Anecdotes

She had to wear a wig during the production of Magie noire (1996) because she shaved her head for her role in Empire Records (1995), which was filmed a year earlier.

Robin's earliest passion was basketball, a dream that ended when she severely injured her knee in her freshman year in high school, requiring reconstructive surgery.

She has dual US and Irish citizenship.

Grew up with Lara Flynn Boyle and attended high school together at the prestigious Chicago Academy for the Arts.

Born in Chicago, Illinois to a car salesman father and a bartender mother, and grew up on the South Side of Chicago.

Irish American; her father emigrated from Ireland and her mother is a first generation Irish-American.

Got engaged to interior designer Nicky Marmet on December 25, 2012, while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. They have two children together, son Oscar Holly Marmet (b. June 26, 2016) and daughter Colette Kathleen Marmet (b. January 8, 2020).

Has appeared in the pilot episode of six different series: Class of '96 (1993), Cutters (1993), House M.D. (2004), La grande évasion (2005), The Mentalist (2008) and The Fix (2019).

Stated people would often assume she was part of the witch series Charmed (1998) due to it being a "rip off" from her cult movie Magie noire (1996). Director Andrew Fleming actually wrote a pilot based on "The Craft" for Fox and it was his idea to have "How Soon Is Now" as the title theme.

Is best friends with Indie Rocker Liz Phair.

Was voted under "The 25 Sexiest Women of 2005 - #15: Robin Tunney" in Celebrity Sleuth (USA).

Has played a character named Zoe three times.

Was voted in "Maxim Hot 100 2001: #81" May 2001.

Was voted #59 on "The 2000 Maxim Hot 100: Maxim's Hottest Babes of 2000".