Tamara Tunie
Acting·March 14, 1959 — 67 years old·McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography · 72
2025Looking Through WaterMiss Reno2025ElioColonel Markwell (voice)2025Beyond the GatesTVAnita Dupree2024Class of Her OwnNarrator (voice)2022Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with SomebodyCissy Houston2022SherriTVSelf - Guest2022Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect UnionSelf - Narrator (voice)2021A Journal for JordanPenny Canedy2021HarlemTVRegina Walker2021Cowboy BebopTVAna2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeTVME Dr. Melinda Warner · Chief M.E. Melinda Warner2021Circle of DeceptionDetective Williams2021Ghost BikeFran2020The Passing OnExecutive Producer2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUSelf2019SeeTVNevla, The Bank2019Almost FamilyTVGenevieve2019EmergenceTVMaria Wilkis2019BOSS: The Black Experience in BusinessNarrator2018Her Only ChoiceBrenda2018Black Earth RisingTVEunice Clayton2018DietlandTVJulia2018Unapologetic with Aisha TylerTVSelf2018Irreplaceable YouJane2016Bad Vegan and the Teleportation MachineJosephine Bodder2016BillionsTVAmelia2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTVSelf - Guest2015ZooTVBrenda Montgomery2015Better Call SaulTVAnita2014Fall to RiseAnnika2014The Red RoadTVMarie Van Der Veen2014Showing UpSelf2014Captain BlackoutJessica Winters2013Alpha HouseTVEve Simone-Lewis2013Golden BoyTVMrs. Nevel2012Chicago FireTVMelinda Warner2012ElementaryTVLily Cooper2012FlightMargaret Thomason2010Blue BloodsTVMonica Graham2010See You in SeptemberDirector · Producer2009The Good WifeTVSerafina Norvy2008The Wendy Williams ShowTV2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryTVMelinda Warner2005I Love the '90s: Part DeuxTV2004The Tony Danza ShowTVSelf - Guest2003Nefertiti: ResurrectedNarrator200124TVAlberta Green2001The Caveman's ValentineSheila1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTVDr. Melinda Warner1998TrinityTV1998Snake EyesAnthea1998Sex and the CityTVEileen1997Eve's BayouNarrator (voice)1997The Devil's AdvocateJackie Heath1997The PeacemakerJody1997Prince StreetTVSharon1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultMiss Marcus1996Rescuing DesireVan1996Swift JusticeTVJessie McKenna1996City HallLeslie Christos1994Chicago HopeTVLennie Gaghan1994New York UndercoverTV1993NYPD BlueTVLillian Fancy1993seaQuest DSVTVLaura1993Rising SunLauren Smith1990Law & OrderTVCaroline Bennett1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayCynthia Harris1987Wall StreetCarolyn1987Sweet LorraineJulie1985Spenser: For HireTV1982American PlayhouseTVCynthia Harris1956As the World TurnsTVJessica Griffin