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Lou Tamara Tunie Wiki Biography

Lou Tamara Tunie was born on the 14th March 1959, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania USA, and is an actress best known for her role in the series “Law & Order: Special Victim Unit” (1999 – present) as the medical examiner Melinda Warner. She also participated in the series “NYPD Blue” (1994 – 1999), “Sex and the City” (1999) and “24” (2002). Tamara has also produced the play on Broadway – “Spring Awakening”. Tamara Tunie has been active in the entertainment industry since 1986.

How much is the net worth of Tamara Tunie? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of her wealth is as much as $8 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Films, television and stage productions are the sources of Tunie’s wealth.

Tamara Tunie Net Worth $8 Million

To begin with, Tamara grew up in Miami, a daughter of Evelyn and James W. Tunie. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Talking about her professional career which has added huge sums to the outright size of Tamara Tunie net worth, she is best known for her role as attorney Jessica Griffin in the soap opera aired on CBS “As the World Turns” (1986 – 2010) and as the medical examiner Melinda Warner in the police drama broadcast on NBC “Law & Order: Special Victim Unit” (1999 – present). Tunie is also known for her role as Lillian Fancy in “NYPD Blue” spread over the five years 1994-1999, and as Alberta Green in “24” aired on Fox. Tunie has also been a guest star in many television series, including “Spenser: For Hire” (1986), “TriBeCa” (1993), “SeaQuest DSV” (1995), “New York Undercover” (1995 – 1998), “Swift Justice” (1996), “Chicago Hope” (1997), “Sex and the City” (1999) and “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” (2005). All added steadily to net worth.

Moreover, Tamara has landed a number of roles on the big screen. Tunie has worked with the popular actor Al Pacino in two feature films, playing his press secretary Leslie Christos in the film “City Hall” (1996), and Mrs. Jackie Heath in the drama thriller film “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997). Other film credits include “Wall Street” (1987) directed by Oliver Stone, “Bloodhounds of Broadway” (1989) co-written, co-produced and directed by Howard Brookner, “Rising Sun” (1993) co-written, co-produced and directed by Philip Kaufman, “Bayou of Eve” (1997) written and directed by Kasi Lemmons and “The Peacemaker” (1997) directed by Mimi Leder. In 2001, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role in the film “Caveman’s Valentine” (2001), based on the novel of the same name written by George Dawes Green. Her recent works on the big screen include the role of Felicity Gray in the film “Missed Connections” (2012), Margaret Thomason in the film “Flight” (2012) and Annika in “Fall to Rise” (2014).

Concerning her work as a producer, Tamara Tunie won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award in 2007 for the musical production on Broadway of “Spring Awakening”, which assisted her wealth.

Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has married twice, firstly to Greg Bouquett (1988 – 1991), and since 1995 she has been married to Gregory Generet. but have announced that they have separated, although neither has filed for divorce.



Full Name Tamara Tunie
Net Worth $8 Million
Date Of Birth March 14, 1959
Place Of Birth McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession Film, stage, television actress, director, producer
Education Musical Theatre at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Gregory Generet (m. 1995), Greg Bouquett (m. 1988–1991)
Parents Evelyn Tunie, James W. Tunie
Nicknames Tamara Renee Tunie , Tamara Tunie Bouquett
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tunie.tamara
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/therealttunie
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tamaratunie/
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0876645
Awards Tony Award for Best Musical (2007), Obie Award for Performance (2016)
Nominations Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress(1995, 2003), NAACP Image Award (2003, 2004), Independent Spirit Awards for Best Suppporting Female (2002), SLFCA Award (2012), Black Reel Awards for Best Supporting Actress (2013)
Movies “Spenser: For Hire” (1986), “TriBeCa” (1993), “SeaQuest DSV” (1995), “Swift Justice” (1996), “Chicago Hope” (1997), “City Hall” (1996), “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997), “Wall Street” (1987), “Caveman’s Valentine” (2001), “Missed Connections” (2012), “Flight…
TV Shows “The Devil’s Advocate”, “Law & Order: Special Victim Unit” (1999-present), “As the World Turns” (1986-2010), “NYPD Blue” (1994-1999), “Sex and the City” (1999), “24” (2002), “Spring Awakening”
Trademark
1 Curly hair
2 Deep voice
Quote
1 I always watch the work I do.
2 I have Native-American blood, I have European blood, I have African blood.
3 When I first got to New York, all I did was musicals. After a few years I had to make a conscious choice to close the door on musicals, because I was getting pigeon-holed as a musical theater performer.
4 Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
Fact
1 Her vocal range is mezzo soprano.
2 Was the first African-American actress to play Maggie on “Cat on a hot tin roof” On stage.
3 Was on the first all African-American production of Tennessee Williams’s play “Cat on a hot tin roof” at the Virgínia State Theatre.
4 Both her parents were morticians; the family lived above the funeral parlor.
5 Made her Broadway debut alongside Lena Horne in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
6 Is a singer.
7 Has a french bulldog named Spraga, with husband Gregory Generet.
8 In 2005, performed in 3 shows simultaneously, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, As the World Turns and the stage play Julius Ceaser alongside Denzel Washington.
9 On one occasion, worked on 3 shows in a 24h period. First did the play Julius Ceaser, from there she went to work on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, then went to work on the soap opera As the World Turns, after that did a matinée and night performance of Julius Ceaser. (The Mo’Nique Show).
10 In 2002, performed in 3 shows simultaneously, As the World Turns, Law & Order Special Victims Unit and 24.
11 Has Native American ancestry.
12 Has 3 sisters and 1 brother.
13 Parents: James W Tunie, Evelyn Hawkins Tunie.
14 Her paternal great-grandmother was full blooded Indian.
15 Was a contestant in the Miss Black Teenage Pageant in Pittsburgh in the early 1970s.
16 Has worked with several charitable organizations and theater companies, including Hearts of Gold and Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse.
17 Serves on the board of directors of Figure Skating in Harlem, Inc., a nonprofit organization that works with young girls in the community.
18 Is a rabid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
19 In 2007, she received a Tony Award as co-producer for the musical “Spring Awakening”. She was also a Tony Award nominee (Best Play) for co-producing August Wilson’s Radio Golf.
20 Her father still operates the family business, a funeral home, in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
21 Shares a birthday with Michael Caine, Mercedes McNab, Kylie Tyndall, Keaton Tyndall, Quincy Jones, Chris Klein, & Jamie Bell
22 After five years of portraying Medical Examiner Melinda Warner on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), she was finally given main cast billing in the seventh season. (2005)
23 When she was portraying the character of ‘Jessica Griffin’ on the daytime drama As the World Turns (1956), one of her mentors, actress/director/drama coach Billie Allen, portrayed her character’s mother ‘Louise’ (1994).
24 Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1981 [1981]

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine 2016 completed Josephine Bodder
Blue Bloods 2016 TV Series Monica Graham
Billions 2016 TV Series Amelia
Elementary 2016 TV Series Lily Cooper
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2000-2015 TV Series Dr. Melinda Warner
Survivor’s Remorse 2015 TV Series D.A. Sandra Knowles
Zoo 2015 TV Series Brenda Montgomery
The Sonnet Project 2015 TV Series
The Red Road 2014-2015 TV Series Marie
Chicago Fire 2015 TV Series Dr. Melinda Warner
Captain Blackout 2015 TV Movie Jessica Winters
Loiter Squad 2015 TV Series Nellis Air Force Women#2
Alpha House 2014 TV Series Eve Bettencourt / Eve Simone-Lewis
Fall to Rise 2014 Annika
The Power of Our Presence 2014 Narrator (voice)
Golden Boy 2013 TV Series Mrs. Nevel
The Good Wife 2013 TV Series Serafina Norvy
Flight 2012/I Margaret Thomason
Missed Connections 2012/II Felicity Gray
Days of Our Lives 2011 TV Series Judge Weston
As the World Turns 1987-2009 TV Series Jessica Griffin Jessica Griffin Harris Jessica Griffith
AfterLife 2007 Short Nicole
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005 TV Series Dr. Melinda Warner
Nefertiti Resurrected 2003 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice)
24 2002 TV Series Alberta Green
The Caveman’s Valentine 2001 Sheila
Sex and the City 1999 TV Series Eileen
Snake Eyes 1998 Anthea
New York Undercover 1995-1998 TV Series Lana Brooks / Janice
The Devil’s Advocate 1997 Mrs. Jackie Heath
The Peacemaker 1997 Jody
Eve’s Bayou 1997 Narrator (voice)
NYPD Blue 1994-1997 TV Series Lillian Fancy
Chicago Hope 1997 TV Series Lennie Gaghan
Feds 1997 TV Series Martha Kershan
Spirit Lost 1997 Anne
Prince Street 1997 TV Series
Quentin Carr 1996 Short Detective
Rescuing Desire 1996 Van
Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault 1996 TV Movie Miss Marcus
Law & Order 1996 TV Series Caroline Bennett
Swift Justice 1996 TV Series Jessie McKenna
City Hall 1996 Leslie Christos
SeaQuest 2032 1995 TV Series Laura
Rising Sun 1993 Lauren Smith
Tribeca 1993 TV Series Tori / Pretoria Thomas
Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 Cynthia Harris
Wall Street 1987 Carolyn
Sweet Lorraine 1987 Julie
Spenser: For Hire 1986 TV Series Nina

Director

Title Year Status Character
See You in September 2010

Producer

Title Year Status Character
See You in September 2010 producer

Self

Title Year Status Character
Discovering Gloria 2016 Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Real 2015 TV Series Herself
The Meredith Vieira Show 2015 TV Series Herself / Herself – Panelist
The View 2015 TV Series Herself
Home & Family 2014 TV Series Herself – Guest
Showing Up 2014 Documentary Herself
Henry Hornbostel in Architecture and Legacy 2013 Documentary Narrator
One Night Stand 2011/VI Herself
Today 2011 TV Series Herself
The Mo’Nique Show 2010 TV Series Herself
The Wendy Williams Show 2009 TV Series Herself
After Hours with Daniel Boulud 2008 TV Series Herself
Black Sorority Project: The Exodus 2006 Documentary Spirit (voice)
Great Things About the Holidays 2005 TV Movie Herself
The Tony Danza Show 2005 TV Series Herself
Party Planner with David Tutera 2005 TV Series Herself
I Love the ’90s: Part Deux 2005 TV Series documentary Herself
The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
The 30th Annual People’s Choice Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards 2003 TV Special Herself
34th NAACP Image Awards 2003 TV Special Herself
A Day’s Work, a Day’s Pay 2001 Video documentary Narrator
American Experience 2000 TV Series documentary
The Money Shot 1996/I Documentary Michelle
The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards 1995 TV Movie documentary Herself – Presenter
The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards 1994 TV Special Herself
Family Feud 1989 TV Series Herself

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress Flight (2012)
2012 SLFCA Award St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment) Flight (2012)
2004 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series As the World Turns (1956)
2003 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series As the World Turns (1956)
2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress As the World Turns (1956)
2002 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female The Caveman’s Valentine (2001)
1995 Soap Opera Digest Award Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress As the World Turns (1956)

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