Robin Tunney
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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- 2025 · By Design as
- 2024 · Land of the Free as Kelly Fletcher
- 2023 · Dear Edward as Jane
- 2020 · Horse Girl as Agatha Kaine
- 2019 · The Fix as Maya Travis
- 2018 · Monster Party as Roxanne Dawson
- 2018 · Insatiable as Brandylynn Huggens
- 2018 · Looking Glass as Maggie
- 2015 · My All American as Gloria Steinmark
- 2013 · Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery as Self
- 2012 · See Girl Run as Emmie
- 2009 · Passenger Side as Theresa
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2008 · The Two Mr. Kissels as Nancy Keeshin
- 2008 · The Burning Plain as Laura
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Teresa Lisbon
- 2008 · August as Melanie Hanson
- 2006 · Open Window as Izzy
- 2006 · Hollywoodland as Leonore Lemmon
- 2006 · The Darwin Awards as Zoe
- 2005 · Prison Break as Veronica Donovan
- 2005 · The Zodiac as Laura Parish
- 2005 · Runaway as Carly
- 2004 · House as Rebecca Adler
- 2004 · Shadow of Fear as Wynn French
- 2004 · Paparazzi as Abby Laramie
- 2003 · Abby Singer as Robin Tunney (uncredited)
- 2003 · The In-Laws as Angela Harris
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as Edie Durant
- 2002 · The Secret Lives of Dentists as Laura
- 2002 · Intimate Affairs as Zoey
- 2002 · Cherish as Zoe
- 2000 · Vertical Limit as Annie Garrett
- 2000 · Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2000 · Supernova as Danika Lund
- 1999 · End of Days as Christine York
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Merri Coffman
- 1998 · Niagara, Niagara as Marcy
- 1998 · Montana as Kitty
- 1998 · Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families as Melvina 'Malka' Csizmadia
- 1997 · Julian Po as Sarah
- 1996 · The Craft as Sarah
- 1996 · Riders of the Purple Sage as Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
- 1995 · Empire Records as Debra
- 1993 · JFK: Reckless Youth as Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy
- 1993 · Cutters as Deborah Hart
- 1993 · Class of '96 as Linda Miller
- 1992 · Encino Man as Ella
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo as Sandra Turner
- 1991 · Frogs! as Hannah
- 1990 · Law & Order as Jill Templeton
- 1990 · Dream On as Marybeth
- 1989 · Life Goes On as