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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).
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The Mentalist
Den onde cirkel
Vertical Limit
End of Days
The Fix
as Maya Travis
Monster Party
as Roxanne Dawson
California Man
Empire Records
as Debra
Looking Glass
Til Døden Jer Skiller
as Angela Harris
The Burning Plain
Paparazzi
as Abby Laramie
Horse Girl
Hollywoodland
JFK: Reckless Youth
as Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy
Supernova
My All American
as Gloria Steinmark
Shadow of Fear
as Wynn French
By Design
as Irene
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
Intimate Affairs
as Zoe
Montana
The Secret Lives of Dentists
August
as Melanie Hanson
Cherish
as Zoe
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Sandra Turner
See Girl Run
as Emmie
Julian Po
Frogs!
as Hannah
Niagara, Niagara
as Marcy