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Robin Tunney (born on June 19, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress of stage, television and film.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Personal life
2 Selected filmography
3 External links
[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 19, 1972 and raised on the South Side of Chicago. During her freshman year of high school, she attended St. Ignatius College Prep, a co-educational Catholic prep school in Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts. At the age of 18, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On.
[edit] Career
Her major 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 lost her hair 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.
[edit] Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002.
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.
[edit] Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Hollywoodland Lenore Lemmon Hollywoodland at IMDb
2005 - 2006 Prison Break Veronica Donovan TV series - Prison Break's official website
Season 1
Season 2, episode 1 - "Manhunt"
2005 The Zodiac Laura Parish The Zodiac at IMDb
Runaway Carly Runaway at IMDb
2004 House Rebecca Adler TV Episode - "Pilot" (Season 1, episode 1)
Paparazzi Abby Laramie Paparazzi at IMDb
2002 The Secret Lives of Dentists Laura The Secret Lives of Dentists at IMDb
Cherish Zoe Cherish at IMDb
2001 Investigating Sex Zoe Investigating Sex at IMDb
2000 Vertical Limit Annie Garrett Vertical Limit at IMDb
Supernova Danika Lund Supernova at IMDb
1999 End of Days Christine York End of Days at IMDb
1997 Julian Po Sarah Julian Po at IMDb
Niagara, Niagara Marcy Niagara Niagara at IMDb
1996 The Craft Sarah Bailey The Craft at IMDb
1995 Empire Records Debra Empire Records at IMDb
1994 Law & Order Jill Templeton TV Episode - "Mayhem" (Season 4, episode 17)
1992 Encino Man Ella Encino Man at IMDb
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