1. Early life and education

2. Career

3. Filmography
     Film    Television   As a director 

4. Awards and nominations

5. References

6. External links

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Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) is an American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her portrayal of attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns and of medical examiner Melinda Warner on the NBC police drama Special Victims Unit. From 2000 to 2017, in 2018, and again briefly in 2009 and 2010, she appeared on both series simultaneously (Tunie returned to Law and Order: Special Victims Unit for one episode in 2018). In 2018, she also played the role of Eunice Clayton, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, in Black Earth Rising, a television drama series co-produced by BBC Two and Netflix and which aired in the United States in January 2019. Tunie has also appeared in film, most notably playing the key supporting role of Margaret Thomason in Flight (2012).

Early life and education

Tunie was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and grew up in Homestead,^[1] the daughter of Evelyn (née Hawkins) and James W. Tunie. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.^[2]

Career

In addition to her roles on As the World Turns, and Special Victims Unit, she is known for her recurring roles as Lillian Fancy in NYPD Blue (1994–1997) and Alberta Green in the first season of Fox's 24. Tunie also guest-starred in many television series, including For Hire, Tribeca, SeaQuest DSV, New York Undercover, Swift Justice, Feds, Chicago Hope, Sex and the City, and the Trial by Jury episode, "Survivor's Remorse".

Tunie worked twice with Al Pacino; she portrayed his press secretary in the film City Hall (1996) and the possessed wife of a partner in his law firm in the film The Devil's Advocate (1997).^[3] Her other film credits include Wall Street (1987), Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989), Rising Sun (1993), Eve's Bayou (1997), and The Peacemaker (1997).

In 2001, she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards for her role in film The Caveman's Valentine, based on George Dawes Green's eponymous novel, opposite Samuel L. Jackson.^[4] She won a Tony Award in 2007 for the production of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening; she has also won a Drama Desk Award.^[5][6]

In 2016, she won an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in Familiar by Danai Gurira.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

As a director

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• {{IMDb name|0876645|Tamara Tunie}}
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