Tamara Tunie

Acting

Tamara Tunie

Born March 14, 1959McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA71 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

Looking Through Water
5.9

Looking Through Water

Movie

2025

Elio
6.9

Elio

Movie

2025

Beyond the Gates
6.1

Beyond the Gates

TV

2025

Class of Her Own

Class of Her Own

Movie

2024

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
7.0

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Movie

2022

Sherri
2.7

Sherri

TV

2022

Filmography

Looking Through Water
2025Looking Through Wateras Miss RenoMovie
Elio
2025Elioas Colonel Markwell (voice)Movie
Beyond the Gates
2025Beyond the Gatesas Anita DupreeTV
Class of Her Own
2024Class of Her Ownas Narrator (voice)Movie
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebodyas Cissy HoustonMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
2022Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Unionas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
A Journal for Jordan
2021A Journal for Jordanas Penny CanedyMovie
Harlem
2021Harlemas Regina WalkerTV
Cowboy Bebop
2021Cowboy Bebopas AnaTV
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas ME Dr. Melinda WarnerTV
Circle of Deception
2021Circle of Deceptionas Detective WilliamsMovie
Ghost Bike
2021Ghost Bikeas FranMovie
The Passing On
2020The Passing OnExecutive ProducerMovie
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas SelfMovie
See
2019Seeas Nevla, The BankTV
Almost Family
2019Almost Familyas GenevieveTV
Emergence
2019Emergenceas Maria WilkisTV
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
2019BOSS: The Black Experience in Businessas NarratorMovie
Her Only Choice
2018Her Only Choiceas BrendaMovie
Black Earth Rising
2018Black Earth Risingas Eunice ClaytonTV
Dietland
2018Dietlandas JuliaTV
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018Unapologetic with Aisha Tyleras SelfTV
Irreplaceable You
2018Irreplaceable Youas JaneMovie
Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine
2016Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machineas Josephine BodderMovie
Billions
2016Billionsas AmeliaTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Zoo
2015Zooas Brenda MontgomeryTV
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas AnitaTV
Fall to Rise
2014Fall to Riseas AnnikaMovie
The Red Road
2014The Red Roadas Marie Van Der VeenTV
Showing Up
2014Showing Upas SelfMovie
Captain Blackout
2014Captain Blackoutas Jessica WintersMovie
Alpha House
2013Alpha Houseas Eve Simone-LewisTV
Golden Boy
2013Golden Boyas Mrs. NevelTV
Chicago Fire
2012Chicago Fireas Melinda WarnerTV
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Lily CooperTV
Flight
2012Flightas Margaret ThomasonMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Monica GrahamTV
See You in September
2010See You in SeptemberDirectorMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Serafina NorvyTV
The Wendy Williams Show
2008The Wendy Williams ShowTV
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Melinda WarnerTV
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005I Love the '90s: Part DeuxTV
T
2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
Nefertiti: Resurrected
2003Nefertiti: Resurrectedas NarratorMovie
24
200124as Alberta GreenTV
The Caveman's Valentine
2001The Caveman's Valentineas SheilaMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Melinda WarnerTV
Trinity
1998TrinityTV
Snake Eyes
1998Snake Eyesas AntheaMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas EileenTV
Eve's Bayou
1997Eve's Bayouas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Devil's Advocate
1997The Devil's Advocateas Jackie HeathMovie
The Peacemaker
1997The Peacemakeras JodyMovie
P
1997Prince Streetas SharonTV
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigaultas Miss MarcusMovie
Rescuing Desire
1996Rescuing Desireas VanMovie
Swift Justice
1996Swift Justiceas Jessie McKennaTV
City Hall
1996City Hallas Leslie ChristosMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Lennie GaghanTV
New York Undercover
1994New York UndercoverTV
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas Lillian FancyTV
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSVas LauraTV
Rising Sun
1993Rising Sunas Lauren SmithMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Caroline BennettTV
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Cynthia HarrisMovie
Wall Street
1987Wall Streetas CarolynMovie
Sweet Lorraine
1987Sweet Lorraineas JulieMovie
Spenser: For Hire
1985Spenser: For HireTV
As the World Turns
1956As the World Turnsas Jessica GriffinTV