Tamara Tunie

Tamara Tunie

Acting

March 14, 1959McKeesport, 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.

Known for

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1997

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

2015

Flight

Flight

2012

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

See

See

2019

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

2012

Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998

Elementary

Elementary

2012

24

2001

Acting70

Looking Through Water

Looking Through Water

2025

Miss Reno

Elio

Elio

2025

Colonel Markwell (voice)

Beyond the Gates

Beyond the Gates

2025

Anita Dupree

Class of Her Own

Class of Her Own

2024

Narrator (voice)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022

Cissy Houston

Sherri

Sherri

2022

Self - Guest

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

2022

Self - Narrator (voice)

A Journal for Jordan

A Journal for Jordan

2021

Penny Canedy

Harlem

Harlem

2021

Regina Walker

Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

2021

Ana

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021

ME Dr. Melinda Warner / Chief M.E. Melinda Warner

Circle of Deception

Circle of Deception

2021

Detective Williams

Ghost Bike

Ghost Bike

2021

Fran

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

Self

See

See

2019

Nevla, The Bank

Almost Family

Almost Family

2019

Genevieve

Emergence

Emergence

2019

Maria Wilkis

BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

2019

Narrator

Her Only Choice

Her Only Choice

2018

Brenda

Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising

2018

Eunice Clayton

Dietland

Dietland

2018

Julia

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

2018

Self

Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You

2018

Jane

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine

2016

Josephine Bodder

Billions

Billions

2016

Amelia

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Self - Guest

Zoo

Zoo

2015

Brenda Montgomery

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

2015

Anita

Fall to Rise

Fall to Rise

2014

Annika

The Red Road

The Red Road

2014

Marie Van Der Veen

Showing Up

Showing Up

2014

Self

Captain Blackout

Captain Blackout

2014

Jessica Winters

Alpha House

Alpha House

2013

Eve Simone-Lewis

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

2013

Mrs. Nevel

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

2012

Melinda Warner

Elementary

Elementary

2012

Lily Cooper

Flight

Flight

2012

Margaret Thomason

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010

Monica Graham

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

Serafina Norvy

The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

Melinda Warner

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

2005

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Self - Guest

Nefertiti: Resurrected

Nefertiti: Resurrected

2003

Narrator

24

2001

Alberta Green

The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine

2001

Sheila

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Dr. Melinda Warner

Trinity

Trinity

1998

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

Anthea

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998

Eileen

Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

1997

Narrator (voice)

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1997

Jackie Heath

The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

1997

Jody

Prince Street

1997

Sharon

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

Miss Marcus

Rescuing Desire

Rescuing Desire

1996

Van

Swift Justice

Swift Justice

1996

Jessie McKenna

City Hall

City Hall

1996

Leslie Christos

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994

Lennie Gaghan

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

1993

Lillian Fancy

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

1993

Laura

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993

Lauren Smith

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Caroline Bennett

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Cynthia Harris

Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

Carolyn

Sweet Lorraine

Sweet Lorraine

1987

Julie

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

1985

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982

Cynthia Harris

As the World Turns

As the World Turns

1956

Jessica Griffin

Production2

The Passing On

The Passing On

2020

Executive Producer

See You in September

See You in September

2010

Producer

Directing1

See You in September

See You in September

2010

Director