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Robin Wright

Golden Globe winning and Emmy nominated actor and director Robin Wright - Forrest Gump, House Of Cards, The Princess Bride - takes us on her ten-song journey.

Golden Globe winning and Emmy nominated actor and director Robin Wright takes us on her ten-song journey in Tracks Of My Years.

Best known for her award winning role in 'House of Cards' and much loved movies such as 'Forrest Gump' and 'The Princess Bride', Robin started out as a model aged 14 and has been acting since the early 80s.

Having got her big break aged 18 in the TV soap 'Santa Barbara', her first breakthrough film was 'The Princess Bride', and since then she's been loved by audiences for roles in films like 'Forrest Gump', 'Moneyball', 'Wonder Woman' and 'Blade Runner 1949', and TV shows including 'State Of Play', 'Empire Falls' and her Golden Globe-winning role in 'House Of Cards'.

As a director, she's worked on 'Ozark' and the films 'The Dark Of Night and Land', and now she's directing AND starring in a new project - the psychological thriller 'The Girlfriend'. As well as directing, Robin also plays Laura, a protective mother who is deeply suspicious of her son’s new girlfriend Cherry, played by Olivia Cooke.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Oct 202505:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Boogie Shoes

    • Very Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Eagles

    Peaceful Easy Feeling

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Chris Stapleton

    More Of You

    • Traveller.
    • Mercury Nashville.
    • 7.

  • Crowded House

    Better Be Home Soon

    • Music Icons.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 43.

  • Amos Lee

    Arms Of A Woman

    • More Than A Woman.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 6.

  • Billie Eilish

    Ocean Eyes

    • Don't Smile At Me.
    • 2017 Darkroom/Interscope Records.
    • 7.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Going to California (Remaster)

    • Led Zeppelin IV (Remaster).
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 7.

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Mary Gauthier

    Mercy Now

    • Mercy Now.
    • Lost Highway Records.
    • 1.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Iron Sky

    • Caustic Love.
    • Atlantic.

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Oct 202505:00
    BBC Radio 2