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Robin Tunney
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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 f…
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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).
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Robin Tunney's Filmography
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Ugly Cry
as Valerie
By Design
as Irene
Land of the Free
as Kelly Fletcher
Horse Girl
as Agatha Kaine
Monster Party
as Roxanne Dawson
Looking Glass
as Maggie
My All American
as Gloria Steinmark
Red John
No Poster
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
as Self
See Girl Run
as Emmie
Passenger Side
as Theresa
The Two Mr. Kissels
as Nancy Keeshin
The Burning Plain
as Laura
August
as Melanie Hanson
The Darwin Awards
as Zoe
Open Window
as Izzy
Hollywoodland
as Leonore Lemmon
The Zodiac
as Laura Parish
Runaway
as Carly
Shadow of Fear
as Wynn French
Paparazzi
as Abby Laramie
Abby Singer
as Robin Tunney (uncredited)
The In-Laws
as Angela Harris
The Secret Lives of Dentists
as Laura
Intimate Affairs
as Zoe
Cherish
as Zoe
Vertical Limit
as Annie Garrett
Bread and Roses
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Supernova
as Danika Lund
End of Days
as Christine York
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Merri Coffman
Niagara, Niagara
as Marcy
Montana
as Kitty
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
as Melvina 'Malka' Csizmadia
Julian Po
as Sarah
The Craft
as Sarah
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
Empire Records
as Debra
Encino Man
as Ella
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Sandra Turner
Frogs!
as Hannah
No Poster
The Avoidant
there is no such thing as psychic
as Teresa Lisbon
No Poster
Divine Blood
as Scarlet