Robin Wright says she’s done with acting and wants to direct now House of Cards is over
- Actress, who plays US President Claire Underwood in season six of award-winning Netflix show, says she ‘got cinema schooled’ directing 10 episodes
- Her last appearance in front of the camera will be in Wonder Woman sequel
After 36 years as an actress, and having played characters from an Amazon army general in Wonder Woman to president of the United States in House Of Cards, Robin Wright is ready to step behind the camera.
“I’ve been acting since I was 16. I’ve done it. I know it. I’ve enjoyed it, now I really want to explore something new and grow,” the actress said at Netflix’s “See What’s Next Asia” roadshow in Singapore. “I am really focusing on directing solely right now. I think I am going to put acting on the side for a bit.”
The only film viewers are likely to see Wright in any time soon is the second Wonder Woman movie. “I will be teaching another lesson to young Diana in a flashback,” she hints.
Wright, 52, was in the Lion City to promote the final season of political drama House of Cards (which launched on November 2). She says she caught the directing bug having helmed 10 episodes of the marquee Netflix series in the course of six seasons.
“Finishing six years of House of Cards was a great run,” she adds. “I learned how to be a director on that show. I got cinema schooled. It was an incredible gift.”