Tamara Tunie was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States, on March 14, 1959, is an American actress. Young Tamara Tunie first started performing in school theater productions. She made her big screen debut in comedy drama film Sweet Lorraine (1987) in role as Julie. She got her television debut in ABC crime drama series Spenser: For Hire (1986) in episode "Shadowsight" in role as Nina. Tamara's breakthrough performance came as Jessica Griffin in CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1987–1995, 2000–2007, 2009). She landed her Broadway debut in a musical revue Lena Horne: "The Lady and Her Music" (1981) at Nederlander Theatre. She made her directorial debut with romantic comedy film See You in September (2020).
How tall is Tamara Tunie and what is her weight? Tamara Tunie's height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 175 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 136 іn pоunds or 62 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. She is 65 years old. Her net worth is around 8 million dollars. Tamara Tunie body measurements are bust-waist-hip 34-26-35 in inches or 86.5-66-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 34C with cup size C.
Tamara Tunie
March 14, 1959
65 years old
United States
Pisces
Dark Brown
Dark Brown
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
$8 Million
34-26-35 in | 86.5-66-89 cm
62 kg | 136 lbs
34C
9 US | 39.5 EU
She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her role as Sheila Ledbetter in mystery drama film The Caveman's Valentine (2001).
She was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Margaret Thomason in drama movie Flight (2012).
Wall Street (1987) drama as Carolyn
Rising Sun (1993) buddy cop crime thriller as Lauren Smith
City Hall (1996) suspense drama as Leslie Christos
The Devil's Advocate (1997) supernatural horror as Mrs. Jackie Heath
The Peacemaker (1997) political action thriller as Jody
Snake Eyes (1998) mystery suspense thriller as Anthea, Reporter
Irreplaceable You (2018) romantic comedy drama as Jane
A Journal for Jordan (2021) romantic drama as Penny Canedy
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) biographical musical drama as Cissy Houston
She was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her role as Jessica Griffin in CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1987–1995, 2000–2007, 2009).
She had recurring role as Lillian Fancy in ABC police procedural television series NYPD Blue (1994-1997).
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000-2021) NBC crime drama series as Dr. Melinda Warner
24 (2002) Fox action drama series as Alberta Green
The Red Road (2014-2015) SundanceTV drama series as Marie Van Der Veen
Blue Bloods (2016-2018) CBS police procedural drama series as Monica Graham
Better Call Saul (2017-2018) AMC legal crime drama series as Anita
Dietland (2018) AMC dark comedy drama series as Julia Smith
Black Earth Rising (2018) BBC Two and Netflix miniseries as Assistant Secretary Eunice Clayton
Almost Family (2019-2020) Fox drama series as Genevieve Palmer
Emergence (2019) ABC mystery thriller series as Maria Wilkis
See (2021-2022) Apple TV+ science fiction drama series as The Bank
Cowboy Bebop (2021) Netflix science fiction series as Ana
Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1981), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre.
She was a contestant in Miss Black Teenage Pageant in Pittsburgh.
She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her role as Marvelous Chinyaramwira (Mai Tendi) in a play "Familiar" (2016).
She won the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for production of Broadway musical "Spring Awakening" (2006-2009) at Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
She is also singer, her range is mezzo-soprano.
She was married to Gregory Generet (1995-2018) and Greg Bouquett (1988-1991).