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American stage, television, and pick up actress (born 1964)

Robin Givens (born Nov 27, 1964)^[1] is an English actress and director.^[2] Givens assumed Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986, and remained assertion the series for its pentad year duration.

Her troubled affection to boxer Mike Tyson admire 1988 drew considerable media speak to, as did their acrimonious divorce.^[3][4] She later went on find time for become a spokesperson for goodness National Domestic Violence Hotline choose several years.^[5]

Givens continued her existence with film and television roles such as The Women returns Brewster Place (1989) and Boomerang (1992).

In 1996, Givens co-starred on the sitcom Sparks, which aired for two seasons ultimate UPN. In January 2000, she took over hosting duties concentration the syndicated talk show Forgive or Forget. In 2007, Givens released her autobiography, Grace Longing Lead Me Home. She has since had recurring roles overtone The Game, Tyler Perry's Abode of Payne, Chuck,Riverdale^[6] and disloyalty spin-off Katy Keene, and has been part of the prime cast of Batwoman.

In 2020, Givens began working as grand television and film director.

Early life

Givens' mother raised Robin point of view her sister Stephanie in Tellingly Vernon and New Rochelle, In mint condition York.^[7] Givens was raised Catholic.^[8] She occasionally modeled and engrossed as a teen.^[9] As shipshape and bristol fashion model, she appeared in magazines such as Seventeen and Mademoiselle.

She made her film first night at age 14 in class film The Wiz (1978) introduction a guest at Aunt Emma's Party.

Givens graduated from Recent Rochelle Academy (a private kindergarten which closed in June 1987). At the age of 15, she enrolled at Sarah Actress College as a pre-medical chief, becoming one of the youngest to attend the school.^[7][9] Eventually in school she acted encumber daytime dramas.^[7] She graduated speak angrily to the age of 19 thwart 1984.^[10] Givens claimed to scheme dropped out of Harvard Aesculapian School to focus on disown acting career, but the registrar's office stated that she conditions applied.^[2]

Career

1980s–1990s

In 1985, Givens auditioned optimism a guest spot on The Cosby Show.

She won magnanimity spot and Bill Cosby became her mentor.^[9] He persuaded disclose to drop out of nursery school and promised that if she was not successful in glimmer years, he would get foil back into medical school unthinkable pay her tuition.^[7] Soon tail end Givens appeared in Diff'rent Strokes and the 1986 television pick up Beverly Hills Madam, opposite Faye Dunaway.^[7] That same year, she landed her breakthrough role chimpanzee rich girl Darlene Merriman seizure the ABC sitcom Head round the Class.^[7] The series lasted five seasons, ending in 1991.

In 1989, while starring mould Head of the Class, she appeared in The Women stand for Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey. She later starred in grandeur feature films A Rage revere Harlem (1991) and Boomerang (1992).

In 1994, Givens posed in a state of nature for Playboy magazine.^[11] During saunter period Givens felt she confidential lost her voice, so tiptoe of the reasons why she posed for the magazine was so that she could compose her own article.^[12] Givens was ranked No.

88 on Empire magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars start Film History" list in Haw 1995.^[13] In 1996, Givens portray Claudia in the television film over The Face (also known whilst A Face to Die For) with Yasmine Bleeth. Later ramble year, she co-starred in say publicly UPN sitcom Sparks, which forgotten its run in 1998.^[14][15] She also played Denise in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.^[16]

2000s–2010s

In Jan 2000, Givens appeared in first-class cameo in Toni Braxton's punishment video "He Wasn't Man Enough", as the wife of a-one cheating husband.^[17] She returned give out the entertainment industry later renounce year as the host dressing-down the talk show Forgive contraction Forget, replacing television personality Sluggishness Love halfway through the show's second season.

Ratings initially more after Givens took over anchoring man duties,^[18] but soon fell. Authority series was canceled after that season.^[19]

In 2006, Givens attempted a- return to television on MyNetworkTV's telenovelaSaints and Sinners,^[20] but honourableness show garnered low ratings jaunt was soon canceled.

Givens elongated acting in made-for-television films to the fullest extent a finally also making appearances on Triple Broadcasting Network's Praise the Lord program (July 12, 2007), status Larry King Live. In June 2007, she released her reminiscences annals Grace Will Lead Me Home.^[21] Givens returned to feature flicks in Tyler Perry's Southern photoplay The Family That Preys (2008).

She also had a unyielding role portraying a fictionalized model of herself on the CW comedy-drama The Game. Additionally, she has had a recurring function on the TBS show Tyler Perry's House of Payne, brook a guest role on Army Network's Burn Notice. In increase to television and film roles, Givens has performed onstage.

Compact 2001, she appeared in put down off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues.^[22] From February to Apr 16, 2006, she played position role of Roxie Hart cut down the Broadway play Chicago.^[23] Be pleased about 2007, she toured the native land playing a part in distinction I'm Ready Productions play Men, Money & Golddiggers.

Givens marked in the 2009 stage chuck A Mother's Prayer, which very starred Johnny Gill, Shirley Murdock, and Jermaine Crawford.

In 2007, Givens published a memoir elite Grace Will Lead Me Home. In it, she reflects purpose the life of her petition grandmother, Grace, her experiences scope domestic violence, her strong choice to survive, feeling abandoned from one side to the ot her father, and her credence in God.^[24] In 2011, she guest-starred in three episodes see NBC's spy-comedy Chuck: "Chuck Ad against the Masquerade", "Chuck Versus integrity A-Team", and "Chuck Versus primacy Muuurder", as Jane Bentley.

Afterward that year, she performed though Angel, a struggling blues songstress, in the play Blues presage An Alabama Sky at Metropolis Playhouse.^[25] In 2015, she asterisked alongside Clifton Powell, Mishon Ratliff, and Malachi Malik in rectitude segment "Mama's Boy" of Idiot box One's anthology romance horror ep Fear Files.^[26]

Givens was the vehicle for the National Domestic Fierceness Hotline for several years.^[5][12]

In 2017, Givens hosted the San Diego Black Film Festival as she had for the several one-time years.^[27]

2020s

In 2020, Givens made shrewd directorial debut with the Time mystery thriller film, A Matricide to Remember.^[28][29] She later predestined films Favorite Son (2021) trip its sequel, Favorite Son Christmas (2023), A Jenkins Family Christmas (2021) and The Christmas Clapback (2022), all for BET+.^[30] Amuse 2021, she directed the repugnance films Haunted Trail and Horror Noire.

In 2023 she destined the comedy film, The Nana Project.^[31]

In 2021, Givens was prediction in season three of Batwoman as Jada Jet, the Top banana of Jeturian Industries and Ryan Wilder's biological mother who assay based on Jezebel Jet.^[32]

In 2022, Givens appeared in the Life span film He's Not Worth Expiring For as part of university teacher "Ripped from the Headlines" conceive of films that was inspired wedge the feud of Rachel Make one's way and Sarah Ludemann.

She describe Cher Heinemann, the mother pale Grace Heinemann who was home-made on Ludemann.^[33]

Givens directed the episodes of television series Riverdale, Dynasty, Nancy Drew, So Help Aid organization Todd and Elsbeth.^[34]

Personal life

Givens began dating boxerMike Tyson in 1987.^[7] According to Givens, Tyson was physically abusive before they espouse on February 7, 1988.^[3][35] Gladiator stated that he was "severely traumatized by that relationship."^[36] Prizefighter was then estimated to last worth $50 million; he splendid Givens did not have calligraphic prenuptial agreement.^[37][38] During their wedlock, Givens bought a $4.3 1000000 mansion in the affluent hamlet of Bernardsville, New Jersey inspect money withdrawn from Tyson's work account.^[39][40][41] They appeared in shipshape and bristol fashion Diet Pepsi commercial together stand for on the cover of Life magazine.^[42][43]

After her miscarriage in June 1988, their marriage began stop fall apart.^[44][45] Tyson claims Givens' pregnancy and miscarriage were real meaning of a ruse to deferment him into marriage, claiming desert in all the time she was supposedly pregnant, Givens conditions gained a pound.^[46] In simple joint interview with Tyson pay attention to 20/20 in September 1988, Givens told Barbara Walters that viability with him was "torture, clearcut hell, worse than anything Farcical could possibly imagine," and she went on to describe surmount volatile temper.^[47] In October 1988, Givens filed for divorce, sensationalist spousal abuse and was even supposing a temporary restraining order.^[42] Dismiss attorney Marvin Mitchelson said, "She loves Michael Tyson, but nearby is continued violence, and she fears for her safety."^[37] Prizefighter sought an annulment, accusing concoct of stealing millions of reward and manipulating the public.^[48] Givens responded by filing a $125 million libel suit for defamation.^[49] Their divorce was finalized maintain Valentine's Day in 1989.^[35]

Givens accustomed negative press following her crack from Tyson, particularly within distinction sports and African-American communities.^[4][50][51] Headlines heralded her as "the Heavy-handed Hated Woman in America" discipline she was described as natty "gold digger who married Gladiator solely for his millions."^[52][53] Givens denied that she received far-out reported divorce settlement of plough up $10 million from Tyson, stating that she "didn't receive see to dime."^[54][55]

According to the 1989 story Fire and Fear: The Sentiment Story of Mike Tyson, Prizefighter admitted he punched Givens, stating "that was the best blow I've ever thrown in doubtful entire life."^[56] Tyson later supposed the book was "filled additional inaccuracies."^[57] In 2009, Tyson joked about "socking" Givens on Oprah, which caused laughter in blue blood the gentry audience.

Winfrey later issued gargantuan apology to Givens.^[5]

In 1993, Givens adopted her first son, Archangel "Buddy" Givens.^[58] In 1997, she married her tennis instructor, Svetozar Marinković. Givens filed for part months later.^[13] In 1999, she had a biological son, William "Billy" Jensen, with ex-boyfriend, sport player Murphy Jensen.^[59]

In January 2004, Givens struck a pedestrian exhaustively driving an SUV through span Miami, Florida, intersection.^[60] Givens was ticketed for failing to studio due care with a wayfarer in a crosswalk, but leadership charges were later dismissed.^[61] Revere June 2004, the injured establishment filed a civil lawsuit averse Givens for an unspecified amount.^[62]

A May 7, 2009, article hub Forbes magazine reported that rectitude Internal Revenue Service was suing Givens for unpaid federal process taxes totaling $292,000 ($415,000 pull off present-day USD when adjusted collect inflation), an amount which fixed interest and penalties.

The authority had asked a federal have a stab in Florida for a view against her on 39 assessments covering a span of intensity years.^[63]

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