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Tamara Tunie

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Film Director | * 03/14/1959 (65) | McKeesport, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
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Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) is an American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles as attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1987–1995, 2000–2007, 2009) and as medical examiner Melinda Warner in the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2021). Tunie also appeared in films such as Rising Sun (1993), The Devil's Advocate (1997), The Caveman's Valentine (2001) receiving Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination, Flight (2012), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). ()
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Tamara Tunie is an American film and television actress, producer and director, best known for her portrayal of attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, and as medical examiner Melinda Warner on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends ...

Flight

R

2012 | 3.4/5 | 2h 18min
Drama
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All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne to uncover the conspiracy behin ...

Snake Eyes

R

1998 | 3.1/5 | 1h 38min
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer ...

The Caveman's Valentine

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2001 | 2.9/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned. ...

The Devil's Advocate

R

1997 | 3.7/5 | 2h 24min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squ ...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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1999- | 4.0/5 | 43min per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Tamara Tunie as Actress(26)

as Narrator (voice)2024 Class of Her Own
as Narrator2022 Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
as Cissy Houston2022 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Fran2021 Ghost Bike
as Detective Williams2021 Circle of Deception
as Penny Canedy2021 A Journal for Jordan
as herself2020 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Narrator2019 BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
as Jane2018 Irreplaceable You
as Brenda2018 Her Only Choice
as Josephine Bodder2016 Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine
as herself2014 Showing Up
as Annika2014 Fall to Rise
as Margaret Thomason2012 Flight
as Narrator2003 Nefertiti: Resurrected
as Sheila2001 The Caveman's Valentine
as Anthea1998 Snake Eyes
as Narrator (voice)1997 Eve's Bayou
as Jody1997 The Peacemaker
as Mrs. Jackie Heath1997 The Devil's Advocate
as Leslie Christos1996 City Hall
as Van1996 Rescuing Desire
as Lauren Smith1993 Rising Sun
as Cynthia Harris1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Carolyn1987 Wall Street
as Julie1987 Sweet Lorraine

TV Shows/Series with Tamara Tunie as Actress(25)

as Ana2021 Cowboy Bebop
as Nevla, The Bank2019 See
as Maria Wilkis2019 Emergence
as herself2018 Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
as Julia2018 Dietland
as Eunice Clayton2018 Black Earth Rising
2016 Billions
as Brenda Montgomery2015 Zoo
as Anita2015 Better Call Saul
as Mrs. Nevel2013 Golden Boy
as Monica Graham2010 Blue Bloods
2008 The Wendy Williams Show
as Melinda Warner2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as Alberta Green2001 24
as Dr. Melinda Warner1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Eileen1998 Sex and the City
1998 Trinity
1994 Chicago Hope
1994 New York Undercover
as Laura1993 seaQuest DSV
as Caroline Bennett1990 Law & Order
1985 Spenser: For Hire
as Jessica Griffin??? As the World Turns

Movies with Tamara Tunie as Crew(3)

Production/Executive Producer2020 The Passing On
Directing/Director2010 See You in September
Production/Producer2010 See You in September

Additional Information

Full Name: Tamara Tunie
Born: Saturday, 03/14 1959 (March) in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 65 years + 42 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Carnegie Mellon University
Other names for Tamara Tunie (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tamara Tunie Bouquett"
"Tamara Renee Tunie"
Tamara Tunie frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (15x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (14x, Actor)
James Biberi (13x, Actor)
Robert Turano (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
John Doman (11x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (11x, Actor)
Michelle Hurst (11x, Actress)
Adam LeFevre (11x, Actor)
David Fonteno (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Samuel L. Jackson (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:52180, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024