Actor
Tamara Tunie
Born March 14, 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA24 films
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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First watchThe Devil's Advocate19977.5as Jackie HeathAspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil…View filmEssential films
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24 films as actor- 2025Looking Through WaterMiss Reno
- 2025ElioColonel Markwell (voice)
- 2022Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with SomebodyCissy Houston
- 2021A Journal for JordanPenny Canedy
- 2021Circle of DeceptionDetective Williams
- 2021Ghost BikeFran
- 2018Her Only ChoiceBrenda
- 2018Irreplaceable YouJane
- 2016Bad Vegan and the Teleportation MachineJosephine Bodder
- 2014Fall to RiseAnnika
- 2014Captain BlackoutJessica Winters
- 2012FlightMargaret Thomason
- 2001The Caveman's ValentineSheila
- 1998Snake EyesAnthea
- 1997Eve's BayouNarrator (voice)
- 1997The Devil's AdvocateJackie Heath
- 1997The PeacemakerJody
- 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultMiss Marcus
- 1996Rescuing DesireVan
- 1996City HallLeslie Christos
- 1993Rising SunLauren Smith
- 1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayCynthia Harris
- 1987Wall StreetCarolyn
- 1987Sweet LorraineJulie