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 took the whole college prep trajectory, and then in my senior year of high school, I decided that performing was something that I had always done as a kid, and I loved it... I said, 'This makes people happy when I do this, I feel good, I get to pretend and explore other areas and learn so much'.
I grew up in Pittsburgh, and regularly, my parents would take us to the Holiday House Supper Club to see acts like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben Vereen, Freda Payne, Stephanie Mills, and The Temptations, to name a few.
I'm always happy and most at home on the stage. I love film and television, but I love live performance... your immediacy with the audience, it makes all the difference in the world.
When I first moved to New York, all I did was musical theater. That's what I studied at Carnegie Mellon University.
You have to continue to grow and evolve as individuals in order for your marriage to evolve. It takes two pillars to support a structure. If those two pillars become one, you have a structure that teeters.
Understand that the time in the audition is your time. Really own it and take control of it. And do what you prepared. Focus on really executing what it is that you intended to do.
Working on a film is so great because you have the luxury of more time when you're on a movie than when you're on television.
Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
I'm all about the drugstore beauty products. They're affordable and get the job done.
I adore the designer B. Michael's curve-flattering gowns, but there is nothing better than jeans with a crisp white shirt.
Even though you're married, you're still individuals. You still have to grow and nurture your individuality.
Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
I missed singing. I missed performing in a nightclub.
Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.