999, p. 92; October 29, 2001, p. 90.

Time, October 17, 1988, p. 65.

TV Guide, April 8, 2000, pp. 34–36, 50.