Tamara Tunie

Acting

Tamara Tunie

Born 14 March 1959 · McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA · 67

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

Highlights

Better Call Saul2015 · Series · Anita
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Melinda Warner
The Devil's Advocate1997 · Film · Jackie Heath
Chicago Fire2012 · Series · Melinda Warner
See2019 · Series · Nevla, The Bank
Flight2012 · Film · Margaret Thomason

Filmography

Movies

24 films

Looking Through Water2025 · Film · Miss Reno
Elio2025 · Film · Colonel Markwell (voice)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2022 · Film · Cissy Houston
A Journal for Jordan2021 · Film · Penny Canedy
Circle of Deception2021 · Film · Detective Williams
Ghost Bike2021 · Film · Fran
Her Only Choice2018 · Film · Brenda
Irreplaceable You2018 · Film · Jane
Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine2016 · Film · Josephine Bodder
Fall to Rise2014 · Film · Annika
Captain Blackout2014 · Film · Jessica Winters
Flight2012 · Film · Margaret Thomason
See You in September2010 · Film · Director
The Caveman's Valentine2001 · Film · Sheila
Snake Eyes1998 · Film · Anthea
The Devil's Advocate1997 · Film · Jackie Heath
The Peacemaker1997 · Film · Jody
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault1996 · Film · Miss Marcus
Rescuing Desire1996 · Film · Van
City Hall1996 · Film · Leslie Christos
Rising Sun1993 · Film · Lauren Smith
Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · Film · Cynthia Harris
Wall Street1987 · Film · Carolyn
Sweet Lorraine1987 · Film · Julie

Filmography

Series

34 shows

Beyond the Gates2025 · Series · Anita Dupree
Harlem2021 · Series · Regina Walker
Cowboy Bebop2021 · Series · Ana
Law & Order: Organized Crime2021 · Series · Melinda Warner
See2019 · Series · Nevla, The Bank
Almost Family2019 · Series · Genevieve
Emergence2019 · Series · Maria Wilkis
Black Earth Rising2018 · Series · Eunice Clayton
Dietland2018 · Series · Julia
Billions2016 · Series · Amelia
Zoo2015 · Series · Brenda Montgomery
Better Call Saul2015 · Series · Anita
The Red Road2014 · Series · Marie Van Der Veen
Alpha House2013 · Series · Eve Simone-Lewis
Golden Boy2013 · Series · Mrs. Nevel
Chicago Fire2012 · Series · Melinda Warner
Elementary2012 · Series · Lily Cooper
Blue Bloods2010 · Series · Monica Graham
The Good Wife2009 · Series · Serafina Norvy
Law & Order: Trial by Jury2005 · Series · Melinda Warner
I Love the '90s: Part Deux2005 · Series
242001 · Series · Alberta Green
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Melinda Warner
Trinity1998 · Series
Sex and the City1998 · Series · Eileen
Swift Justice1996 · Series · Jessie McKenna
Chicago Hope1994 · Series · Lennie Gaghan
New York Undercover1994 · Series
NYPD Blue1993 · Series · Lillian Fancy
seaQuest DSV1993 · Series · Laura
Law & Order1990 · Series · Caroline Bennett
Spenser: For Hire1985 · Series
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Cynthia Harris
As the World Turns1956 · Series · Jessica Griffin