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Robin Tunney

  • Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Birthday: June 19, 1972

Though she suffered from a few disappointments early in her career, actress Robin Tunney held fast to her drive and determination to become a well-established film and television performer. 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…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2008 to 0000

    Cast as Agent Teresa Lisbon in the CBS series, "The Mentalist"

  • 2006

    Co-starred with Justin Chambers in the thriller, "Zodiac"

  • 2006

    Played actor George Reeves' fiancie and aspiring starlet, Leonore Lemmon in "Hollywoodland"

  • 2005 to 2006

    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

Awards

  • 1997

    MTV Movie Award: Best Fight

  • 1997

    Venice Film Festival Award: Best Actress

Upcoming Appearances

In The Mentalist

Thursday at 10:00 pm CBS

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