Tamara Tunie
Born: 1959-03-14 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Elio as Colonel Markwell (voice)
- Beyond the Gates as Anita Dupree
- Looking Through Water as Miss Reno
2024
- Class of Her Own as Narrator (voice)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody as Cissy Houston
- Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
- Law & Order: Organized Crime as ME Dr. Melinda Warner
- Cowboy Bebop as Ana
- Harlem as Regina Walker
- Ghost Bike as Fran
- A Journal for Jordan as Penny Canedy
- Circle of Deception as Detective Williams
2020
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as Self
- The Passing On ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- See as Nevla, The Bank
- Emergence as Maria Wilkis
- Almost Family as Genevieve
- BOSS: The Black Experience in Business as Narrator
2018
- Irreplaceable You as Jane
- Black Earth Rising as Eunice Clayton
- Her Only Choice as Brenda
- Dietland as Julia
- Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler as Self
2016
- Billions
- Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine as Josephine Bodder
2015
- Better Call Saul as Anita
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Zoo as Brenda Montgomery
2014
- Showing Up as Self
- The Red Road as Marie Van Der Veen
- Fall to Rise as Annika
2013
- Alpha House as Eve Simone-Lewis
- Golden Boy as Mrs. Nevel
2012
- Chicago Fire as Melinda Warner
- Elementary as Lily Cooper
- Flight as Margaret Thomason
2010
- Blue Bloods as Monica Graham
- See You in September ... (Director)
2009
- The Good Wife as Serafina Norvy
2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Melinda Warner
- I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2003
- Nefertiti: Resurrected as Narrator
2001
- 24 as Alberta Green
- The Caveman's Valentine as Sheila
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Melinda Warner
1998
- Sex and the City as Eileen
- Snake Eyes as Anthea
- Trinity
1997
- The Devil's Advocate as Jackie Heath
- The Peacemaker as Jody
- Eve's Bayou as Narrator (voice)
- Prince Street as Sharon
1996
- City Hall as Leslie Christos
- Rescuing Desire as Van
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Miss Marcus
1993
- NYPD Blue as Lillian Fancy
- seaQuest DSV as Laura
- Rising Sun as Lauren Smith
1990
- Law & Order as Caroline Bennett
1989
- Bloodhounds of Broadway as Cynthia Harris
1987
- Wall Street as Carolyn
- Sweet Lorraine as Julie
1985
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- As the World Turns as Jessica Griffin