Dylan Frances Penn[3](born April 13, 1991) is an American model and actress. She is the daughter ofSean PennandRobin Wright.Her early public roles included modeling campaigns forGap Inc.,a magazine cover fortreats!,a music video appearance inNick Jonas's "Chains"and an acting role inElvis & Nixon.

Dylan Penn
Penn in 2021
Born
Dylan Frances Penn

(1991-04-13)April 13, 1991(age 33)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active2013–present
Parents
Relatives
Modeling information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Hair colorBlonde[1]
Eye colorBlue[1]
AgencyOne Management(New York)
d'management group (Milan)
Premier Model Management (London)
DT Model Management (Los Angeles)[2]

Early life

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Penn was born on April 13, 1991, inLos Angeles,Californiato actor-directorSean Pennand actressRobin Wright.[3][4]Wright had surrendered the role ofMaid MarianinRobin Hood: Prince of Thievesdue to her pregnancy with Dylan.[5]Penn was raised inRoss,a town inMarin County, California.[6]She has a younger brother namedHopper Jack.[7]Her paternal grandfatherLeo Pennis ofRussian-JewishandLithuanian-Jewishdescent, whereas her paternal grandmotherEileen RyanisCatholicand ofIrishandItaliandescent.

She attendedMarin Academy,[8]and dropped out of theUniversity of Southern Californiaafter one semester.[9]She spent time living inNew York City.[10]Her parents' divorce was finalized in 2010.[11]Before modeling, Penn had worked delivering pizzas, as a waitress, and as a freelance screenplay editor.[12]She also worked in New York City as arestaurant hostessand aninternat an advertising agency.[13]

Career

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Modeling

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Penn's first modeling billboards were forGapin 2013.[14]Then she appeared inGQin December 2013,[15]inWin January 2014,[16]andEllein March 2014.[13]

Penn posed for photographerTony Duranfor a partially nude cover and an interior layout[17]in the seventh, 2014 Spring/Summer, issue of theeroticaandfine artsmagazinetreats!,released in April 2014. Penn said, "I have always loved his black and white nudes, they were always so tastefully done and, more specifically, showed that certain elegant yet strong beauty that I think all women embody".[18][9]Within weeks of the issue's release, Penn signed a new modeling contract with Premier Model Management to represent her in the United Kingdom.[14][19]

Penn appeared at No. 68 on theMaximannual Hot 100 list in 2014,[20][21]and at No. 93 in theAskMen.com99 Most Desirable Women list that same year.[22]In June 2014, she filmed a role in themusic videofor theNick Jonassong "Chains"at theHotel Alexandria.[23][24]Three months later, Penn andPoppy Delevingneplayed biker women inRock Roll Ride,[25]a short film for shoe designerStuart Weitzman,directed byJulia Restoin Roitfeld,forParis Fashion Week.[26][27]She appeared on the cover ofL'Officielthat December and the cover ofAsosin 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 atMilan Fashion Week.[30]

Acting

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Penn's first film was the horror movieCondemned,directed by Eli Morgan Gesner, in which she played the girlfriend of a band member living in a rundown building.[31]The film opened onFriday the 13thin November 2015.[32]Another early role was inElvis & Nixon,which starsKevin Spacey.[33]The movie was presented in at least one spring film festival and was released in April 2016.[34][35]In November 2015, it was announced that she had booked roles in a pair ofindependent films:GenRXandUnfiltered.[36]In 2021, she co-starred with her father in the filmFlag Day,which he also directed.[37]

References

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  3. ^abMacMinn, Aleene (April 17, 1991)."Cradle Watch".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on March 9, 2012.RetrievedJuly 27,2014.Dylan Frances Penn was born Saturday [April 13] at 10:49 p.m. at UCLA Medical Center.
  4. ^Fink, Mitchell (August 5, 1991)."The Insider".People.Archivedfrom the original on May 14, 2012.RetrievedJuly 27,2014.
  5. ^Georgiades, William (March 15, 2013)."Robin Wright: from fairy-tale princess to House of Cards über-bitch".Evening Standard.RetrievedJuly 27,2014.
  6. ^Tschorn, Adam (April 17, 2011)."Treats magazine fetes Dylan Penn cover, inaugurates Club James".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedAugust 31,2014.
  7. ^White, Nicholas (December 27, 2007)."Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn Divorcing".People.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  8. ^Collie, Mary (Fall 2009)."Sean Penn Visits Marin Academy"(PDF).Marin Academy Nexus:7. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 28, 2014.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  9. ^abStern, Marlow (April 9, 2014)."Dylan Penn, the Stunning Daughter of Robin Wright and Sean Penn, Bares All".The Daily Beast.RetrievedAugust 31,2014.
  10. ^Weinger, Erin (April 11, 2015)."Coachella: Dylan Penn Bought Her First Coach Bag for $10 on the Street".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedApril 29,2015.
  11. ^Oh, Eunice (August 4, 2010)."Sean Penn and Robin Wright Finalize Their Divorce".People.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  12. ^Jacobs, Mark."Dylan Penn".V.Archived fromthe originalon July 14, 2014.RetrievedJuly 27,2014.
  13. ^ab "Up Close With the Newest It-Girl: Dylan Penn".Elle.March 2014.RetrievedJuly 19,2014.
  14. ^ab Haylor, Molly (April 29, 2014)."Dylan Penn signed to Premier".ElleUK.Archived fromthe originalon August 12, 2014.RetrievedJuly 19,2014.
  15. ^ "Sean Penn's Daughter, Dylan Penn, Is Gorgeous In GQ".The Huffington Post.December 19, 2013.RetrievedJuly 19,2014.
  16. ^Lawrence, Vanessa (January 2014)."Dylan Penn: It Girl, It Trend: This Hollywood progeny keeps her cool even in chaos".W.Archived fromthe originalon January 25, 2014.RetrievedJuly 19,2014.
  17. ^ "Treats! Magazine 2014 Spring/Summer Cover".MODELS.com.Archived fromthe originalon August 29, 2014.RetrievedAugust 21,2021.All people in this work: Tony Duran - Photographer; Dylan Penn - Model;
  18. ^ Kornowski, Liat (April 9, 2014)."Sean Penn's Daughter Is Mesmerizing In NSFW Magazine Shoot".HuffPost.Archived fromthe originalon July 14, 2021.RetrievedAugust 21,2021.I start my first movie at the end of the month with Eli Morgan Gesner who I cannot wait to work with, "she said." I swore I would never do a horror film but when I read the script and met him I couldn't resist, it just seemed like it would be so much fun to make and I really wanted my first experience to be just that... plus, 3 weeks in New York... in the spring... and getting paid for it?! Fuck yes!
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  20. ^ Sieczkowski, Cavan (May 23, 2014)."Maxim's 2014 Hot 100 List Is Here And Candice Swanepoel Is At The Top".The Huffington Post.RetrievedJuly 10,2014.
  21. ^ "Maxim Hot 100 2014".Maxim.May 23, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2015.RetrievedJuly 10,2014.
  22. ^ "Top 99 Most Desirable Women: 2014 Edition: #93 Dylan Penn".AskMen.com.RetrievedJuly 19,2014.
  23. ^ Malkin, Marc (July 1, 2014)."News/ Nick Jonas Gets" Steamy "With Dylan Penn".E! News.RetrievedJuly 19,2014.
  24. ^ Rodriguez, Javy (July 30, 2014)."Video: Nick Jonas Premieres" Chains "Music Video Featuring Dylan Penn".Us Weekly.RetrievedApril 29,2015.
  25. ^ Stuart Weitzman(September 28, 2014)."#ROCKROLLRIDE".YouTube.RetrievedAugust 21,2021.Stuart Weitzman presents... #RockRollRide for FW14. "Rock Roll Ride" with Poppy Delevingne and Dylan Penn in Julia Restoin Roitfeld's stunning directorial debut. Enter an enchanting paradise of revved-up boots, racy bombshells and fast cars set to a remix of Lana Del Rey's "Ride."
  26. ^ Carlson, Jane (September 29, 2014)."Dylan Penn Dishes on Stuart Weitzman's New Short Film (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedOctober 6,2014.
  27. ^ Holmes, Sally (September 29, 2014)."Poppy Delevingne and Dylan Penn Go Pantsless for Stuart Weitzman".Elle.RetrievedOctober 6,2014.
  28. ^ Sinha, Barnali Pal (July 30, 2015)."Sean Penn's Daughter Dylan Penn Flaunts Washboard Abs On Asos Magazine Cover".International Business Times.RetrievedAugust 6,2015.
  29. ^ Fisher, Kendall (January 29, 2016)."Sean Penn's Kids, Dylan Penn and Hopper Penn, Star in Their First Fashion Campaign Together".E! News.RetrievedApril 29,2016.
  30. ^ Paton, Elizabeth (February 25, 2016)."Sound Bite: Dylan and Hopper Penn at Milan Fashion Week".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 29,2016.
  31. ^Malkin, Marc (March 25, 2014)."The Face's Lydia Hearst to Terrorize Dylan Penn in New Horror Movie".E! Online.RetrievedJuly 26,2014.
  32. ^Miller, Julie (November 13, 2015)."Dylan Penn on Her Acting Debut and Bringing Dates Home to Dad Sean".Vanity Fair.RetrievedJanuary 18,2016.
  33. ^Kit, Borys (February 4, 2015)."'Pretty Little Liars' Star Ashley Benson Joins Kevin Spacey in 'Elvis & Nixon' (Exclusive) ".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedAugust 12,2015.
  34. ^Debruge, Peter (March 29, 2016)."Tribeca Film Review: 'Elvis & Nixon'".Variety.RetrievedApril 29,2016.
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  36. ^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.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  37. ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 11, 2021)."Sean Penn Cannes World Premiere 'Flag Day' Picked Up By MGM; Studio Eyes Theatrical Release This Year".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJune 11,2021.
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