Dylan Penn was sitting in her Year 5 classroom on a rainy day in Marin County, California, two decades ago, when she first realised her mum and dad, actors Robin Wright and Sean Penn, weren’t like everyone else’s parents.
“The teacher put on a movie for the class to watch, and it was The Princess Bride,” the 30-year-old says, referring to the 1987 fantasy film starring Wright, 55. “All the boys in my class started talking about how pretty my mum was!”
Dylan inherited not only her mother’s beauty but also her parents’ acting talent. After years of modelling and a few small movie roles, Dylan is earning positive reviews for her first lead performance, alongside dad Sean, 61, in the family drama Flag Day. Dylan’s brother Hopper, 28, also…