Personal Life
From 1986 to 1988, Wright was married to actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she met in 1984 on the set of the soap-opera Santa Barbara.
In 1989, Wright became involved with actor Sean Penn following his divorce from Madonna. Their daughter Dylan Frances Penn was born on April 13, 1991. Their son Hopper Jack Penn, born August 6, 1993. After they married in 1996, their relationship went through on-again and off-again periods in the 2000s. Divorce plans and a separation were announced in December 2007. In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the 81st Academy Awards together, at which Penn won Best Actor, but the couple announced separation again in April 2009, only to be withdrawn, and then again in May 2009. On August 12, 2009, Wright filed for divorce once more, declaring she had no plans to reconcile. She also dropped "Penn" from her professional name. The couple finalized their divorce on July 22, 2010.
People Magazine reported in February 2012 that Wright is seeing actor Ben Foster.
Wright is the national campaign spokesperson for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. She is also the Honorary Spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas-based non-profit The Gordie Foundation.
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