| Robin Tunney | ||
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| Character Jill Templeton | ||
| Date of birth June 19, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| IMDb profile |
Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress who guest-starred on Law & Order in the episode "Mayhem" as Jill Templeton. She appears as Veronica Donovan in Prison Break (with Wentworth Miller, Sarah Wayne Callies, Paul Adelstein, Marshall Allman, and Robert Knepper) and Teresa Lisbon in CBS drama series The Mentalist (with Tim Kang).
Tunney made her film debut in the 1992 comedy Encino Man (with Sean Astin and Mariette Hartley). She came to prominence with leading roles in the cult films Empire Records (1995) and Sarah Bailey in The Craft (1996). She received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, as well as Gotham and Independent Spirit nominations for her performance in Niagara, Niagara (1997). She had leading roles in the action-thriller films End of Days (1999), Supernova and Vertical Limit (both 2000). In 2006, she earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of a victim of sexual assault in the independent drama Open Window. Her other notable film appearances include Cherish, The Secret Lives of Dentists (both 2002), The In-Laws (2003), Hollywoodland (2006), August, The Burning Plain (both 2008), Passenger Side (2009), and Looking Glass (2018).