Tamara Tunie

65 · Born: Mar 14, 1959

Personal Details

Born Mar 14, 1959 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Spouse

Gregory Generet
( Oct 21, 1995 to Oct 11, 2018 )
Greg Bouquett
( Sep 10, 1988 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

James W. Tunie
Evelyn Tunie

Biography

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.

Career

acting

2024

Class of Her Own

Class of Her Own as Narrator (voice)

2022

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union as Narrator

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody as Cissy Houston

See as Nevla, The Bank

2021

A Journal for Jordan

A Journal for Jordan as Penny Canedy

Ann Rule's Circle of Deception

Ann Rule's Circle of Deception as Detective Williams

Cowboy Bebop as Ana

2019

Boss: The Black Experience in Business

Boss: The Black Experience in Business as Narrator

2018

Her Only Choice

Her Only Choice as Brenda

Dietland as Julia

Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising as Eunice Clayton

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul as Anita

2017

Blue Bloods as Monica Graham

2016

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine as Josephine Bodder

2015

Zoo as Brenda Montgomery

2014

Fall to Rise as Annika

The Red Road as Marie Van Der Veen

2012

Flight as Margaret Thomason

Missed Connections

Missed Connections as Felicity Gray

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Melinda Warner

2004

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

2003

Nefertiti Resurrected

Nefertiti Resurrected as Narrator

2001

The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine as Sheila

24 as Alberta Green

1999

Sex and the City

Sex and the City as Eileen

1997

The Peacemaker as Jody

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate as Mrs. Jackie Heath

1996

Rescuing Desire

Rescuing Desire as Van

Law & Order as Caroline Bennett

1987

Sweet Lorraine as Julie

Wall Street as Carolyn

1956

As the World Turns

As the World Turns as Jessica Griffin

appearances

2020

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

directing

2010

See You in September

See You in September as Director