Biography
Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American actress. Tunney made her film debut in the comedy Encino Man (1992) and rose to prominence with leading roles in the cult films Empire Records (1995) and The Craft (1996). Her performance in Niagara, Niagara (1997) won her acclaim and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She had leading roles in the films End of Days (1999), Supernova and Vertical Limit (both 2000). Tunney earned critical acclaim for playing Veronica Donovan on Prison Break (2005–2006)...
Known For
Complete Filmography

By Design
2025
as Irene
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.

Land of the Free
2024
as Kelly Fletcher
A passionate news reporter rallies against the epidemic of gun violence, yet fails to notice the symptoms in her own family.

Horse Girl
2020
as Agatha Kaine
A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into ...

Monster Party
2018
as Roxanne Dawson
Three teenage thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party, unaware that it is secretly being hosted by a serial killer cult for the social elite.

Looking Glass
2018
as Maggie
A psycho- sexual thriller following a couple that buys an old motel in the desert looking for a new beginning, but what seemed at first as an escape i...

My All American
2015
as Gloria Steinmark
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
2013
as Self
A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.

See Girl Run
2012
as Emmie
What happens when a 30-something woman allows life's "what ifs" to overwhelm her appreciation for what life actually is. Disregarding her current obli...

Passenger Side
2009
as Theresa
Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on who you happe...

The Two Mr. Kissels
2008
as Nancy Keeshin
Drama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have everything: beautiful wives who love them, great jobs ...

The Burning Plain
2008
as Laura
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic...

August
2008
as Melanie Hanson
Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month p...

Open Window
2006
as Izzy
The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.

Hollywoodland
2006
as Leonore Lemmon
When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of li...

The Darwin Awards
2006
as Zoe
After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becom...

The Zodiac
2005
as Laura Parish
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims mor...

Runaway
2005
as Carly
Michael Adler has run away from his suburban home with his little brother Dylan. Hiding out in a quiet, rural town, Michael's convinced he can make a ...

Shadow of Fear
2004
as Wynn French
When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.

Paparazzi
2004
as Abby Laramie
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a perso...

Abby Singer
2003
as Robin Tunney (uncredited)
Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sunda...

The In-Laws
2003
as Angela Harris
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.

The Secret Lives of Dentists
2002
as Laura
An introspective dentist's suspicions about his wife's infidelity stresses his mental well being and family life to the breaking point.

Intimate Affairs
2002
as Zoey
Edgar organizes a salon on the topic of sexuality and arranges to use the lavish estate of Faldo as a venue. In light of the overwhelming brilliance o...

Cherish
2002
as Zoe
After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.

Vertical Limit
2000
as Annie Garrett
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message an...

Bread and Roses
2000
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa ge...

Supernova
2000
as Danika Lund
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. Wha...

End of Days
1999
as Christine York
On 28 December 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, Satan decides to crash the party by comi...

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998
as Merri Coffman
A pair of taxi-driving NYC detectives take up the case of tourists who are robbed of their money and luggage by a shady limo driver. Things get dicey ...

Niagara, Niagara
1998
as Marcy
An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.

Montana
1998
as Kitty
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow...

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
1998
as Melvina 'Malka' Csizmadia
Two compassionate stories about two remarkable families who risk everything to help Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.

Julian Po
1997
as Sarah
Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out ...

The Craft
1996
as Sarah
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rival...

Riders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Elizabeth 'Bess' Erne
Jim Lassister seeks the man responsible for his sister's death. His quest draws him into an insular community ruled by an uncompromising charlatan and...

Empire Records
1995
as Debra
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.

Encino Man
1992
as Ella
High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—q...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992
as Sandra Turner
Sleazy talk show host Ted Mayne writes a tell-all book, which enrages and embarrasses several very prominent women. One of them, actress Roxanne Shiel...

Frogs!
1991
as Hannah
Gus, a former frog prince turned lounge singer, shows up on his friend's doorstep just when Arlo has little time to help him. But when Gus tangles wit...
Ugly Cry
N/A
Described as a visceral exploration of beauty standards in the modern era, filtered through the lens of a young actress who has been told she has an “...