Robin Tunney Biography

Occup.Actress
FromUSA
BornJune 19, 1972
Age51 years
Early Life
Robin Tunney was born upon June 19, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is the little girl of Cathy, a bartender, as well as Patrick Tunney, an auto sales person. She has 2 brother or sisters - an older brother called Patrick and a more youthful sibling called Susan. Robin is of Irish as well as American descent. She participated in Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois, as well as later transferred to the prestigious Chicago Academy for the Arts to research acting.

Performing Career
Robin Tunney made her acting debut in 1992 by appearing in the tv collection, "Law & Order". She then had guest duties in the series "Life Goes On", "Class of '96", and "Cutters". Her film launching came in 1992 with a bit part in the drama movie "Encino Man". In 1995, she acquired acknowledgment for her duty as Debra in the coming-of-age movie "Empire Records".

Tunney's development role was available in 1996, starring as Sarah Bailey in the superordinary thriller film "The Craft". The flick was an industrial success and brought her into the spotlight. She took place to show up in leading duties in successful films such as "Niagara, Niagara" (1997), in which she portrayed a specific with Tourette's disorder, and also received important recognition for her efficiency, winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1997 Venice Film Festival.

Robin Tunney's various other remarkable film debts consist of "End of Days" (1999), starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Supernova" (2000), "Vertical Limit" (2000), "Cherish" (2002), "The Secret Lives of Dentists" (2002), and "Paparazzi" (2004).

In 2005, Tunney starred as Veronica Donovan in the first season of the hit Fox television series "Prison Break". Nonetheless, her most famous tv function was that of Teresa Lisbon in the CBS dramatization collection "The Mentalist", which ran from 2008 to 2015. The show accomplished excellent success, and also her character was well-received by both doubters and also target market participants.

Personal Life
Robin Tunney was wed to movie director as well as manufacturer Bob Gosse from 1997 to 2002. After their divorce, she was engaged to Australian writer as well as director Andrew Dominik but finished their partnership in 2010.

In 2016, Tunney introduced her engagement to indoor developer Nicky Marmet. The couple invited their very first child, a boy named Oscar Holly Marmet, in June 2016. Robin gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Colette Kathleen, in January 2020.

Throughout her occupation, Robin Tunney has been connected with numerous philanthropic tasks. She is a supporter for bust cancer cells understanding as well as research and proactively works with companies such as the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Honors as well as Achievements
Robin Tunney's outstanding body of job has actually earned her countless awards and also nominations throughout her career. A few of her remarkable honors consist of:

1. Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1997 Venice Film Festival for "Niagara, Niagara".
2. Boston Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1997 for "Niagara, Niagara".
3. Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Television Series in 2009 for "The Mentalist".
4. Chosen for individuals's Choice Award for Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress in 2015 for "The Mentalist".

Robin Tunney's diverse as well as effective job as an actress covers over three decades, making her an accomplished and also highly regarded number in the show business. With a variety of duties under her belt, from her breakout performance in "The Craft" to her acclaimed representation of Teresa Lisbon in "The Mentalist", Tunney has actually demonstrated her skill as well as flexibility making her popular amongst both movie critics and also target market members alike.

Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Robin.

Related authors: Edwin Louis Cole (Author), Carl Sandburg (Poet), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Actor)

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22 Famous quotes by Robin Tunney

Small: This Tourettes center sent me a package that was like 900 hundred pages
"This Tourette's center sent me a package that was like 900 hundred pages"
Small: I usually play disenfranchised youth
"I usually play disenfranchised youth"
Small: After I read all the medical journals and watched all the documentaries, I still didnt understand the p
"After I read all the medical journals and watched all the documentaries, I still didn't understand the physical sensation of ticking and where it comes from and what it feels like"
Small: Actors love mental disorders, dialects, and corsets. Give them one of the three and theyre happy
"Actors love mental disorders, dialects, and corsets. Give them one of the three and they're happy"
Small: My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks
"My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks"
Small: Im really proud to have been in The Craft. I will always be that chick from The Craft, no matter what I
"I'm really proud to have been in The Craft. I will always be that chick from The Craft, no matter what I do"
Small: I really wanted to be nasty and mean and bad. Its so much easier than being the good girl
"I really wanted to be nasty and mean and bad. It's so much easier than being the good girl"
Small: People work really hard to get to a certain point. But they have to work just as hard to stay there
"People work really hard to get to a certain point. But they have to work just as hard to stay there"
Small: Im from Chicago. My grandfather was a policeman, and my aunts are married to policemen
"I'm from Chicago. My grandfather was a policeman, and my aunts are married to policemen"
Small: Im attracted to roles where I dont have to wear makeup
"I'm attracted to roles where I don't have to wear makeup"
Small: Movies are getting more and more expensive to distribute. You need a lot of money to get people into th
"Movies are getting more and more expensive to distribute. You need a lot of money to get people into theaters"
Small: Thirty years ago, there was definitely a huge difference between men and women, and the man wanting to
"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"
Small: The Craft was what it was. People who respond to that movie respond to it really strongly
"The Craft was what it was. People who respond to that movie respond to it really strongly"
Small: People do eventually see something thats quality
"People do eventually see something that's quality"
Small: I havent really done a lot of comedies. I dont know why, because I really like them
"I haven't really done a lot of comedies. I don't know why, because I really like them"
Small: I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well
"I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well"
Small: After I do a big movie I get offered big movies. But I always do the weirdest indie
"After I do a big movie I get offered big movies. But I always do the weirdest indie"
Small: Im a firm believer that actors take to work who they arent at home. People show their other self in the
"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"
Small: In acting theres two different things: Youre either pitching in a scene, or youre catching
"In acting there's two different things: You're either pitching in a scene, or you're catching"
Small: Ive quoted Lost in America several times
"I've quoted Lost in America several times"
Small: Ive been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didnt enj
"I've been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen you in something they actually enjoyed"
Small: A films success or failure is strictly on the directors shoulders
"A film's success or failure is strictly on the director's shoulders"