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name: "Tamara Tunie"
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born: "14 March 1959"
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# Tamara Tunie

Actor. Born 14 March 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 March 1959, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** Tamara Tunie Bouquett, Tamara Renee Tunie

## Biography

Tamara Tunie is an American actress, singer, director and producer. She was born on 14 March 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University.

She made her Broadway debut in 1981 in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. Tunie is known for her long-running role as Jessica Griffin in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1987–1995, with later returns) and as medical examiner Melinda Warner in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2021). Her film credits include Wall Street (1987), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Flight (2012).

Tunie has also directed and produced, including the feature See You in September (2010), and has worked as a stage producer on Tony Award-winning productions such as Spring Awakening.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Elio* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Colonel Markwell (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/elio.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, as Carolyn — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)

## Also known for

- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Jackie Heath
- *Flight* (2012), Margaret Thomason
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Melinda Warner
- *See* (2019), Nevla, The Bank
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), Melinda Warner
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Eileen
- *Elementary* (2012), Lily Cooper
- *24* (2001), Alberta Green

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