Robin Tunney
Actor
Robin Jessica Tunney (born June 19, 1972, height 5' 4" (1,63 m)) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Teresa Lisbon in the television series The Mentalist (2008–present), as well as previous roles in the films Encino Man (1992), Empire Records (1995), The Craft (1996), End of Days (1999), and Vertical Limit (2000), and the 2005–06 series Prison Break.
Early life:
Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father, and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father was born in Straide, County Mayo, Ireland, while her maternal grandparents were from Clare Island. Tunney grew up in Orland Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago. She was raised Roman Catholic, attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park and the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago, and resided in Palos Heights, also in the Chicago area. She is a cousin of Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney.
Career:
At the age of 19, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, ... Show more...
Robin Jessica Tunney (born June 19, 1972, height 5' 4" (1,63 m)) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Teresa Lisbon in the television series The Mentalist (2008–present), as well as previous roles in the films Encino Man (1992), Empire Records (1995), The Craft (1996), End of Days (1999), and Vertical Limit (2000), and the 2005–06 series Prison Break.
Early life:
Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father, and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father was born in Straide, County Mayo, Ireland, while her maternal grandparents were from Clare Island. Tunney grew up in Orland Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago. She was raised Roman Catholic, attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park and the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago, and resided in Palos Heights, also in the Chicago area. She is a cousin of Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney.
Career:
At the age of 19, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring television roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On. She gave her breakthrough performance as a suicidal teenager in Empire Records and attracted further attention by playing a witch in The Craft.
In 1997, Tunney starred in her husband at the time 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 was featured opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1999 supernatural action film End of Days.
She starred in the pilot episode of House as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into aphasia; she was credited as a "special guest star". She portrayed Veronica Donovan on the first season of Prison Break, credited third after two main characters, and left the show after the premiere episode of the second season. She had a minor role in the film August released on July 11, 2008. Tunney is currently starring opposite Simon Baker in the CBS drama series The Mentalist, playing Teresa Lisbon.
Personal life:
Tunney married producer and director Bob Gosse on October 4, 1997; they divorced in 2006. In 2009, Tunney was engaged to Australian writer and director Andrew Dominik but they called off their engagement by August 2010. Tunney became engaged to interior designer Nicky Marmet on December 25, 2012 while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro.On June 28, 2006, Tunney won the fifth table of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown's eighth season, finishing ahead of Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, Joy Behar, and Andy Dick, moving on to the final cut. 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. She played for The Children's Health Fund, which received $200,000 for her efforts. In August 2006, Tunney played in the World Series of Poker after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com. Show less...
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Monster Party (2018)
As: Roxanne Dawson
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Chris von Hoffmann
Stars: Sam Strike | Erin Moriarty | Kian Lawley | Robin Tunney | Julian McMahon
Looking Glass (2018)
As: Maggie
A psycho- sexual thriller following a couple that buys an old motel in the desert looking for a new beginning, but what seemed at first as an escape is soon a thrilling ride through a mysterious world when Ray discovers a two way mirror and witnesses a horrifying murder. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, Ray must race to save his wife and himself from a gruesome secret connected to the motel and the strange people who visit ...
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Tim Hunter
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Robin Tunney | Marc Blucas | Ernie Lively | Jacque Gray
My All American (2015)
As: Gloria Steinmark
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Angelo Pizzo
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Finn Wittrock | Robin Tunney | Sarah Bolger | Michael Reilly Burke
See Girl Run (2013)
As: Emmie
What happens when a 30-something woman allows life's "what ifs" to overwhelm her appreciation for what life actually is. Disregarding her current obligations, she digs into her romantic past in hopes of invigorating her present.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Nate Meyer
Stars: Robin Tunney | Adam Scott | Jeremy Strong | William Sadler | Josh Hamilton
Passenger Side (2009)
As: Theresa
Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on who you happen to believe.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Matt Bissonnette
Stars: Adam Scott | Joel Bissonnette | Robin Tunney | Gale Harold | Richard Medina
The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)
As: Nancy Keeshin
Drama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have everything: beautiful wives who love them, great jobs and huge houses. But beneath the surface lie resentments and secrets that will eventually be their horrible undoing
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Ed Bianchi
Stars: John Stamos | Anson Mount | Robin Tunney | Gretchen Egolf | Chuck Shamata
The Burning Plain (2008)
As: Laura
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Guillermo Arriaga
Stars: Charlize Theron | Kim Basinger | Jennifer Lawrence | Joaquim de Almeida | John Corbett
August (2008)
As: Melanie Hanson
August is a 2008 drama film directed by Austin Chick and produced by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Austin Chick
Stars: Josh Hartnett | Adam Scott | Robin Tunney | Andre Royo | Naomie Harris
Open Window (2006)
As: Izzy
The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Mia Goldman
Stars: Joel Edgerton | Cybill Shepherd | Robin Tunney | Elliott Gould | Scott Wilson
Hollywoodland (2006)
As: Leonore Lemmon
The complicated life and controversial suicide of George Reeves is investigated by a fictional private detective who finds that there are reasons to suspect that Reeves may not have killed himself after all. The detective also finds that there is a little of George Reeves in himself, and maybe, each of us.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: Allen Coulter
Stars: Adrien Brody | Diane Lane | Ben Affleck | Bob Hoskins | Lois Smith
The Darwin Awards (2006)
As: Zoe
After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becomes an investigator for an insurance company and joins forces with a cynical field agent to probe suspicious and unusual deaths.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Finn Taylor
Stars: Joseph Fiennes | David Arquette | Winona Ryder | Juliette Lewis | Ty Burrell
The Zodiac (2006)
As: Laura Parish
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Alexander Bulkley
Stars: Rory Culkin | William Mapother | Robin Tunney | Justin Chambers
Runaway (2005)
As: Carly
Michael Adler has run away from his suburban home with his little brother Dylan. Hiding out in a quiet, rural town, Michael's convinced he can make a better life for both of them. While Dylan stays holed up in a cheap motel all day, Michael works at a convenience store where everything starts to come together for him. But as Michael falls in love with his beautiful co-worker, Carly, his past begin
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Tim McCann
Stars: Aaron Stanford | Robin Tunney | Peter Gerety | Melissa Leo | Terry Kinney
Paparazzi (2004)
As: Abby Laramie
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Paul Abascal
Stars: Cole Hauser | Robin Tunney | Dennis Farina | Daniel Baldwin | Tom Sizemore
Shadow of Fear (2004)
As: Wynn French
When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Rich Cowan
Stars: Matthew Davis | James Spader | Aidan Quinn | Peter Coyote | Robin Tunney
The In-Laws (2003)
As: Angela Harris
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Stars: Michael Douglas | Albert Brooks | Ryan Reynolds | Candice Bergen | Lindsay Sloane
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)
As: Laura
An introspective dentist's suspicions about his wife's infidelity stresses his mental well being and family life to the breaking point.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Stars: Cassidy Hinkle | Campbell Scott | Denis Leary | Robin Tunney | Hope Davis
Intimate Affairs (2002)
As: Zoey
When a scholar, is haunted by an overwhelming desire to understand the mystery of sex, he decides to conduct an investigation. With two beautiful assistants joining the case, the stakes are raised.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Stars: Dermot Mulroney | Robin Tunney | Neve Campbell | Nick Nolte | Terrence Howard
Cherish (2002)
As: Zoe
After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Finn Taylor
Stars: Robin Tunney | Brad Hunt | Liz Phair | Tim Blake Nelson | Lindsay Crouse
Vertical Limit (2000)
As: Annie Garrett
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Stars: Chris O'Donnell | Robin Tunney | Bill Paxton | Scott Glenn | Izabella Scorupco
Supernova (2000)
As: Danika Lund
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Jack Sholder | Walter Hill
Stars: James Spader | Angela Bassett | Robert Forster | Lou Diamond Phillips | Peter Facinelli
End of Days (1999)
As: Christine York
On December 28th, 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, the Devil decides to crash the party by coming to the city, inhabiting a man's body, and searching for his chosen bride, a 20-year-old woman named Christine York. The world will end, and the only hope lies within an atheist called Jericho Cane.
Runtime: 122 min.
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger | Gabriel Byrne | Kevin Pollak | Robin Tunney | CCH Pounder
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
As: Merri Coffman
A pair of taxi-driving NYC detectives take up the case of tourists who are robbed of their money and luggage by a shady limo driver. Things get dicey when the tourists accidentally get mixed up in a drug dealer's murder and money heist, while the detectives go after a hit man posing as a friend from the `hood'.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Jeff Freilich
Stars: Giancarlo Esposito | Scott Glenn | Kathryn Erbe | Courtney B. Vance | Robin Tunney
Montana (1998)
As: Kitty
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jennifer Leitzes
Stars: Kyra Sedgwick | Stanley Tucci | Robin Tunney | John Ritter | Philip Seymour Hoffman
Julian Po (1997)
As: Sarah
Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out in frustration, that he is there to kill himself.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Alan Wade
Stars: Christian Slater | Robin Tunney | Michael Parks | Cherry Jones | Frankie Faison
Niagara, Niagara (1997)
As: Marcy
"Niagra, Niagra" begins quietly in a drugstore in Poughkeepsie, where Marcie, the film's disarming heroine, likes to shoplift. She literally crashes into Seth, a quiet outsider, also on a shoplifting spree. Marcie invites Seth to accompany her to Canada to find a black hairstyling head. They set off in Seth's beat-up station wagon, destined for a toy store in Toronto. While on the road, Marcie confides to Seth ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Bob Gosse
Stars: Robin Tunney | Henry Thomas | Michael Parks | Stephen Lang | John MacKay
The Craft (1996)
As: Sarah Bailey
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Stars: Robin Tunney | Fairuza Balk | Neve Campbell | Rachel True | Skeet Ulrich
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
As: Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Charles Haid
Stars: Ed Harris | Amy Madigan | Henry Thomas | G. D. Spradlin | Lynn Wanlass
Empire Records (1995)
As: Debra
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Allan Moyle
Stars: Anthony LaPaglia | Debi Mazar | Maxwell Caulfield | Liv Tyler | Robin Tunney
Encino Man (1992)
As: Ella
High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man from the past in their back yard. But the thawed-out Link, as the boys have named him, quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Stars: Brendan Fraser | Pauly Shore | Sean Astin | Megan Ward | Robin Tunney
Frogs! (1991)
As: Hannah
They're back! Arlo and Gus return in the rollicking, "ribeting" sequel to the award-winning WonderWorks family movie FROG. Gus, a former frog prince turned lounge singer, shows up on his friend's doorstep just when Arlo has little time to help him. But when Gus tangles with a wicked witch, Arlo must come to the rescue, catapulting them into s series of adventure in which they both come to realize you must be true to yourself.
Runtime: 116 min.
Stars: Elliott Gould | Scott Grimes | Shelley Duvall | Robin Tunney