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
The Devil's Advocate
(1997)
Mrs. Jackie Heath
Flight
(2012)
Margaret Thomason
The Peacemaker
(1997)
Jody
Wall Street
(1987)
Carolyn
Eve's Bayou
(1997)
Narrator (voice)
Rising Sun
(1993)
Lauren Smith
Snake Eyes
(1998)
Anthea
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
(2022)
Cissy Houston
City Hall
(1996)
Leslie Christos
Irreplaceable You
(2018)
Jane
A Journal for Jordan
(2021)
Penny Canedy
The Caveman's Valentine
(2001)
Sheila
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
(1996)
Miss Marcus
Full Filmography
Acting
Sweet Lorraine
(1987)
Julie
Wall Street
(1987)
Carolyn
Bloodhounds of Broadway
(1989)
Cynthia Harris
Rising Sun
(1993)
Lauren Smith
City Hall
(1996)
Leslie Christos
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
(1996)
Miss Marcus
Rescuing Desire
(1996)
Van
Eve's Bayou
(1997)
Narrator (voice)
The Devil's Advocate
(1997)
Mrs. Jackie Heath
The Peacemaker
(1997)
Jody
Snake Eyes
(1998)
Anthea
The Caveman's Valentine
(2001)
Sheila
Nefertiti: Resurrected
(2003)
Narrator
Flight
(2012)
Margaret Thomason
Showing Up
(2014)
Self
Fall to Rise
(2014)
Annika
Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine
(2016)
Josephine Bodder
Irreplaceable You
(2018)
Jane
Her Only Choice
(2018)
Brenda
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
(2019)
Narrator
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(2020)
Self
Circle of Deception
(2021)
Detective Williams
A Journal for Jordan
(2021)
Penny Canedy
Ghost Bike
(2021)
Fran
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
(2022)
Narrator
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
(2022)
Cissy Houston
Class of Her Own
(2024)
Narrator (voice)
Directing
Production