Biography
After making her start in several local productions in her native Chicago, Tunney moved west to Los Angeles, where she began working almost immediately, though in less-than-ideal fare like "Encino Man" (1992). But a few years later, she was capturing attention with a breakthrough performance as a suicidal teen in "Empire Records" (1995), which led to higher-profile roles in "The Craft" (1996) and "The End of Days" (1999). While appearing in …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Cast as Agent Teresa Lisbon in the CBS series, "The Mentalist" | |
2006 | Played actor George Reeves' fiancie and aspiring starlet, Leonore Lemmon in "Hollywoodland" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Justin Chambers in the thriller, "Zodiac" | |
2005 | Played Michael Scofield's attorney on the first season of "Prison Break" (FOX) | |
2004 | Cast in "Paparazzi" about a celebrity who turns the tables on a persistent photographer; produced by Mel Gibson | |
2003 | Appeared in the comedy, "The Secret Lives of Dentists" | |
2002 | Earned rave reviews for her work in "Cherish" | |
2000 | Starred as a mountain climber who becomes trapped in an ice cave in "Vertical Limit" | |
1999 | Played a virgin pursued by Satan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, "End of Days" | |
1997 | Breakthrough screen role in "Niagara, Niagara" | |
1996 | First leading role in a feature, "The Craft" | |
1995 | Played a suicidal teenager in "Empire Records" | |
1994 | Feature film debut, "Encino Man" | |
1993 | Made regular series debut on the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Cutters" | |
1993 | Had a recurring role on the short-lived FOX series, "Class of '96" | |
1992 | Made TV-movie debut in NBC's "Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo" | |
1991 | TV debut in the CBS Schoolbreak Special, "But He Loves Me" | |
1991 | At age 18, moved to Los Angeles | |
| Appeared in stage productions in Chicago | ||
| Appeared as a child performer in commercials | ||
Awards
1997 | Venice International Film Festival for Volpi Cup for Best Actress in Niagara, Niagara |