Robin Givens — Exclusive Portraits

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June 25, 2019 3:23PM EDT

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Robin Givens for Hollywood Life

Robin Givens for Hollywood Life — Robin Givens is an American actress in model, who started her career after graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 1984. Her first role was on “The Cosby Show’ in 1985, and in 1986, she landed her breakout role on the sitcom, ‘Head of the Class.’ She starred on the show until it ended in 1991. Since, she has made appearances on shows like ‘Everybody Hates Chris,’ ‘90210,’ ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,’ ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ and many more. Robin was married to Mike Tyson in February 1988, but after suffering a miscarriage later that year, their relationship began falling apart. They split beore the end of the year, and Robin was granted a temporary restraining order. and Their divorce was finalized in Feb. 1989. Robin adopted a son in 1993, and married Svetozar Marinkovic in 1997, but they split months later. She had a second son with her then-boyfriend, Murphy Jensen, in 1999.

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Robin Givens Is All Smiles

Robin Givens Is All Smiles — Robin Givens poses during an exclusive photo shoot for HollywoodLife. The ‘Ambitions’ star visited the Los Angeles office in November 2019.

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Robin Givens Strikes A Pose

Robin Givens Strikes A Pose — Robin Givens has a few TV hits under her belt. The actress – who starred in the 1980s hit series, ‘Head of The Class’ – is known to younger stars for her roles in ‘Riverdale’ and ‘Ambitions.’

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Robin Givens Looks Glam

Robin Givens Looks Glam — In her spare time the actress says she loves to do yoga. A keen tennis fan, she regularly attends the Wimbledon Championships Tournament.

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Robin Givens Rocking A Tiny Mini Skirt

Robin Givens Rocking A Tiny Mini Skirt — Robin Givens currently stars as Mayor Ciara McCoy in the beloved CW show, ‘Riverdale.’ In the OWN series ‘Ambitions’ she plays Stephanie Lancaster, the mayor’s wife.

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Robin Givens Wows In High Heels

Robin Givens Wows In High Heels — Robin’s new show, ‘Ambitions,’ premiered on OWN Network, in which she plays Stephanie Carlisle Lancaster, a powerful lawyer married to the mayor of Atlanta.

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Robin Givens Looking Sultry

Robin Givens Looking Sultry — Robin Givens visited HollywoodLife.com to disucuss her latest show, ‘Ambitions,’ and talked about her career on the HollywoodLife Podcast, which you can listen to here!

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Robin Givens Laughs For The Camera

Robin Givens Laughs For The Camera — Robin Givens revealed her final moments with late ‘Riverdale’ co-star Luke Perry, saying “My last time with Luke, I was doing Riverdale and The Fix, and I was flying back and forth, and then I got Ambitions, and I had to get on the red eye from Vancouver to fly to Atlanta where we shoot. So, I had to film my Riverdale parts first, because I had to make a flight,” Robin recalled. “Luke was like, ‘Okay. Okay. Everybody on this side,’ just in terms of blocking. ‘Let’s shoot Robin’s close ups. She’s got to get the flight’” And he said, ‘You got the light going?’ And then, you say goodbye to somebody, and you never know what’s going to happen.”

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