Robin Givens Filmography

Born:: November 27, 1964 in New York City, NY
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: African American model/actress Robin Givens first gained national prominence as a regular on the TV series Head of the Class. From 1986 through 1991, Robin played Darlene Merriman, a prep-school type attending a high school honors program. Though she was but one of an ensemble, Givens's...Read More

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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Actors: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Tyler Perry, Rockmond Dunbar

Synopsis: Alfre Woodard and Kathy Bates star in writer/director Tyler Perry's family drama about an upper-crust family and their working-class counterparts, who discover that scandal knows no social boundaries. Charlotte Cartwright (Bates) and Alice Pratt (Woodard) may be from different sides of the tracks Read More

9/12/08
Saints and Sinners [TV Series]

Synopsis: Intended as a five-times-weekly presentation of MyNetwork's "Secret Obsessions" package, the English-language telenova Saints and Sinners was based on the TV Azteca prime-time soaper La Calle de las Novias ("Bride's Avenue"). An updated rehash of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the series Read More

2007
Flip the Script

Actors: Miguel A. Nuñez, Robin Givens, Mel Jackson, Jazsmin Lewis, Laz Alonso, Teck Holmes, Obba Babatunde

Synopsis: Director Terrah Bennett Smith teams with writer/executive producer Tiayoka McMillan to tell the tale of a tale of an old love that just can't seem to die, and the friendships that keep our spirits raised even in the darkest of times. Having just received the unfortunate news that his college Read More

2006
Restraining Order

Actors: Robin Givens, Sean Blakemore, Reggie Gaskins

Synopsis: When a successful young attorney becomes involved in the deteriorating marriage of a longtime friend, the repercussions of his actions could spell disaster for all involved in this tense martial thriller from director Reggie Gaskins. Dontae McNeil loves his wife Diane deeply and strives to be the Read More

2006
Captive Hearts

Synopsis: Tracey Gold stars in this made-for-TV suspenser as Elizabeth Sorenson, the wife of corporate executive Larry Sorenson (Tobias Mehler). Alas, Larry hardly has time to start his new job in Seattle before he is kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight. Shortly afterward, the kidnappers contact the Read More

2005
Head of State

Actors: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Dylan Baker, Nick Searcy, Lynn Whitfield

Synopsis: Can a high-attitude African-American politician who says what he thinks stand a chance in a presidential campaign? Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) is a straight-talking alderman representing a inner-city neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In the midst of a hard-fought race for the White House, the Read More

3/28/03
Love Chronicles

Synopsis: Filmmaker Tyler Maddox-Simms follows up his 1999 debut, Beverly Hood, with this romantic comedy-drama centering on a radio call-in show. A pair of talk show hosts team with a relationship-guide author to help listeners improve their relationships. Eventually, the trio unwittingly expose their own Read More

2003
A Good Night to Die

Actors: Michael Rapaport, Gary Stretch, Robin Givens, Ally Sheedy, Ralph Macchio

Synopsis: This crime comedy from director Craig Singer is the filmmaker's third independent feature and his second outing with screenwriter Robert Dean Klein and star Gary Stretch, who had contributed to 2001's Dead Dogs Lie, Singer's sophomore effort. Stretch plays Ronnie, a hitman who, three years prior Read More

2003
Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

Actors: Farrah Fawcett, Melissa Gilbert, Robin Givens, Jack Scalia, Greg Lawson

Synopsis: Adapted from Jackie Collins' best-selling novel of the same name, this glittery made-for-TV movie stars three veteran small-screen divas as the "newest" generation of Tinseltown spouses. Farrah Fawcett heads the cast as film favorite and top recording artist Lissa Roman, who hires handsome private Read More

2003
Book of Love

Actors: Eric K. George, Salli Richardson, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Mari Morrow, Richard T. Jones

Synopsis: Subtitled "The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs", Book of Love is a mockumentary following the lives of three L.A. bachelors (Eric K. George, Anthony "Treach" Criss, and (Richard T. Jones) as they recover from a series of unhealthy relationships. The team of average Joes are no match for their Read More

2002
Antibody

Synopsis: Lance Henriksen stars as ex-FBI agent Richard Gaynes in this made for video techno-thriller, which has much in common with the classic 1966 science fiction feature Fantastic Voyage. A brilliant bomb expert, Gaynes is miniaturized and injected into the bloodstream of comatose terrorist Anthony Read More

2002
The Elite

Actors: Jürgen Prochnow, Maxine Bahns, Robin Givens, Steven Williams

Synopsis: In this action-thriller, five teenagers are orphaned when their parents are all killed in a massive attack by terrorists. Seeking revenge, a military officer recruits the young people to join a special crack anti-terrorist team, and trains them to search out and destroy groups like the one that Read More

2001
Intimate Portrait: Robin Givens

2000
Everything's Jake

Actors: Debbie Allen, Doug E. Doug, Stephen Furst, Robin Givens

Synopsis: Matthew Miele directs this tale about a mysterious homeless guy. Jake (Ernie Hudson) lives relatively contently in his homeless routine -- he wakes in the morning, plays the bongos for change, and collects dog feces. Everything seems hunky-dory, as it were, until he encounters Cameron, who is Read More

2000
The Expendables

Actors: Robin Givens, Tempestt Bledsoe, Idalis de Leon

Synopsis: A not-so-dirty half-dozen are given the chance to change themselves from crooks to soldiers in this made-for-cable action drama. Col. Finley Deacon (Brett Cullen) is a tough but respected Army officer who's not long from retirement when he's given a final secret mission -- a high-ranking Latin Read More

2000
Michael Jordan: An American Hero

Actors: Debbie Allen, Robin Givens, Michael Jace

Synopsis: Michael Jace stars in this made-for-TV movie about the life and career of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, following him from his early days as a struggling high school athlete to his multiple championships with the Chicago Bulls, when he became one of the most acclaimed players in the history Read More

1998
A Face to Die For

Synopsis: Yasmine Bleeth is cast very much against type in this made-for-TV melodrama as Emily Gilmore, a meek, mild woman with a hideously scarred face. Receiving no help or support from her alcoholic mother and gorgeous sister, the easily led Emily falls in with a bad crowd, and before long she is sent to Read More

1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Cold Feet, Hot Body

Synopsis: Robin Givens guest stars as Denise, a seductive young lady who makes it her mission in life to steal Will (Will Smith) away from Lisa (Nia Long). Part of Denise's strategy is to become Lisa's best friend, so she can remain close to Will without anyone catching on. Things come to a pretty pass when Read More

1995
Foreign Student

Actors: Marco Hofschneider, Robin Givens, Rick Johnson, Charlotte Ross, Edward Herrmann

Synopsis: A French boy goes to Virginia and finds love with an intelligent black girl in this nostalgic French drama set in 1955, and based on the popular 1986 novel by Philippe Labro. The movie was filmed in both Paris and Virginia. The film contains many references to blues and jazz, Faulkner, Chandler Read More

1994
Blankman

Actors: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford, Lynne Thigpen, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander

Synopsis: Are you ready for a new kind of superhero -- a thirty-something virgin in long underwear? Darryl Walker (Damon Wayans) is a bright but socially inept man with a gift for inventing things but little skill for functioning in the real world. His brother Kevin (David Alan Grier) works on a low-class Read More

1994
Dangerous Intentions

Actors: Donna Mills, Corbin Bernsen, Robin Givens, Allison Hossack, Ken Pogue

Synopsis: Two women forced to deal with the ugly specter of domestic violence find support in one another in this made-for-television drama. Beth (Donna Mills) has spent years in a violent relationship with her husband Tim (Corbin Bernsen), who batters her on a regular basis. One day, Beth reaches the end Read More

1994
Boomerang

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, Martin Lawrence

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy plays Marcus Graham, a hotshot ad exec who's also an insatiable womanizer. He is thus hardly prepared for his new boss, Jacqueline, played by Robin Givens. In terms of things romantic, Jacqueline is nothing more or less than a female version of Marcus -- and now, for the first time Read More

7/1/92
Angel Street

Actors: Robin Givens, Pam Gidley, Ron Dean, Joe Guzaldo, Rick Snyder

Synopsis: In this detective drama a mismatched pair of lady gumshoes are forced to team up to survive and solve cases in the uncaring city. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
A Rage in Harlem

Actors: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover

Synopsis: Bill Duke directs this quirky film adaptation of Chester Himes' crime novel -- a heavily plotted gangster tale with a sweet love story hidden underneath. The film begins in Natchez, Mississippi in 1956. During a police shoot-out with the mob leader Slim's (Badja Djola) gang, Slim's moll Imabelle (Robin Givens Read More

5/3/91
Head of the Class: Season 05

Actors: Billy Connolly, William G. Schilling, Jeanetta Arnette, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje

Synopsis: By rights, Head of the Class should have ended its run at the end of its fourth season, with the departure of series star Howard Hesseman. However, ABC decided to film a fifth and final season as a back-up, in case any of their new programs of the 1990-1991 season should be prematurely canceled. Read More

1990
The Women of Brewster Place

Actors: Oprah Winfrey, Jackée, Cicely Tyson, Robin Givens

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, The Women of Brewster Place was produced by and stars Oprah Winfrey. The film concerns a variety of women who live in the housing project located on Brewster Place, and tells about their lives as they struggle in the face of racism, poverty, and troublesome Read More

1989
The Penthouse

Synopsis: A wealthy woman (Robin Givens) is stalked by her ex-boyfriend, who escaped from an asylum. He traps her in her penthouse. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Head of the Class: Season 04

Actors: Howard Hesseman, William G. Schilling, Jeanetta Arnette, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje

Synopsis: There is quite a cast turnover in season four of Head of the Class, with three of the gifted students in Fillmore High School's Individual Honors Program (IHP) having moved on in life. Overachiever Maria has transferred to the High School of Performing Arts, Indian émigré Jarwarhal has gone to Read More

1989
Head of the Class: Season 03

Actors: Howard Hesseman, William G. Schilling, Jeanetta Arnette, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje

Synopsis: "Permanent substitute" teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) continues to instill the genius-level students of Fillmore High's Individual Honors Program (IHP) with the sort of things one can't find in a book -- such as emotional maturity, personal responsibility and a genuine sense of self-worth Read More

1988
Head of the Class: Season 02

Actors: Howard Hesseman, William G. Schilling, Jeanetta Arnette, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje

Synopsis: Head of the Class enters its second season with unorthodox substitute teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) now permanently in charge of the Individual Honors Program (IHP) at New York's Fillmore High. Charlie has no trouble teaching the kids academics, since his ten charges are the most Read More

1987
Beverly Hills Madam

Actors: Faye Dunaway

Synopsis: Faye Dunaway stars as a successful madam who is faced with difficulties from her "girls" in this made-for-TV movie. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

1986
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye: Pickup on Noon Street

1986
Head of the Class: Season 01

Actors: Howard Hesseman, William G. Schilling, Jeanetta Arnette, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje

Synopsis: Season one of Head of the Class begins as substitute teacher Charles Moore (Howard Hesseman) takes over the high-achieving Individual Honors Program (IHP) at New York's Monroe High School (soon to be re-christened Millard Fillmore High). Though principal Dr. Samuels (William G. Schilling) expects Read More

1986
The Cosby Show: Theo and the Older Woman

Synopsis: Denise (Lisa Bonet) and her friend Suzanne (played by Robin Givens in her pre-superstardom phase) use the Huxtable family as the subject of their school sociology project. Much to Denise's dismay, her brother Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) falls in love with "older woman" Suzanne. Perhaps inevitably Read More

1985