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Tamara Tunie

Date of birth: 1959-03-14

Place of birth: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Tamara Tunie Bouquett, Tamara Renee Tunie

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.

Movie Credits

The Devil's Advocate
3.7

The Devil's Advocate

1997-10-17

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes ge

Wall Street
3.6

Wall Street

1987-12-10

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on

The Peacemaker
3

The Peacemaker

1997-09-26

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear spe

Snake Eyes
3.1

Snake Eyes

1998-08-07

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's

The Caveman's Valentine
2.9

The Caveman's Valentine

2001-01-19

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave

Nefertiti: Resurrected
3.4

Nefertiti: Resurrected

2003-08-17

Has the famed Egyptian beauty, Queen Nefertiti, been found in a secret chamber deep in the Valley of

Bloodhounds of Broadway
2.8

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989-11-03

This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells

Rescuing Desire
1.5

Rescuing Desire

1996-05-14

Toni, a very accomplished social worker and award winning nurse, is engaged to successful physician,

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
2

Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union

2022-01-06

Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.

Class of Her Own
0

Class of Her Own

2024-04-16

A teacher in a disadvantaged community rebels against a system that neglects many of its vulnerable

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
3.5

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022-12-20

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the great

Flight
3.4

Flight

2012-02-22

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's mana

Showing Up
4.6

Showing Up

2014-02-25

An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists in

Sweet Lorraine
0

Sweet Lorraine

1987-05-08

Serio-comic look at the residents and staff of a Catskill Mountains resort during its final days.

Fall to Rise
0

Fall to Rise

2014-04-05

A famous dancer is fired after an injury and thrust into the role of motherhood.

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
3.6

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996-11-23

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based

Eve's Bayou
3.2

Eve's Bayou

1997-11-07

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive

Rising Sun
3.1

Rising Sun

1993-07-30

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation

Irreplaceable You
3.5

Irreplaceable You

2018-02-16

A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweethe

City Hall
3

City Hall

1996-02-16

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and

Her Only Choice
2.6

Her Only Choice

2018-10-06

A woman is faced with a choice to fight for her life or sacrifice it for another. After years of inf

BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
3

BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

2019-04-23

The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often abse

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine
0

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine

2016-10-16

Lily, a failing and fairly crap stand-up comedian, falls for Spike, a sexy physicist who enlists her

Ghost Bike
0

Ghost Bike

2021-03-01

In this allegory on truth and loss, a mother meets a stranger who may hold the key to solving her so

Circle of Deception
3.1

Circle of Deception

2021-03-06

Based on Ann Rule's true crime book Practice to Deceive. In this New York Times Best Seller, a small

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
4.8

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020-01-02

Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes foot

A Journal for Jordan
3.5

A Journal for Jordan

2021-12-22

Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to

Elio
3.5

Elio

2025-06-18

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he mu

Looking Through Water
2.6

Looking Through Water

2025-09-03

William McKay’s successful New York executive career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called b

Captain Blackout
0

Captain Blackout

2014-01-01

When James Black miraculously awakens from three decades of unconsciousness, he finds a drastically