Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Tamara Tunie
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 42694
IMDb ID: nm0876645
Known for: Acting
Born: March 14, 1959
Age: 66
Place of birth: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2025
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q299689
Also known as
Tamara Tunie Bouquett • Tamara Renee Tunie
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tamara Tunie.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tamara Tunie.
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
as Jackie Heath
1997 Movie
7.2
Wall Street
as Carolyn
1987 Movie
7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Cissy Houston
2022 Movie
7.0
A Journal for Jordan
as Penny Canedy
2021 Movie
6.9
Irreplaceable You
as Jane
2018 Movie
6.9
Elio
as Colonel Markwell (voice)
2025 Movie
6.9
Flight
as Margaret Thomason
2012 Movie
6.4
Eve's Bayou
as Narrator (voice)
1997 Movie
6.2
Snake Eyes
as Anthea
1998 Movie
6.1
Rising Sun
as Lauren Smith
1993 Movie
6.0
The Peacemaker
as Jody
1997 Movie
5.9
City Hall
as Leslie Christos
1996 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tamara Tunie.
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Anita • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as Melinda Warner • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.1
See
as Nevla, The Bank • 6 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Melinda Warner • 226 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as ME Dr. Melinda Warner • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.8
24
as Alberta Green • 6 eps
2001 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Monica Graham • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.7
Billions
1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Lily Cooper • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Serafina Norvy • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
as Eileen • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Caroline Bennett • 1 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tamara Tunie.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tamara Tunie.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Melinda Warner • 226 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Caroline Bennett • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as Melinda Warner • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.8
24
as Alberta Green • 6 eps
2001 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Monica Graham • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Anita • 3 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Lily Cooper • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Serafina Norvy • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
as Eileen • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.7
Billions
1 eps
2016 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as ME Dr. Melinda Warner • 1 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tamara Tunie.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tamara Tunie.
5.2
Looking Through Water
as Miss Reno
2025 Movie
6.9
Elio
as Colonel Markwell (voice)
2025 Movie
Class of Her Own
as Narrator (voice)
2024 Movie
7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Cissy Houston
2022 Movie
4.0
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022 Movie
7.0
A Journal for Jordan
as Penny Canedy
2021 Movie
6.3
Circle of Deception
as Detective Williams
2021 Movie
Ghost Bike
as Fran
2021 Movie
9.7
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020 Movie
6.0
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
as Narrator
2019 Movie
5.3
Her Only Choice
as Brenda
2018 Movie
6.9
Irreplaceable You
as Jane
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tamara Tunie.
6.1
Beyond the Gates
as Anita Dupree • 200 eps
2025 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Harlem
as Regina Walker • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.5
Cowboy Bebop
as Ana • 6 eps
2021 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as ME Dr. Melinda Warner • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.1
See
as Nevla, The Bank • 6 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Almost Family
as Genevieve • 8 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Emergence
as Maria Wilkis • 2 eps
2019 Series
6.4
Black Earth Rising
as Eunice Clayton • 8 eps
2018 Series
5.7
Dietland
as Julia • 10 eps
2018 Series
5.0
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
as Self • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.7
Billions
1 eps
2016 Series