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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-03-14 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Tamara 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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Beyond the Gates as Anita Dupree

2024

Class of Her Own as Narrator (voice)

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest

2021

Ghost Bike as Fran
Circle of Deception as Detective Williams
A Journal for Jordan as Penny Canedy
Law & Order: Organized Crime as ME Dr. Melinda Warner
Harlem as Regina Walker

2020

2019

Emergence as Maria Wilkis
See as Nevla, The Bank
Almost Family as Genevieve

2018

Her Only Choice as Brenda
Dietland as Julia
Black Earth Rising as Eunice Clayton

2016

2015

Zoo as Brenda Montgomery

2014

Showing Up as Self
Fall to Rise as Annika
The Red Road as Marie Van Der Veen

2013

Golden Boy as Mrs. Nevel
Alpha House as Eve Simone-Lewis

2012

Flight as Margaret Thomason
Chicago Fire as Melinda Warner
Elementary as Lily Cooper

2010

Blue Bloods as Monica Graham

2009

The Good Wife as Serafina Norvy

2008

2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Melinda Warner

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest

2003

2001

24 as Alberta Green

1999

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

1998

Snake Eyes as Anthea

1997

The Devil's Advocate as Jackie Heath
Eve's Bayou as Narrator (voice)

1996

City Hall as Leslie Christos

1994

1993

Rising Sun as Lauren Smith
seaQuest DSV as Laura
NYPD Blue as Lillian Fancy

1990

Law & Order as Caroline Bennett

1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway as Cynthia Harris

1987

Wall Street as Carolyn

1985

1956

As the World Turns as Jessica Griffin

Directing

2010

Production

2020

The Passing On as Executive Producer

2010