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Robin Tunney - Biography |
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Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is
an American actress. She is best known for her lead roles in the movie The
Craft and the television series The Mentalist.
Tunney, who is the cousin of Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney, was born in
Chicago, Illinois, to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney
is Irish American; her father Pat emigrated from Ireland and grew up on
the South Side of Chicago. She graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in
1990. She then went on to study Art at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.
At the age of 19, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained
several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and
Life Goes On. She gave her breakthrough performance as a suicidal teenager
in Empire Records, and attracted further attention by playing a witch in
The Craft. She shaved her head for 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 was featured
opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 action film End of Days.
She starred in the pilot episode of House as a kindergarten teacher who
collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia. She was credited
as 'special guest star,'
She portrayed Veronica Donovan on the first season of Prison Break,
credited third after two main characters. Her only appearance outside of
the first season was in the premiere episode of season two.
She had a minor role in the film August released on July 11, 2008.
Tunney is currently starring opposite Simon Baker in the CBS drama series
The Mentalist. She appeared on the February 11, 2009 edition of The Ellen
DeGeneres Show to discuss Baker and the show.
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They separated in
2002.
On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the fifth table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker
Showdown's eighth season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy
Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final cut. 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. She played for The Children's Health Fund, which
received $200,000 for her efforts. In August 2006, Tunney played in the
World Series of Poker after having her entrance fee covered by the online
cardroom PokerRoom.com.
In 2007, Tunney married Australian writer/director Andrew Dominik. |
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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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"The Mentalist" .... Teresa
Lisbon (37 episodes, 2008-2010)
- Blood in, Blood Out (2010) TV episode .... Teresa Lisbon
- Redline (2010) TV episode .... Teresa Lisbon
- Bleeding Heart (2010) TV episode .... Teresa Lisbon
- Rose-Colored Glasses (2010) TV episode .... Teresa Lisbon
- Throwing Fire (2009) TV episode .... Teresa Lisbon
(32 more)
Passenger Side (2009) .... Theresa
The Two Mr. Kissels (2008) (TV) .... Nancy
The Burning Plain (2008) .... Laura
... aka Camino a la redención (Argentina)
August (2008) .... Melanie Hanson
... aka August (Australia: DVD title) (New Zealand: English title:
DVD title) (South Africa: English title) (USA)
"Robot Chicken" .... Carole Demas / ... (1 episode, 2007)
- Slaughterhouse on the Prairie (2007) TV episode (voice) ....
Madame Razz / Entrapta / Carole Demas / Skin Graft Patient
Hollywoodland (2006) .... Leonore Lemmon
"Prison Break" .... Veronica Donovan (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
... 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 (South Africa: English title) (USA: short title)
- Pilot (2004) TV episode .... Rebecca Adler
- Unaired Pilot (2004) TV episode .... Rebecca Adler
Shadow of Fear (2004) .... Wynn French
The Making of 'Paparazzi' (2004) (V) .... Abby Laramie
Paparazzi (2004) .... Abby Laramie
The In-Laws (2003/I) .... Angela Harris
... aka Ein ungleiches Paar (Germany)
... aka Wild Wedding - Ein ungleiches Paar (Germany: DVD title)
"The Twilight Zone" .... Edie Durant (1 episode, 2003)
- Developing (2003) TV episode .... Edie 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)
... aka Vertical Limit - In größter Gefahr (Germany: TV title)
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" .... Deborah Hart (5 episodes, 1993)
- Hi There, Sports Fans (1993) TV episode .... Deborah Hart
- Harry's Best Friend (1993) TV episode .... Deborah Hart
- Give 'Til It Hurts (1993) TV episode .... Deborah Hart
- Where's Harry? (1993) TV episode .... Deborah Hart
- Pilot (1993) TV episode .... Deborah Hart
"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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Wikipedia: Robin Tunney
YouTube: Robin Tunney
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