Dylan Penn
Dylan Frances Penn[3] (born April 13, 1991) is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright. Her early public roles included modeling campaigns for Gap Inc., a magazine cover for treats!, a music video appearance in Nick Jonas' "Chains" and an acting role in Elvis & Nixon.
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Born | Dylan Frances Penn April 13, 1991 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Model, actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Parent(s) | Sean Penn Robin Wright |
Relatives | Michael Penn (uncle) Chris Penn (uncle) Leo Penn (grandfather) Eileen Ryan (grandmother) |
Modeling information | |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
Hair color | Dark blond[1] |
Eye color | Blue-green[1] |
Agency | Wilhelmina Models (New York, Los Angeles) d'management group (Milan) Premier Model Management (London) DT Model Management (Los Angeles) [2] |
Early life
Dylan Frances Penn was born April 13, 1991 to actor Sean Penn and actress Robin Wright.[3][4] Wright had surrendered the role of Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves due to her pregnancy with Dylan.[5] Penn was raised in Ross, a town in Marin County, California.[6] Her father, Sean Penn, is a two-time Academy Award for Best Actor-winner,[7] while her mother, Robin Wright, is a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama-winner.[8] She has a younger brother named Hopper Jack.[9] She attended Marin Academy,[10] and dropped out of the University of Southern California after one semester.[11] She spent time living in New York City.[12] Her parents' divorce was finalized in 2010.[13] Before modeling, Penn had worked delivering pizzas, as a waitress, and as a freelance screenplay editor.[14] She also worked in New York City as a restaurant hostess and an intern at an advertising agency.[15]
Career
Modeling
Penn's first modeling billboards were for Gap in 2013.[16] Then she appeared in GQ in December 2013,[17] in W in January 2014,[18] and Elle in March 2014.[15]
Penn posed for photographer Tony Duran for a partially nude cover and an interior layout in the seventh issue of the erotica and fine arts magazine treats!, released in April 2014.[19] Penn said that she had "always loved [Duran's] black-and-white nudes".[11] Within weeks of the issue's release, Penn signed a new modeling contract with Premier Model Management to represent her in the United Kingdom.[16][20]
Penn appeared at #68 on Maxim annual Hot 100 list in 2014,[21][22] and at #93 in the AskMen.com 99 Most Desirable Women list that same year.[23] In June 2014, she filmed a role in the music video for the Nick Jonas song "Chains" at the Hotel Alexandria.[24][25] Three months later, Penn and Poppy Delevingne played biker women in Rock Roll Ride, a short film directed by Julia Restoin Roitfeld for shoe designer Stuart Weitzman for Paris Fashion Week.[26][27] She appeared on the cover of L'Officiel that December and the cover of Asos in August 2015.[28] The following January, Penn and her younger brother, Hopper, did their first joint fashion modeling campaign together,[29] eventually making media appearances at Milan Fashion Week.[30]
Acting
Penn's first film was the horror movie Condemned, directed by Eli Morgan Gesner, in which she plays the girlfriend of a band member living in a rundown building.[31][32] The film opened on Friday the 13th in November 2015.[33] Another early role was in Elvis & Nixon, which stars Kevin Spacey.[34] The movie was presented in at least one spring film festival and was released in April 2016.[35][36] In November 2015 it was announced that she had booked roles in a pair of independent films: GenRX and Unfiltered.[37]
References
- "Dylan Penn". DT Model Management. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- "Dylan Penn - Model".
- MacMinn, Aleene (April 17, 1991). "Cradle Watch". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
Dylan Frances Penn was born Saturday [April 13] at 10:49 p.m. at UCLA Medical Center.
- Fink, Mitchell (August 5, 1991). "The Insider". People. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- Georgiades, William (March 15, 2013). "Robin Wright: from fairy-tale princess to House of Cards über-bitch". Evening Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- Tschorn, Adam (April 17, 2011). "Treats magazine fetes Dylan Penn cover, inaugurates Club James". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- "Sean Penn wins best actor Oscar for "Milk"". Reuters. February 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- Hyman, Vicki (January 12, 2014). "2014 Golden Globes: Robin Wright wins best actress for online-only 'House of Cards'". The Star-Ledger. NJ.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- White, Nicholas (December 27, 2007). "Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn Divorcing". People. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Collie, Mary (Fall 2009). "Sean Penn Visits Marin Academy" (PDF). Marin Academy Nexus: 7. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Stern, Marlow (April 9, 2014). "Dylan Penn, the Stunning Daughter of Robin Wright and Sean Penn, Bares All". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- Weinger, Erin (April 11, 2015). "Coachella: Dylan Penn Bought Her First Coach Bag for $10 on the Street". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- Oh, Eunice (August 4, 2010). "Sean Penn and Robin Wright Finalize Their Divorce". People. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Jacobs, Mark. "Dylan Penn". V. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- "Up Close With the Newest It-Girl: Dylan Penn". Elle. March 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- Haylor, Molly (April 29, 2014). "Dylan Penn signed to Premier". Elle UK. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- "Sean Penn's Daughter, Dylan Penn, Is Gorgeous In GQ". The Huffington Post. December 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- Lawrence, Vanessa (January 2014). "Dylan Penn: It Girl, It Trend: This Hollywood progeny keeps her cool even in chaos". W. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- Schuster, Dana (April 9, 2014). "Dylan Penn bares it all in erotic spread". New York Post Page Six. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016.
- "Dylan Penn's new modelling deal". Belfast Telegraph. April 23, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- Sieczkowski, Cavan (May 23, 2014). "Maxim's 2014 Hot 100 List Is Here And Candice Swanepoel Is At The Top". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- "Maxim Hot 100 2014". Maxim. May 23, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- "Top 99 Most Desirable Women: 2014 Edition: #93 Dylan Penn". AskMen.com. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- Malkin, Marc (July 1, 2014). "News/ Nick Jonas Gets "Steamy" With Dylan Penn". E! News. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- Rodriguez, Javy (July 30, 2014). "Video: Nick Jonas Premieres "Chains" Music Video Featuring Dylan Penn". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- Carlson, Jane (September 29, 2014). "Dylan Penn Dishes on Stuart Weitzman's New Short Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- Holmes, Sally (September 29, 2014). "Poppy Delevingne and Dylan Penn Go Pantsless for Stuart Weitzman". Elle. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- Sinha, Barnali Pal (July 30, 2015). "Sean Penn's Daughter Dylan Penn Flaunts Washboard Abs On Asos Magazine Cover". International Business Times. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- Fisher, Kendall (January 29, 2016). "Sean Penn's Kids, Dylan Penn and Hopper Penn, Star in Their First Fashion Campaign Together". E! News. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- Paton, Elizabeth (February 25, 2016). "Sound Bite: Dylan and Hopper Penn at Milan Fashion Week". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- Spencer, Amy (November 11, 2015). "Dylan Penn: I have an ego just like my dad". New York Post. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- Malkin, Marc (March 25, 2014). "The Face's Lydia Hearst to Terrorize Dylan Penn in New Horror Movie". E! Online. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Miller, Julie (November 13, 2015). "Dylan Penn on Her Acting Debut and Bringing Dates Home to Dad Sean". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- Kit, Borys (February 4, 2015). "'Pretty Little Liars' Star Ashley Benson Joins Kevin Spacey in 'Elvis & Nixon' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- Debruge, Peter (March 29, 2016). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Elvis & Nixon'". Variety.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- Bowen, Chuck (April 20, 2016). "Elvis & Nixon". Slant. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- Stern, Marlow (November 19, 2015). "Dylan Penn, the Stunning Daughter of Robin Wright and Sean Penn, Is Ready For Her Close-Up". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 17, 2016.