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Date of birth: June 19, 1972
Birth place: Chicago, IL, grew up The south side of Chicago
Her name means: (Robin) bright flame
Eye color: Green
Height: 5' 4"
Robin Tunney's Family: married to Andrew Dominik (2007–Present)
Education: graduated from Carl Sandburg High School
attended the Chicago Academy for the Arts
Best known for: her lead roles in the movie The Craft and the television series The Mentalist.
Nickname: "Rubbin' Tummy" for her habbit of absentmindedly rubbing her stomach while conferring with the directors and other actors.
Pets: dogs
Heritage: She is Irish American and Roman Catholic


Actor mini-bio:
Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. She is Irish American (her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American) and a native of Chicago's South Side, where she attended Catholic high school. Tunney spent her summers performing in such stage productions as Bus Stop and Agnes of God. At the age of 18, Tunney moved to Los Angeles, where she began finding work on various television shows.
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ROBIN TUNNEY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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Non-acting careers:
Movies:
  • The Craft, (1996) as Sarah Bailey
  • Encino Man, (1992) as Ella
  • End of Days, (1999) as Christine York
  • Niagara, (1997) as Marcy
  • Vertical Limit, (2000) as Annie Garrett
  • Runaway, (2005) as Carly
  • Julian Po, (1997) as Sarah

  • Hollywoodland, (2006) as Leonore Lemmon
  • The Darwin Awards, (2006) as Zoe
  • Zodiac, (2005) as Laura Parish
  • Paparazzi, (2004) as Abby Laramie
  • The In-Laws, (2003/I) as Angela Harris
  • The Secret Lives of Dentists, (2002) as Laura
  • Cherish, (2002) as Zoe
  • Supernova, (2000/I) as Danika Lund
  • Montana, (1998) as Kitty
  • Investigating Sex, (2001) as Zoe
  • Open Window, (2006) as Izzy
  • JFK: Reckless Youth, (1993) (TV) as Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy




TV:
  • The Mentalist
  • Prison Break, as Veronica Donovan (2005-2006)
  • House M.D. (pilot episode, 2004)
  • Class of '96 as Linda Miller (1993)
  • But He Loves Me as Brooke (1991)
  • Life Goes On as Mary (1991)
  • Perry Mason as Sandra (1992)


Stage:
Appeared in Agnes of God, Bus Stop, and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, all Chicago, IL.

Big break:
playing Sarah Bailey in The Craft
Best known for:
shaving her head for her role in Empire Records
Awards:
  • Best Actress award - Volpi Cup (Niagara, Niagara) - 1997 (won),
  • Best Female Lead - Indepentdant Spirit Award (Niagara, Niagara) - 1999 (nominated),
  • Best Fight MTV Award (The Craft) - 1997 (won),
  • Favorite Actress - Action Blockbuster Entertainment Award - 2001 (nominated),
  • Best Actress - Festival Prize (Open Window) - 2006 (won)
Upcoming projects:
The Two Mr. Kissels,
Passenger Side

ROBIN TUNNEY QUOTES
  • I'm a firm believer that actors take to work who they aren't at home. People show their other self in their art or in their work.
  • Movies are getting more and more expensive to distribute. You need a lot of money to get people into theaters.
  • Thirty years ago, there was definitely a huge difference between men and women, and the man wanting to feel like the protector, and not scare the wife.
  • I was always brought up to say please and thank you and always tell the truth, and people were saying, "Oh my God, what`s going to happen with your character next year [on "Prison Break" (2005)]?` and I wasn`t allowed to say, so I felt really guilty because I was lying to all these people, including my neighbors. You know, the character had its run, and I was really happy to be part of a show that was so successful and that people loved so much, but there was really nothing else for her to do.
  • When people see you after an event film, they tend to get really odd. But what's the alternative, dinner theatre in Fort Lauderdale?
  • When I used to see police officers arresting people off the streets, I used to feel bad for the people who were getting arrested, but now I feel bad for the police officers!
  • I didn't sit with paparazzi and interview them. I had been around Bruce Willis for two straight movies, so I see the way paparazzi follows him.
  • I have vocal tics in the film, but I say nonsensical phrases because I thought it would be a more interesting take.




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if you were not married i would marry you i love you too much
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amk358 Robin' s done so much acting!! 0 Sep 24 2009, 4:25 AM EDT by amk358
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Wow, I knew I'd seen her in films and I've watched Prison Break and House, but she has done a lot more actuing tahn I realised!!
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great actress !
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