--- name: "Robin Tunney" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robin-tunney" fi1m_id: "robin-tunney" imdb_id: "nm0000677" tmdb_id: 17346 wikidata_id: "Q209094" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 June 1972" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-23T14:05:09.719212+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Robin Tunney ## Identity Robin Tunney - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robin-tunney - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robin-tunney - **IMDb ID:** nm0000677 - **TMDB ID:** 17346 - **Wikidata ID:** Q209094 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Tunney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000677/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17346 Actor. Born 19 June 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 June 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA - **Active:** 2004–2008 - **Also known as:** روبن توني, رابین تونی, Robin Jessica Tunney - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Tunney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000677/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17346 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*The Mentalist*](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) (71) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Robin Tunney > Robin Tunney makes a capable, no-nonsense presence count, especially beside Simon Baker in *The Mentalist*. We recommend their company, with a reservation about writing that too often gives her another disagreement instead of something new to play. Simon Baker's Patrick Jane enjoys knowing more than everyone else in *The Mentalist* (2008), and Robin Tunney's Teresa Lisbon gives him someone to play against. Her no-nonsense manner is useful beside a man so pleased with his own cleverness. We were grateful for her steadiness when Jane's charm began to shade into smugness. Tunney is good company here, even when the writing seems chiefly interested in getting back to him. That dependable television presence came after a less predictable run of film parts. *Empire Records* (1995) brought her attention as Debra in a teenage ensemble; *The Craft* (1996) cast her as Sarah Bailey, the lead in a supernatural horror. She took on the independent drama *Niagara, Niagara* (1997), then studio action-horror opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in *End of Days* (1999). *Prison Break* (2005), with Tunney as Veronica Donovan, marked a growing television profile before Lisbon became her longest-running role. In *The Mentalist*, created by Bruno Heller, the limitation is how little the relationships are allowed to change. Tunney and Tim Kang, who plays Kimball Cho, give Baker other people to respond to, but recurring disagreements keep doing the work that fuller character development should do. The cases are familiar, and some deductions arrive too easily; the actors supply much of the reason to stay. It is an agreeable programme, and we recommend it with those reservations rather than pretending Tunney has been given all she needs. Her smaller dramas are worth keeping in view: *Open Window* (2006) drew on her grounded manner, while *Niagara, Niagara* required a more intense physical performance. We would like to see that side of her work given as much room as the competent women of the crime programmes. Being persuasive as the sensible woman need not be a permanent assignment. Start with Lisbon for an agreeable evening, but expect to wish the series let her do more. ## Biography Robin Tunney is an American actress. She was born on 19 June 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. Tunney made her film debut in *Encino Man* (1992). She rose to prominence with roles in *Empire Records* (1995) and *The Craft* (1996). Her performance in *Niagara, Niagara* (1997) earned her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Other film roles include *End of Days* (1999) and *Vertical Limit* (2000). On television, she played Veronica Donovan in *Prison Break* (2005–2006) and Teresa Lisbon in *The Mentalist* (2008–2015). She later appeared in *The Fix* (2019). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Mentalist* (2008), Fi1m 71, as Teresa Lisbon — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) - *Prison Break* (2005), Fi1m 68, as Veronica Donovan — [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) - *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, as Rebecca Adler — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) ## Complete filmography (55) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Ugly Cry* (2026), as Valerie - *By Design* (2026), as Irene - *Land of the Free* (2024), as Kelly Fletcher - *Dear Edward* (2023), series, as Jane - *Horse Girl* (2020), as Agatha Kaine - *The Fix* (2019), series, as Maya Travis - *Monster Party* (2018), as Roxanne Dawson - *Insatiable* (2018), series, as Brandylynn Huggens - *Looking Glass* (2018), as Maggie - *My All American* (2015), as Gloria Steinmark - *See Girl Run* (2012), as Emmie - *Passenger Side* (2009), as Theresa - *The Two Mr. Kissels* (2008), as Nancy Keeshin - *The Burning Plain* (2008), as Laura - *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Teresa Lisbon — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) - *August* (2008), as Melanie Hanson - *The Darwin Awards* (2007), as Zoe - *Open Window* (2006), as Izzy - *Hollywoodland* (2006), as Leonore Lemmon - *Prison Break* (2005), series, as Veronica Donovan — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) - *The Zodiac* (2005), as Laura Parish - *Runaway* (2005), as Carly - *House* (2004), series, as Rebecca Adler — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) - *Shadow of Fear* (2004), as Wynn French - *Paparazzi* (2004), as Abby Laramie - *Abby Singer* (2003), as Robin Tunney (uncredited) - *The In-Laws* (2003), as Angela Harris - *The Twilight Zone* (2002), series, as Edie Durant - *The Secret Lives of Dentists* (2002), as Laura - *Intimate Affairs* (2002), as Zoey - *Cherish* (2002), as Zoe - *Vertical Limit* (2000), as Annie Garrett - *Bread and Roses* (2000), as Party Guest (uncredited) - *Supernova* (2000), as Danika Lund - *End of Days* (1999), as Christine York - *Naked City: Justice with a Bullet* (1998), as Merri Coffman - *Niagara, Niagara* (1998), as Marcy - *Montana* (1998), as Kitty - *Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families* (1998), as Melvina 'Malka' Csizmadia - *Julian Po* (1997), as Sarah - *The Craft* (1996), as Sarah - *Riders of the Purple Sage* (1996), as Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne - *Empire Records* (1995), as Debra - *JFK: Reckless Youth* (1993), series, as Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy - *Cutters* (1993), series, as Deborah Hart - *Class of '96* (1993), series, as Linda Miller - *Encino Man* (1992), as Ella - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo* (1992), as Sandra Turner - *Frogs!* (1991), as Hannah - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Jill Templeton — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Dream On* (1990), series, as Marybeth - *Life Goes On* (1989), series, Actor - *Divine Blood*, as Scarlet - *The Avoidant*, Actor - *wasit rohi*, as Teresa Lisbon ## Gallery - ![Robin Tunney at a ceremony for Simon Baker to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/479963/gallery-dc740832eab3.jpg) Robin Tunney at a ceremony for Simon Baker to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2013) — Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/RobinTunneyHWOFFeb2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robin Tunney](https://film.one/media/person/479963/gallery-c18f3dcafa43.jpg) Robin Tunney — Image via TMDB - ![Robin Tunney](https://film.one/media/person/479963/gallery-10edc84eb038.jpg) Robin Tunney — Image via TMDB - ![Robin Tunney](https://film.one/media/person/479963/gallery-1e687af042e3.jpg) Robin Tunney — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/robin-tunney