Robin Tunney (born on June 19, 1972) is an American actress of stage, television and film.
Biography
Early life
Robin Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father immigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing 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 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.
Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. She recently 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
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Biography
Early life
Robin Tunney was born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother. Tunney is Irish American; her father immigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American. Tunney is Roman Catholic, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She then went on to study acting at the Chicago Academy for the Performing 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 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.
Personal life
In 1997, Tunney married producer/director Bob Gosse. They were separated in 2002. She recently 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
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