- Born
- Birth nameTamara Renee Tunie
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Tamara Tunie was born on March 14, 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Flight (2012), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Snake Eyes (1998). She was previously married to Gregory Generet and Greg Bouquett.
- SpousesGregory Generet(October 21, 1995 - October 11, 2018) (divorced)Greg Bouquett(September 10, 1988 - 1991) (divorced)
- ParentsJames W. TunieEvelyn Tunie
- Deep voice
- Curly hair
- Both her parents were morticians; the family lived above the funeral parlor.
- 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.
- Her father still operates the family business, a funeral home, in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Performed in three shows simultaneously, As the World Turns, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and 24.
- Serves on the board of directors of Figure Skating in Harlem, Inc., a nonprofit organization that works with young girls in the community.
- Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
- 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.
- I have Native-American blood, I have European blood, I have African blood.
- I always watch the work I do.
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