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Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney playing Veronica Donovan in Prison Break
Born	June 19, 1972 (1972-06-19) (age 36) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Bob Gosse (1997–2006) (Divorced) Andrew Dominik (2007–Present)

Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American film, stage and television actress.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Early life

Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a car salesman father and a bartender mother.¹ Tunney is Irish American;² her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American.³ Tunney is Roman Catholic,⁴ and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. Robin graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in the class of 1990. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.

Career

At the age of eighteen, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, California and obtained several recurring TV roles on Class of '96, Law & Order, Dream On, and Life Goes On. Her 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 shaved her head 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.

She starred in the House episode "Pilot" as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.

She starred as Veronica Donovan on the first season of Prison Break.

She had a minor role in the film August released on July 11, 2008.

She stars opposite Simon Baker in the CBS drama series, "The Mentalist", which debuted in September 2008. She will also appear in the upcoming comedy Passenger Side along side Adam Scott and Joel Bissonnette.

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. In August 2006, Tunney played in the WSOP after having her entrance fee covered by the online cardroom PokerRoom.com.

Within the film industry Tunney has acquired the nickname "Rubbin' Tummy" for her habit of absentmindedly rubbing her stomach while conferring with the director and other actors.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Encino Man	Ella
1994	Law & Order	Jill Templeton	TV Episode - "Mayhem" (Season 4, episode 17)
1995	Empire Records	Debra
1996	The Craft	Sarah Bailey
1997	Julian Po	Sarah
	Niagara, Niagara	Marcy
1998	Montana	Kitty
1999	End of Days	Christine York
2000	Vertical Limit	Annie Garrett
	Supernova	Danika Lund
2001	Investigating Sex	Zoe
2002	The Secret Lives of Dentists	Laura
	Cherish	Zoe
2003	Abby Singer	Herself (Cameo)
	The In-Laws	Angela Harris
2004	Paparazzi	Abby Laramie
	House	Rebecca Adler	Pilot episode
2005	The Zodiac	Laura Parish
	Runaway	Carly
2005 - 2006	Prison Break	Veronica Donovan	TV series - Season 1 Season 2, episode 1 - "Manhunt"
2006	Hollywoodland	Leonore Lemmon
	The Darwin Awards	Zoe
2008	August	Melanie
	The Burning Plain	Laura
	The Mentalist	Teresa Lisbon	TV Series
	Passenger Side	Theresa

The Two Mr. Kissels Made for TV movie

References

External links

• Robin Tunney at the Internet Movie Database
• Robin Tunney at TV.com
• Robin Tunney's biography at Prison Break's official website
• http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/

Persondata
NAME	Tunney, Robin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	June 19, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH