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Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney was born on the 19th June 1972 in Chicago in Illinois.
She has had recurring TV roles on Class of '96 as Linda Miller with Jason Gedrick, Megan Ward and Brandon Douglas, Law & Order as Jill Templeton in the episode called Mayhem, Dream On as Mary Beth with Brian Benben, Cutters as Deborah Hart with Julia Campbell and Life Goes On alongside Kellie Martin, Chris Burke, Chad Lowe,Tracey Needham and Patti LuPone .
Other roles include starring in Hollywoodland as Leonore Lemmon opposite Molly Parker, Ben Affleck and Kathleen Robertson, Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1, Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 2 and Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 2 as Veronica Donovan alongside Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell and The Zodiac as Laura Parish with Justin Chambers and Rory Culkin.
Robin has also had roles in Paparazzi as Abby Laramie with Cole Hauser and Dennis Farina, The In-Laws as Angela Harris opposite Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks and Candice Bergen, Cherish as Zoe with Brad Hunt and Liz Phair and The Secret Lives Of Dentists as Laura alongside Campbell Scott, Hope Davis and Denis Leary.
Another role for Robin was in Vertical Limit as Annie Garrett alongside Chris O'Donnell and Bill Paxton, she was also in End Of Days as Christine York opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne and Kevin Pollak and in Supernova as Danika Lund with James Spader and Angela Bassett.
She also starred in the pilot episode of House M.D. - First Season with Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein and Omar Epps as a kindergarten teacher called Rebecca Adler who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.
Robin has starred in Montana as Kitty alongside Robbie Coltrane, Kyra Sedgwick and Stanley Tucci, Niagara Niagara as Marcy with Henry Thomas and Michael Parks and in The Craft as Sarah Bailey with Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell.
She also starred in California Man also known as Encino Man as Ella opposite Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore.
Other roles include Empire Records as Debra opposite Anthony LaPaglia and Maxwell Caulfield, Julian Po as Sarah with Christian Slater, Investigating Sex as Zoe with Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte and Neve Campbell and in Abby Singer as Herself (a Cameo role).
She had a minor role in the film called August as Melanie Hanson with Naomie Harris and Josh Hartnett.
Robin has also starred in Runaway as Carly opposite Aaron Stanford, The Darwin Awards as Zoe with Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, David Arquette and Juliette Lewis and in The Burning Plain as Laura alongside Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Basinger.
Another role of Robin's is in The Mentalist - Season 1 (Mentalist, The - Season 1) as Law Enforcement Officer Teresa Lisbon with Simon Baker, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti.
She has also starred in Passenger Side as Theresa with Rachael Santhon, Adam Scott and Joel Bissonnette, Open Window as Izzy alongside Michaela Conlin, Cybill Shepherd and Elliott Gould and in The Two Mr. Kissels as Nancy opposite John Stamos, Karen Cliche, Anson Mount and Amy Ciupak Lalonde.
Another role was in Shadow of Fear as Wynn French opposite Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn, Peter Coyote, Alice Krige and Lacey Chabert.




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Robin Tunney - what members say


  • Vertical Limit - BLU-RAY Version
  • Vertical Limit - BLU-RAY Version review by A customer from Southampton
    Rated - 3 stars Virtical Limit 1 December 2007
    ...near the end but I am not going to spoil it for you. Again great perfomances by Robin Tunney and Scott Glen. I don't really like Bill Paxton but I certainly love hating him...  
  • Mentalist, The - Season 1
  • Mentalist, The - Season 1 review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5 stars superb................... 20 June 2009
    ...ltant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). This show also stars Robin Tunney (from Vertical Limit), Tim Kang (who played En-Joo in Rambo), Owain Yeoman (who...  

Robin Tunney - filmography


  • Open Window on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Robin Tunney,  Joel Edgerton,  Cybill Shepherd
    Director: Mia Goldman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Izzy (Robin Tunney) is a young photographer and her partner Peter (Joel Edgerton) is assistant professor at an LA university. Newly engaged and madly in love, they find their idyllic world shattered by a random act of violence. But there is more than one victim to this indiscriminate crime as Izzy&#..read more »
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  • The Zodiac on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Justin Chambers,  Robin Tunney,  Rory Culkin
    Director: Alexander Bulkley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This psychological thriller claims to be based on the real-life terror inflicted on a small town by a crazed serial killer targeting teen sweethearts. As detective Matt Parish tries to track down the madman responsible for killing many of his local community's young people, the killer (who calls ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 3,693 members
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  • Paparazzi on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Cole Hauser,  Robin Tunney,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Paul Abascal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    From producer Mel Gibson comes this revenge fantasy about a Hollywood action star who takes it upon himself to make a group of four persistent photographers pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,713 members
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  • The In-Laws on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Albert Brooks,  Candice Bergen
    Director: Andrew Fleming
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Michael Douglas plays Steve Tobias the undercover CIA agent and Candice Bergen plays his ex-wife in this remake of the Peter Falk original from 1979. Tobias is a Bond-style plane-stealing bullet-dodging agent, whose son (Ryan Reynolds, VAN WILDER PARTY LIAISON) hopes his wedding to stress-free ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 2,059 members
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  • Cherish (2002)
    Starring: Brad Hunt,  Robin Tunney,  Liz Phair
    Director: Finn Taylor
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Love-starved animator who's confined to house arrest for a crime that she didn't commit. She must find the perp without leaving the premises.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 7 members
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  • Vertical Limit on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Chris O'Donnell,  Bill Paxton,  Robin Tunney
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    As action director Martin Campbell's heart-pumping thriller VERTICAL LIMIT begins, an eagle glides gracefully over the stunningly filmed mesas of Utah. Its shadow falls on a vertical rock face being climbed by Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), his father (Stuart Wilson), and his sister Annie (Robin ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 5,795 members
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  • Niagara Niagara on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Robin Tunney,  Henry Thomas,  Michael Parks
    Director: Bob Gosse
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When star-crossed misfits--he's pathologically shy and she has Tourette's syndrome--meet in the parking lot of a store after unrelated shoplifting missions, they know they're meant to be together. But their inability to fit in compels them to hit the road on a wild odyssey to nowhere. Nuanced, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 100 members
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  • Montana on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Robbie Coltrane,  Kyra Sedgwick,  Stanley Tucci
    Director: Jennifer Leitzes
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Claire (Kyra Sedgewick) is a mob hit woman who finds herself in hot water after her boss's (Robbie Coletrane) accountant (Philip Seymour Hoffman) turns the boss against her. With the help of her terminally ill counterpart, Nick (Stanley Tucci), she weathers a series of violent encounters with the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 103 members
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  • Craft, The - BLU-RAY Version (1996)
    Starring: Fairuza Balk,  Robin Tunney,  Neve Campbell
    Director: Andrew Fleming
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Four teenage girls, outsiders in their clique-ridden religious school, find an outlet for their pent-up hostilities when they form a supernatural coven. Armed with the power of the craft, these novice witches gleefully take vengeance on their enemies, but ultimately their indiscriminate use of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 36 members
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  • The Craft on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Fairuza Balk,  Robin Tunney,  Neve Campbell
    Director: Andrew Fleming
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Four teenage girls, outsiders in their clique-ridden religious school, find an outlet for their pent-up hostilities when they form a supernatural coven. Armed with the power of "the craft," these novice witches gleefully take vengeance on their enemies, but ultimately their indiscriminate use of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 6,967 members
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  • California Man on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Sean Astin,  Brendan Fraser,  Pauly Shore
    Director: Les Mayfield
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    CALIFORNIA MAN stars Brendan Fraser as a teenage Neanderthal discovered and thawed out by two high school misfits, Dave (Sean Astin) and Stoney (Pauly Shore). Once the caveman, who they call Link, is up and about, things get hilariously out of control. Dave and Stoney figure he's their ticket to ..read more »
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Robin Tunney facts

5 most recent films

Mentalist, The - Season 1 - 4.5 stars
Open Window - 3.5 stars
Hollywoodland - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Hollywoodland - 3.0 stars
Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
Mentalist, The - Season 1 - 4.5 stars
Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1 - 4.5 stars
The Craft - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Open Window - 3.5 stars
Cherish - 3.5 stars
Craft, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Secret Lives Of Dentists - 2.5 stars
The Zodiac - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Dominic Purcell - 7 times - show films
Wentworth Miller - 7 times - show films
Amaury Nolasco - 6 times - show films
Marshall Allman - 6 times - show films
Peter Stormare - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Greg Yaitanes - 5 times - show films
Andrew Fleming - 3 times - show films
Allen Coulter - 2 times - show films
Martin Campbell - 2 times - show films
Thomas Lee - 1 times - show films