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Robin Tunney - Biography |
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Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois
to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American;
her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation
Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of
Chicago. Robin graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in the class of
1990. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the
Performing Arts.
At the age of eighteen, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and
obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream
On, and Life Goes On. Her breakthrough role was as a suicidal teenager in
Empire Records before receiving the leading role as a gothic witch in The
Craft, alongside Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True. Robin shaved
her head for her role in Empire Records, and had to wear a wig in The
Craft.
In 1997, Tunney starred in Bob Gosse's Niagara, Niagara with Henry Thomas
in a performance which garnered her the Best Actress award Volpi Cup at
the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. Tunney also starred opposite
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 action film End of Days. She is also an
internet favorite for her nude scenes in the such films as "Investigating
Sex" and "Supernova".
She was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. She also starred in
the House episode 'Pilot' as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before
her class and descends into dysphasia.
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated
in 2002. In 2007, she married Australian director Andrew Dominik.
On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the 5th table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker
Showdown's 8th season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray,
Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final table. The finale aired
on July 5, 2006, where she competed against Jason Alexander, Michael Ian
Black, Ida Siconolfi, and Keegan-Michael Key. Tunney came in second,
behind Alexander, and ahead of Black, Siconolfi, and Key. She played for
The Children's Health Fund, which received $200,000 for her efforts. In
August 2006, Tunney played in the WSOP after having her entrance fee
covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com.
Within the film industry Tunney has acquired the nickname "Rubbin' Tummy"
for her habit of absentmindedly rubbing her stomach while conferring with
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Robin Tunney - Personal Quotes |
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"I was always brought up to
say please and thank you and always tell the truth, and people were
saying, 'Oh my God, what's going to happen with your character next
year (on "Prison Break" (2005))?' and I wasn't allowed to say, so I
felt really guilty because I was lying to all these people,
including my neighbours. You know, the character had its run, and I
was really happy to be part of a show that was so successful and
that people loved so much, but there was really nothing else for her
to do". |
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Robin Tunney - Filmography |
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Hollywoodland (2006) ....
Leonore Lemmon
"Prison Break" .... Veronica Donovan (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
... aka Prison Break: Manhunt (USA: second season title)
... aka Prison Break: On the Run (Australia: second season title)
- Manhunt (2006) TV Episode .... Veronica Donovan
- Flight (2006) TV Episode .... Veronica Donovan
- Go (2006) TV Episode .... Veronica Donovan
- Tonight (2006) TV Episode .... Veronica Donovan
- The Key (2006) TV Episode .... Veronica Donovan
(18 more)
The Darwin Awards (2006) .... Zoe
Open Window (2006) .... Izzy
The Zodiac (2005) .... Laura Parish
Runaway (2005) .... Carly
"House M.D." .... Rebecca Adler (2 episodes, 2004)
... aka House (USA: short title)
- Pilot (2004) TV Episode .... Rebecca Adler
- Unaired Pilot (????) TV Episode .... Rebecca Adler
Paparazzi (2004) .... Abby Laramie
Shadow of Fear (2004) .... Wynn French
The In-Laws (2003/I) .... Angela Harris
... aka Ungleiches Paar, Ein (Germany)
... aka Wild Wedding - Ein ungleiches Paar (Germany: DVD title)
"The Twilight Zone" .... Eve Durant (1 episode, 2003)
- Developing (2003) TV Episode .... Eve Durant
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002) .... Laura
Cherish (2002) .... Zoe
Investigating Sex (2001) .... Zoe
... aka Intimate Affairs (USA: new title)
... aka Investigating Sex - Auf der Suche nach dem perfekten
Orgasmus (Germany: DVD title)
Vertical Limit (2000) .... Annie Garrett
... aka Vertical Limit (Germany)
Bread and Roses (2000) (uncredited) .... Robin Tunney - Party Guest
... aka Bread and Roses (France)
... aka Pan y rosas (Spain)
Supernova (2000/I) .... Danika Lund
End of Days (1999) .... Christine York
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998) (TV) .... Merri Coffman
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998) (TV) .... Melvina
'Malka' Csizmadia (segment "Malka Csizmadia")
Montana (1998) .... Kitty
... aka Nothing Personal (Australia: video title)
Julian Po (1997) .... Sarah
... aka The Tears of Julian Po
Niagara, Niagara (1997) .... Marcy
The Craft (1996) .... Sarah Bailey
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) .... Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne,
Oldring's Masked Rider/Daughter
Empire Records (1995) .... Debra
... aka Empire
... aka Rock & Fun
"Law & Order" .... Jill Templeton (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- Mayhem (1994) TV Episode .... Jill Templeton
"Dream On" .... Marybeth (1 episode, 1993)
- Silent Night, Holy Cow (1993) TV Episode .... Marybeth
J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993) (TV) .... Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy
"Cutters" (1993) TV Series .... Deborah Hart (unknown episodes)
"Class of '96" .... Linda Miller (5 episodes, 1993)
- The Best Little Frat House at Havenhurst (1993) TV Episode ....
Linda Miller
- When Whitney Met Linda (1993) TV Episode .... Linda Miller
- Midterm Madness (1993) TV Episode .... Linda Miller
- They Shoot Baskets, Don't They (1993) TV Episode .... Linda Miller
- Pilot (1993) TV Episode .... Linda Miller
Encino Man (1992) .... Ella
... aka California Man (Europe: English title) (UK)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992) (TV) .... Sandra
"Life Goes On" .... Mary (1 episode, 1991)
- Corky's Travels (1991) TV Episode .... Mary
"CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Brooke (1 episode, 1991)
- But He Loves Me (1991) TV Episode .... Brooke
Frogs! (1991) (TV) .... Hannah
... aka Frogs (USA: video box title)
Frog (1987) (TV) .... Hannah |
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Robin Tunney - Related Links |
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Robin Tunney at Babemania.com
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