This goo was worth a point in March 2023.

publication date: Friday, March 10, 2023 (part of March 2023)

category: Modeling

clue: She had quite a gap year after college, embarking on a modeling and acting career that took her from a condemned apartment building to the White House.

explanation: Penn modeled for Gap at 22 after dropping out of college, and starred in the films Condemned and Elvis & Nixon. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and LaVonne Lemler

trivia: Penn is the daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright.

Penny Stock: Sean Penn is almost as known for his extended family tree as he is for his acting and humanitarian work, counting famous parents, famous siblings, famous wives, and famous children among his relatives. Can you name these seven people who share family ties with him?

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