An attractive actress who has worked consistently since childhood without ever becoming a star, Tunney appeared on stage in her native Chicago before hitting Hollywood in the early '90s. She landed guest spots on various TV shows and graduated to features quickly, often playing troubled outcasts who find their inner strength. Tunney alternated between TV-movies (
J.F.K.: Reckless Youth), indie films (
Niagara, Niagara, directed by her husband, Bob Gosse) and wannabe blockbusters (
Supernova) before upping her profile as a lawyer helping the brother of her wrongfully convicted ex-boyfriend on the action series
Prison Break in 2005.
Robin Tunney Fast Facts:
- Began her acting career in commercials as a child in Chicago.
- Studied acting at the Chicago Academy for the Arts and at the Second City Players Workshop, also in Chicago.
- Won the Best Actress-Cuppa Volpe at the 1997 Venice Film Festival for her role in Niagara, Niagara.
- Along with Fairuza Balk, received the award for Best Fight at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards for the film The Craft.
- Appeared with Luke Wilson in the music video for Tom Petty's 1999 single "Swingin'."
- Underwent five weeks of mountaineering training before filming Vertical Limit (2000).
- Robin Tunney Relationships:
- Bob Gosse - Husband
