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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, Shepherd.html">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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  • Supernova
  • Supernova review by sexybeast from York
    Rated - 4.0 stars High sci fi pastiche, but brilliantly done. 27 May 2009
    ...hing credibillty despite decent acting (Lou Diamond Phillips as Yerzy Penalosa, Robin Tunney as Danika Lund). The effects and concepts presented in the film are fantas...   Read customer review
  • Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1
  • Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 1 review by from ENGLAND
    Rated - 5.0 stars one of the greatest shows to be on tv. OUTSTANDING! 26 August 2010
    ...and so believable, the terrific acting from Wenworth Miller, Dominic Percel and Robin Tunney are a great part of this show. UTTERLY UNFOGETTABLE!!!!!!!!!...   Read customer review
  • Vertical Limit - Blu-ray
  • Vertical Limit - Blu-ray review by A customer from Southampton
    Rated - 3.0 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...   Read customer review

Robin Tunney - filmography


  • Mentalist - Season 4 - Complete (5 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Amanda Righetti,  Simon Baker,  Robin Tunney
    Director: Chris Long
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All 24 episodes from the fourth season of the American detective drama. Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation, who has the remarkable ability to solve serious crimes using his razor-sharp observational skills. In this season, Patrick ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 87% from 455 members
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  • The Mentalist - Season 1 (6 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Amanda Righetti,  Simon Baker,  Robin Tunney
    Director: Bruno Heller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All 23 episodes from the first season of the American detective series. Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation, who has the remarkable ability to solve serious crimes using his razor-sharp observational skills. Episodes are: 'Pilot', 'Red ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 84% from 3,207 members
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  • The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)
    Starring: John Stamos,  Robin Tunney,  Anson Mount
    Director: Ed Bianchi
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Inspired by a true story, The Two Mr. Kissels stars John Stamos and Anson Mount as two handsome and successful brothers who seemed to have it all, until the day they were both found dead under mysterious circumstances. Andrew (Stamos) and Robert Kissel (Mount) both had lavish homes, beautiful wives,..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 10 members
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  • 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 »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 49 members
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  • Hollywoodland - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Molly Parker,  Ben Affleck,  Kathleen Robertson
    Director: Allen Coulter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Drama based on a true story. George Reeves (Ben Affleck) was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in 'Gone With the Wind' and appeared on screen with the likes of James Cagney, Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich, but his career was not exactly booming when he was cast as comic book hero ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,116 member
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  • Hollywoodland on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Molly Parker,  Ben Affleck,  Kathleen Robertson
    Director: Allen Coulter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Drama based on a true story. George Reeves (Ben Affleck) was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in 'Gone With the Wind' and appeared on screen with the likes of James Cagney, Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich, but his career was not exactly booming when he was cast as comic book hero ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 10,916 members
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  • Prison Break - S01 E20 - Tonight (2005)
    Starring: Wentworth Miller,  Dominic Purcell,  Robin Tunney
    Director: Bobby Roth
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    With their escape hole discovered, the cons are forced to make their break tonight, but with Lincoln under 24-hour watch, Michael may have to leave him behind; Michael confides in Sara, who abandons him; and then Michael plays his final card, making a drastic move against the warden.
    4.5 stars out of 5 91% from 239 members
  • The Zodiac on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Philip Baker Hall,  William Mapother,  Marty Lindsey
    Director: Alexander Bulkley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dramatisation of the hunt for the infamous Zodiac Killer (played by Marty Lindsey), who plunged the San Francisco Bay Area into a state of terror during the 1970s, and who was never caught. Taking a wider look at the effect the murders have on the community and on the family of the victims, it ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 3,896 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.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,930 members
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  • The In-Laws (2003)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Albert Brooks,  Candice Bergen
    Director: Andrew Fleming
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    A re-make of the successful 1979 film. Prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias (Michael Douglas) and Jerry Peyser (Albert Brooks) meet for the first time to celebrate their children's upcoming marriage. But Jerry discovers that Steve is an undercover CIA agent when, as a favour to help Steve out, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 3,064 members
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  • The Secret Lives Of Dentists on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Gianna Beleno,  Lydia Jordan,  Peter Samuel
    Director: Alan Rudolph
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Alan Rudolph directs this subtly tragi-comic portrait of an ailing marriage. David and Dana Hurst (Campbell Scott and Hope Davis) are married with three daughters, and also work together as dentists who share the same surgery. When David begins to suspect that Dana, who has been showing symptoms of ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 1,392 member
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  • Cherish (2002)
    Starring: Brad Hunt,  Robin Tunney,  Liz Phair
    Director: Finn Taylor
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    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.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 53 members
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  • Vertical Limit - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Temuera Morrison,  Scott Glenn,  Chris O'Donnell
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) is part of an expedition aiming for the summit of K2, the second highest peak in the world. The ascent seems to be going fine, but the team is failing to receive storm warnings and is thus ignorant of the danger awaiting it. Eventually an avalanche strikes, and Annie is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,524 member
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  • Vertical Limit on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Temuera Morrison,  Scott Glenn,  Chris O'Donnell
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) is part of an expedition aiming for the summit of K2, the second highest peak in the world. The ascent seems to be going fine, but the team is failing to receive storm warnings and is thus ignorant of the danger awaiting it. Eventually an avalanche strikes, and Annie is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 6,973 members
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  • End of Days on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Vernon Camp,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Gabriel Byrne
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Ex-cop-turned-bodyguard Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger) stumbles across a demonic state of affairs when he prevents the assassination of his Wall Street employer (Gabriel Byrne). It transpires that Cane's boss is none other than Satan himself, come to impregnate a young woman named Christine ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 10,418 members
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  • Niagara Niagara (1997)
    Starring: Michael Parks,  John Mackay,  Henry Thomas
    Director: Bob Gosse
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Marcy (Robin Tunney) suffers from Tourette Syndrome, a rare mental disorder marked by obsessive and compulsive behaviour. Driven by an irrational desire to track down a rare doll in nearby Toronto, she is helped in her search by petty thief Seth (Henry Thomas). The quest leads to a series of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 127 members
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  • Montana on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Kyra Sedgwick,  Stanley Tucci
    Director: Jennifer Leitzes
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The Boss (Robbie Coltrane) is an underworld kingpin who is rapidly losing control of his organisation. When money is stolen from under his nose and an assassin tries to have him killed, he knows radical action is necessary. Claire (Kyra Sedgwick) is The Boss' most trusted employee and together with ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 133 members
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  • The Craft on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Assumpta Serna,  Fairuza Balk,  Rachel True
    Director: Andrew Fleming
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    After killing her mother in childbirth, growing up in San Francisco with her father and stepmother, attempting suicide, and moving to Los Angeles, Sarah (Robin Tunney) makes a brief stab at popularity at her new Catholic high school. Ostracized due to the untrue kiss-and-tell tales of football ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 9,265 members
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  • The Craft - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Assumpta Serna,  Fairuza Balk,  Rachel True
    Director: Andrew Fleming
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sarah (Robin Tunney) has just moved to L.A. and started a new school. Feeling alienated by her new surroundings she takes up with Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle, who have distinctive black lipstick and nails. It transpires that they have recently been dabbling in the occult, and with Sarah their union ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 340 members
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  • California Man on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Pauly Shore,  Megan Ward,  Sean Astin
    Director: Les Mayfield
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Two uncool California high school students, Dave and Stoney, find a prehistoric man in a block of ice when a hole is dug in Dave's back garden for a swimming pool. Thinking he will give them the credibility they lack, they thaw him out, dress him up, name him 'Link' and pass him off at school as an ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 3,585 members
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Robin Tunney facts

5 most recent films

The Mentalist - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Mentalist - Season 4 - Complete - 4.5 stars
The Mentalist - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
The Mentalist - Season 2 - 4.5 stars
The Mentalist - Season 1 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Mentalist - Season 2 - 4.5 stars
Prison Break - Season 1 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
Mentalist - Season 4 - Complete - 4.5 stars
The Mentalist - Season 3 - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Open Window - 3.0 stars
The Two Mr. Kissels - 4.0 stars
The Mentalist - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
The Secret Lives Of Dentists - 2.5 stars
The Zodiac - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Wentworth Miller - 57 times - show films
Dominic Purcell - 57 times - show films
Amaury Nolasco - 53 times - show films
Stacy Keach - 48 times - show films
Owain Yeoman - 16 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Chris Long - 14 times - show films
Charles Beeson - 12 times - show films
Kevin Hooks - 8 times - show films
Bobby Roth - 8 times - show films
Bruno Heller - 7 times - show films