Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 19, 1972
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
57 titles
Robin Tunney
Biography
Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American actress. Tunney made her film debut in the comedy Encino Man (1992) and rose to prominence with leading roles in the cult films Empire Records (1995) and The Craft (1996). Her performance in Niagara, Niagara (1997) won her acclaim and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She had leading roles in the films End of Days (1999), Supernova and Vertical Limit (both 2000). Tunney earned critical acclaim for playing Veronica Donovan on Prison Break (2005–2006) and Teresa Lisbon on the television series The Mentalist (2008–2015). Tunney was praised for her portrayal of a victim of sexual assault in the independent drama Open Window (2006). Her subsequent film roles across the 2000s include Cherish and The Secret Lives of Dentists (both 2002), The In-Laws (2003), Hollywoodland (2006), August and The Burning Plain (both 2008), and Passenger Side (2009). She led the thriller film Looking Glass (2018), and starred in the short-lived legal drama series The Fix (2019).
Known For
Filmography
Ugly Cry
Valerie
By Design
Irene
Land of the Free
Kelly Fletcher
Dear Edward
Jane
Horse Girl
Agatha Kaine
The Fix
Maya Travis
Monster Party
Roxanne Dawson
Insatiable
Brandylynn Huggens
Looking Glass
Maggie
My All American
Gloria Steinmark
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Self
See Girl Run
Emmie
Passenger Side
Theresa
Live from Studio Five
Self
The Two Mr. Kissels
Nancy Keeshin
The Burning Plain
Laura
The Mentalist
Teresa Lisbon
August
Melanie Hanson
The Darwin Awards
Zoe
Open Window
Izzy
Hollywoodland
Leonore Lemmon
Prison Break
Veronica Donovan
The Zodiac
Laura Parish
Runaway
Carly
House
Rebecca Adler
Shadow of Fear
Wynn French
Paparazzi
Abby Laramie
Abby Singer
Robin Tunney (uncredited)
The In-Laws
Angela Harris
The Twilight Zone
Edie Durant
The Secret Lives of Dentists
Laura
Intimate Affairs
Zoey
Cherish
Zoe
Vertical Limit
Annie Garrett
Bread and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
Supernova
Danika Lund
End of Days
Christine York
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Merri Coffman
Niagara, Niagara
Marcy
Montana
Kitty
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
Melvina 'Malka' Csizmadia
Julian Po
Sarah
The Craft
Sarah
Riders of the Purple Sage
Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
Empire Records
Debra
JFK: Reckless Youth
Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy
Cutters
Deborah Hart
Class of '96
Linda Miller
Encino Man
Ella