Robin Tunney

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Robin Tunney
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Tunney in 2013
Born (1972-06-19) June 19, 1972 (age 51)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
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(m. 1997;div. 2006)​
PartnerNicky Marmet (2012–present) [1]
Children2
Relatives

Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) [2] is an American actress who made her film debut in Encino Man (1992), and later rose to prominence with headline parts in the cult films Empire Records (1995) and The Craft (1996). Her performance in Niagara, Niagara (1997) won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She then had leading roles in End of Days (1999), Supernova , Vertical Limit (both 2000), Cherish , The Secret Lives of Dentists (both 2002) and The In-Laws (2003), and earned wider recognition playing Veronica Donovan on Prison Break (2005–2006) and Teresa Lisbon on The Mentalist (2008–2015).

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Tunney's portrayal of a sexual assault victim in Open Window (2006) was praised. [3] Her subsequent film credits included Hollywoodland (2006), August , The Burning Plain (both 2008), Passenger Side (2009), Looking Glass and Monster Party (both 2018). She starred on the short-lived ABC series The Fix in 2019.

Early life

Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a car salesman father, Patrick, and a bartender mother, Cathy. [4] Tunney's father was born in Straide, County Mayo, Ireland, and her maternal grandparents were from Clare Island, Ireland. [5] She is a cousin of Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney.

Tunney grew up in Orland Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago. She was raised Irish Catholic, [6] attended Carl Sandburg High School, Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago, [7] and resided in Palos Heights, also in the Chicago area. [8]

Career

Tunney moved to Los Angeles and was cast in roles in Class of '96 , Law & Order , Dream On , and Life Goes On amongst other works. She appeared in the film Empire Records , released in 1995, which polarized critics and audiences. [9] Tunney realized subsequent success in the role of Sarah Bailey in horror-fantasy film The Craft , [10] in which she starred alongside Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True. The movie was a commercial success, earning $55 million against a budget of $15 million. [11] [12] She later led the independent film Niagara, Niagara which was released in 1997, and earned critical praise; she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. [13] [14] She was also featured opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 supernatural action film End of Days . [15]

Tunney appeared in the 2004 pilot episode of the medical drama series House as a kindergarten instructor who suffers from an aphasic condition. She subsequently portrayed Veronica Donovan on the first season of Prison Break , [16] which was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. [17] Tunney appeared in 2007's Closing the Ring . In the following year, she began one of her longest roles as Teresa Lisbon on the television series The Mentalist , [18] [19] which lasted seven years. [20] [21] In 2018, she led the thriller film Looking Glass alongside Nicolas Cage, [22] which was negatively received although her performance earned praise. [22] [23] In 2019, she starred in the short-lived legal drama series The Fix . [24] [21]

On June 28, 2006, Tunney won her table in the eighth tournament series of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown , moving on to the final table. The finale aired on July 5, 2006, where she finished second to Jason Alexander, earning $200,000 for her charity of choice, The Children's Health Fund. In August 2006, Tunney played in the World Series of Poker after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com.

Personal life

Tunney married producer and director Bob Gosse on October 4, 1997; [25] they divorced in 2006. Tunney was engaged to Australian writer and director Andrew Dominik [26] from 2009 to 2010. [27] Tunney became engaged to Nicky Marmet on December 25, 2012, while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. [28] They have two children. [29] [30]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Encino Man Ella
1995 Empire Records Debra
1996 The Craft Sarah Bailey
Riders of the Purple Sage Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
1997 Julian Po Sarah
Niagara, Niagara Marcy Independent film
1998 Montana Kitty
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two FamiliesMelvina 'Malka' Csizmadi
1999 End of Days Christine York
2000 Vertical Limit Annie Garrett
Supernova Danika Lund
2001 Investigating Sex Zoe
2002 The Secret Lives of Dentists Laura
Cherish Zoe
2003 Abby Singer Herself (cameo)
The In-Laws Angela Harris
2004 Paparazzi Abby Laramie
Shadow of FearWynn French
2005 The Zodiac Laura Parish
Runaway Carly
2006 Hollywoodland Leonore Lemmon
The Darwin Awards Zoe
Open Window IzzyIndependent film
2008 August Melanie Hanson
The Burning Plain Laura
The Two Mr. Kissels Nancy Kissel
2009 Passenger Side Theresa
2012 See Girl Run Emmie
2015 My All American Gloria Steinmark
2018 Looking Glass Maggie
Monster Party Roxanne Dawson
2020 Horse Girl Agatha Kaine

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Perry Mason: The Case of Reckless RomeoSandra Turner Television film
1993 JFK: Reckless Youth Kathleen 'Kick' KennedyTelevision film
Cutters DeborahRecurring role; 5 episodes
1994 Law & Order Jill TempletonEpisode: "Mayhem"
2003 The Twilight Zone Edie DurantEpisode: "Developing"
2004 House Rebecca Adler Pilot episode
2005–2006 Prison Break Veronica Donovan Main role
2007 Robot Chicken Madame Razz / Entrapta / Carole Demas / Skin Graft Patient (voice)Episode: "Slaughterhouse on the Prairie"
2008–2015 The Mentalist Teresa Lisbon Main role
2016 Love SLAA WomanEpisode: "The End of the Beginning"
2018 Insatiable Brandylynn HuggensEpisode: "Miss Bareback Buckaroo"
2019 The Fix Maya TravisMain role
2023 Dear Edward Jane AdlerEpisode 1 Pilot

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
1997 MTV Movie Awards Best Fight (shared with Fairuza Balk)The CraftWon
1997 Volpi Cup Awards Best Actress Niagara, NiagaraWon
1998 Gotham Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
1999 Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Nominated
2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actress – ActionVertical LimitNominated
2006 Boston Film Festival Festival PrizeOpen WindowWon
2009 People's Choice Awards Best New Series (shared with Simon Baker, Amanda Righetti, Owain Yeoman and Tim Kang)[ citation needed ]The MentalistWon
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Crime Drama TV (shared with Simon Baker, Amanda Righetti, Owain Yeoman and Tim Kang)[ citation needed ]Nominated
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress [31] Nominated

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