Acting
Tamara Tunie
Born 14 March 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
65 credits
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 62
- 2025ElioFilmColonel Markwell (voice)
- 2025Looking Through WaterFilmMiss Reno
- 2024Class of Her OwnFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2022Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with SomebodyFilmCissy Houston
- 2022Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect UnionFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeSeriesMelinda Warner
- 2021Cowboy BebopSeriesAna
- 2021HarlemSeriesRegina Walker
- 2021A Journal for JordanFilmPenny Canedy
- 2021Circle of DeceptionFilmDetective Williams
- 2021Ghost BikeFilmFran
- 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUFilmSelf
- 2019SeeSeriesNevla, The Bank
- 2019EmergenceSeriesMaria Wilkis
- 2019Almost FamilySeriesGenevieve
- 2019BOSS: The Black Experience in BusinessFilmNarrator
- 2018Irreplaceable YouFilmJane
- 2018Black Earth RisingSeriesEunice Clayton
- 2018DietlandSeriesJulia
- 2018Her Only ChoiceFilmBrenda
- 2016BillionsSeriesAmelia
- 2016Bad Vegan and the Teleportation MachineFilmJosephine Bodder
- 2015Better Call SaulSeriesAnita
- 2015ZooSeriesBrenda Montgomery
- 2014The Red RoadSeriesMarie Van Der Veen
- 2014Showing UpFilmSelf
- 2014Captain BlackoutFilmJessica Winters
- 2014Fall to RiseFilmAnnika
- 2013Alpha HouseSeriesEve Simone-Lewis
- 2013Golden BoySeriesMrs. Nevel
- 2012Chicago FireSeriesMelinda Warner
- 2012ElementarySeriesLily Cooper
- 2012FlightFilmMargaret Thomason
- 2010Blue BloodsSeriesMonica Graham
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesSerafina Norvy
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JurySeriesMelinda Warner
- 2005I Love the '90s: Part DeuxSeries
- 2003Nefertiti: ResurrectedFilmNarrator
- 200124SeriesAlberta Green
- 2001The Caveman's ValentineFilmSheila
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesMelinda Warner
- 1998Sex and the CitySeriesEileen
- 1998Snake EyesFilmAnthea
- 1998TrinitySeries
- 1997The Devil's AdvocateFilmJackie Heath
- 1997The PeacemakerFilmJody
- 1997Eve's BayouFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1997Prince StreetSeriesSharon
- 1996City HallFilmLeslie Christos
- 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultFilmMiss Marcus
- 1996Swift JusticeSeriesJessie McKenna
- 1996Rescuing DesireFilmVan
- 1994New York UndercoverSeries
- 1993NYPD BlueSeriesLillian Fancy
- 1993seaQuest DSVSeriesLaura
- 1993Rising SunFilmLauren Smith
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesCaroline Bennett
- 1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayFilmCynthia Harris
- 1987Wall StreetFilmCarolyn
- 1987Sweet LorraineFilmJulie
- 1985Spenser: For HireSeries
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesCynthia Harris
Directing 1
Production 2
Filmography from TMDB.