Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Gosse (1997-2006) (Divorced) Andrew Dominik (2007-Present) |
Robina-or Robin-Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American actress of stage, television, and film.
Biography
Early life
Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother.[1] Tunney is Irish American;[2] her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American.[3] Tunney is Roman Catholic,[4] 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 Arts.
Career
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.[5] She also starred in the House episode "Pilot" as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.
She starred as Veronica Donovan on the first season of Prison Break.
She has a minor role in the film August released on July 11, 2008.
She is set to star opposite Simon Baker in the CBS drama series, "The Mentalist", scheduled to debut in September 2008. She will also appear in the upcoming comedy Passenger Side along side Adam Scott and Joel Bissonnette.
Personal life
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 the director and other actors.
She is commonly mistaken for Alexis Bledel.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Encino Man | Ella | |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Jill Templeton | TV Episode - "Mayhem" (Season 4, episode 17) |
| 1995 | Empire Records | Debra | |
| 1996 | The Craft | Sarah Bailey | |
| 1997 | Julian Po | Sarah | |
| Niagara, Niagara | Marcy | ||
| 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 | |
| House | Rebecca Adler | Pilot episode | |
| 2005 | The Zodiac | Laura Parish | |
| Runaway | Carly | ||
| 2005 - 2006 | Prison Break | Veronica Donovan | TV series - |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Leonore Lemmon | |
| The Darwin Awards | Zoe | ||
| 2008 | August | Melanie | |
| The Mentalist | Teresa Lisbon | TV Pilot |
2009 Passenger Side Theresa
References
- ^ "Robin Tunney Biography (1972?-)". Film Reference.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (March 1998). "Fly, Robin, fly". Interview.
- ^ "The Zodiac".
- ^ Eby, Douglas (1996). "Robin Tunney". Cinefantastique.
- ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2001. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
External links
- Robin Tunney at IMDb
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- Robin Tunney's biography at Prison Break's official website
- http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/