Robin Givens

Robin Simone Givens November 27 1964 is an American actress and model Shes best known for her roles as Jada Jet in CWs Batwoman Stephanie Carlisle in OWNs drama Ambitions Sierra McCoy in CWs Riverdale Abby in Tyler Perrys The Family That Preys Kim in Head of State Wilma Cuthbert on UPNs sitcom Sparks Jacqueline Broyer in Boomerang Imabelle in A Rage in Harlem Kiswana on the miniseries The Women of Brewster Place and Darlene Merriman on ABCs sitcom Head of the Class She first began acting in 1985 with an appearance on The Cosby Show followed by roles in Diffrent Strokes and the 1986 television film Beverly Hills Madam opposite Faye Dunaway That same year she landed her breakthrough role as rich girl Darlene Merriman on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class she reprised her role in the 2021 HBO remake In 1989 while starring in Head of the Class she appeared in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey She later starred in the feature films A Rage in Harlem 1991 and Boomerang 1992 In 1994 she posed nude for Playboy magazine She was ranked No 88 on Empire magazines 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History list in May 1995 From February to April 16 2006 she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago From February to April 16 2006 she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago In 2007 she toured the country playing a part in the Im Ready Productions play Men Money Golddiggers She starred in the 2009 stage play A Mothers Prayer After meeting in March 1986 she married boxer Mike Tyson on February 7 1988 Tyson was then estimated to have 50 million and they did not have a prenuptial agreement In October 1988 Givens filed for divorce citing spousal abuse and was granted a temporary restraining order Tyson sought an annulment accusing her of stealing millions of dollars and manipulating the public She responded by filing a 125 million libel suit for defamation Their divorce was finalized on Valentines Day in 1989 She was the spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years In 1993 she adopted her first son Michael Buddy Givens In 1997 she married her tennis instructor Svetozar Marinković she filed for divorce months later In 1999 she had a biological son William Billy Jensen with tennis player Murphy Jensen They dated from 1999 until 2002 In June 2007 she released her autobiography Grace Will Lead Me Home From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia