Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Renee Tunieis 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 medical examiner Melinda Warner on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. From 2000 to 2007, she appeared on both series simultaneously. Tunie has also appeared in film, most notably playing the key supporting role of Margaret Thomason in the 2012 film Flight...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth14 March 1959
CountryUnited States of America
I wanted to make a home that was similar to the kind of home that my mother made. To be able to create something like that in my adopted city, New York City, one of the toughest cities on the planet, is really special.
The first thing I do is brush my teeth - we like to start the morning with fresh breath - and put on my pajamas and meander down to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice. No coffee. No caffeine.
All you have is yourself and what you have to present, and just focus on that. And if you can walk out of the audition and say to yourself, 'I hit all my beats,' 'I accomplished my emotional honesty,' or 'I remembered my words,' then that's winning.
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.
Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
I always watch the work I do.
I truly believe that when a person makes a concrete decision and takes action towards a goal they've set, that the universe will step in and provide opportunities
The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.
The key is allowing your partner to be who they are and not having expectations that really have nothing to do with the person you married.
Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
I've lived in New York for thirty years now, but I'm a proud Pittsburgher, and home is home. My family's still in Pittsburgh.
I've been in this business a long time, and I'm very clear on what is real and what is fleeting.
I've always come into a show when the show was already up and running.
I was very good in all the maths and sciences.