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Robin Tunney
Known for: ActingRobin 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).
Filmography 30
The Mentalist
+3
as Teresa Lisbon 
The Craft
+10
as Sarah 
Vertical Limit
+5
as Annie Garrett 
End of Days
+3
as Christine York 
The Fix
as Maya Travis 
Monster Party
+5
as Roxanne Dawson 
Horse Girl
as Agatha Kaine 
Encino Man
+7
as Ella 
Empire Records
+5
as Debra 
Looking Glass
as Maggie 
Supernova
+3
as Danika Lund 
The In-Laws
+1
as Angela Harris 
The Burning Plain
+2
as Laura 
Paparazzi
as Abby Laramie 
Hollywoodland
as Leonore Lemmon 
Cherish
as Zoe 
JFK: Reckless Youth
as Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy 
My All American
as Gloria Steinmark 
Shadow of Fear
as Wynn French 
By Design
as Irene 
The Secret Lives of Dentists
as Laura 
August
as Melanie Hanson 
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne 
Intimate Affairs
as Zoe 
Montana
as Kitty 
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Sandra Turner 
See Girl Run
as Emmie 
Julian Po
as Sarah 
Frogs!
as Hannah 
Niagara, Niagara
as Marcy