ROBIN TUNNEY PROFILE

ROBIN TUNNEY

Name : Robin Tunney
Birth date : June - 19 - 1972
Birth place : Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height : 5' 4
Eyes: Green
Hair:
Education: St. Ignatius College Prepatory High School in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Academy of Performing Arts in Chicago, Illinois (majored in Acting)
Second City Players Workshop in Chicago, Illinois (majored in Acting)
Claim to fame: as Annie Garrett in Martin Campbell' Vertical Limit (2000)
Spouse(s) : Bob Gosse (1997-2006) (Divorced),
Andrew Dominik (2007-?)
Occupation : Actress
Nationality : American

Early life

Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, 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 is also an internet favorite for her nude scenes in the such films as Investigating Sex and Supernova

She was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. She also starred in the House episode "Pilot" as a kindergarten teacher who collapses before her class and descends into dysphasia.

She is set to star opposite Simon Baker in the upcoming CBS drama pilot, "The Mentalist".
Personal life

In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. In 2007, she married Australian director Andrew Dominik.

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.

Trivia:

• She had to wear a wig during the production of The Craft (1996) because she shaved her head for her role in Empire Records (1995), which was filmed a year earlier.
• Grew up with Lara Flynn Boyle and attended high school together at the prestigious Chicago Academy for the Arts.
• Is best friends with Indie Rocker Liz Phair.
• Born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago.
• Irish American; her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American.

Quotes:

• I need to be home for a while. I've been working for two-and-a-half years, so I want to go back to New York with my husband and hang out with my dogs!
• I tend to be drawn to the more aberrant characters. There's more to do with them.
• I'm attracted to roles where I don't have to wear makeup.
• My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks.
• I haven't really done a lot of comedies. I don't know why, because I really like them.
• Everything you read now is like a remake of a movie you've already seen. With independent film, things are more character-driven.
• I stripped down for Allure photos.
• I'm really proud to have been in The Craft. I will always be that chick from The Craft, no matter what I do.
• Everything you read now is like a remake of a movie you've already seen. With independent film, things are more character-driven.
• The Craft was what it was. People who respond to that movie respond to it really strongly.
• I've been acting long enough that I can tell when people have seen me in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen me in something they actually enjoyed.
• After I do a big movie I get offered big movies. But I always do the weirdest indie.

Filmography:

Actress:

1. August (2008)
2. "Robot Chicken" .... Carole Demas / ... (1 episode, 2007)
3. Hollywoodland (2006) .... Leonore Lemmon
4. "Prison Break" .... Veronica Donovan (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
5. The Darwin Awards (2006) .... Zoe
6. Open Window (2006) .... Izzy
7. The Zodiac (2005) .... Laura Parish
8. Runaway (2005) .... Carly
9. "House M.D." .... Rebecca Adler (2 episodes, 2004)
10. Paparazzi (2004) .... Abby Laramie
11. Shadow of Fear (2004) .... Wynn French
12. The In-Laws (2003/I) .... Angela Harris
13. "The Twilight Zone" .... Edie Durant (1 episode, 2003)
14. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002) .... Laura
15. Cherish (2002) .... Zoe
16. Investigating Sex (2001) .... Zoe
17. Vertical Limit (2000) .... Annie Garrett
18. Bread and Roses (2000) (uncredited) .... Robin Tunney - Party Guest
19. Supernova (2000/I) .... Danika Lund
20. End of Days (1999) .... Christine York
21. Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998) (TV) .... Merri Coffman
22. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998) (TV) .... Melvina 'Malka' Csizmadia (segment "Malka Csizmadia")
23. Montana (1998) .... Kitty
24. Julian Po (1997) .... Sarah25. Niagara, Niagara (1997) .... Marcy
26. The Craft (1996) .... Sarah Bailey
27. Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) .... Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne, Oldring's Masked Rider/Daughter
28. Empire Records (1995) .... Debra
29. "Law & Order" .... Jill Templeton (1 episode, 1994)
30. "Dream On" .... Marybeth (1 episode, 1993)
31. J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993) (TV) .... Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy
32. "Cutters" (1993) TV series .... Deborah Hart (unknown episodes)
33. "Class of '96" .... Linda Miller (5 episodes, 1993)
34. Encino Man (1992) .... Ella
35. Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992) (TV) .... Sandra
36. "Life Goes On" .... Mary (1 episode, 1991)
37. "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Brooke (1 episode, 1991)
38. Frogs! (1991) (TV) .... Hannah
39. Frog (1987) (TV) .... Hannah

Soundtrack:

1. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002) (performer: "Fever")

Thanks:

1. Bread and Roses (2000) (special thanks)

Self:
1. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2000-2006)
2. "Celebrity Poker Showdown" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2006)
3. "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
4. "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
5. Abby Singer (2003) .... Herself
6. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
7. Conjuring 'The Craft' (2000) (V) .... Herself
8. 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
9. End of Days: The Beginning (2000) (V) .... Herself
10. The Witching Hour (1996) (TV) .... Herself