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Tamara Tunie Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family and Net Worth

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 Tamara Tunie Biography

Tamara Tunie is a prominent American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is well known for her roles as medical examiner Melinda Warner in the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2021), and as attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1987–1995, 1999–2007, 2009).

10 Quick Facts About Tamara Tunie

Here is a list of 10 facts about Tunie

  • Name: Tamara Tunie
  • Age: [calculate_years datestring=”3/14/1959″] Years Old
  • Birthday: March 14
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces
  • Height: 5 feet 9 inches
  • Nationality: American
  • Occupation: Film Actress, Director
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Salary: Under Review
  • Net worth: $8 million

Tamara Tunie Age

Tunie is [calculate_years datestring=”3/14/1959″] years old, she was born on March 14, 1959, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. She celebrates her birthday on March 14 every year, and her birth sign is Pisces.

Tamara Tunie Height

Tamara Tunie stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches(1.75 m or 175 cm) tall.

Tamara Tunie Weight

Tunie weighs 62 kg (137 lbs). She has a well-shaped body with breast size 34, waist size 27, and hips size 34 inches. She has both light brown eyes and hair color.

Early Life and Education

Tunie is a resident of Homestead, Pennsylvania, she was the fourth of six children brought up in the family-run funeral home by parents James W. Tunie and Evelyn Hawkins Tunie. She sang in her church choir, was in the high school band, and carried dance lessons in the steel mill town. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical theater from Carnegie Mellon University in 1981. She was selected to the university’s Board of Trustees in 2020.

Major Achievements and Contributions

  • Tunie won a Tony Award in 2007 for the production of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening.
  • Tamara correspondingly bested a Drama Desk Award.
  • In 2016, she triumphed an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in Familiar, composed by Danai Gurira.

Rise to Fame and Breakthrough Moment

Tunie made her film debut in Sweet Lorraine opposite Maureen Stapleton and thereafter appeared in Wall Street (1987). Tunie performed twice with Al Pacino; she depicted his press secretary in the film City Hall (1996) and the possessed wife of a partner in his law firm in the film The Devil’s Advocate (1997).

Tamara Tunie Family, Parents

Tunie was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. to Evelyn Tunie (mother) and James W. Tunie (father). She belongs to American nationality and white ethnicity.

Tamara Tunie Siblings

Tunie is not known if she has any siblings. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Tamara Tunie Husband

Tunie was married to jazz musician Gregory Generet from 1995 to 2018. They separated in the year 2015. Previously, she was married to her beloved husband Greg Bouquett. The couple was married from 1988 to 1991.

Tamara Tunie Children

Tunie is not known whether she has any children. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Tamara Tunie Net Worth

Tamara Tunie’s net worth is estimated at 8 million dollars. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as an Actress. Through her various sources of income, Tunie has accumulated good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Facts: Everything You Need to Know About Tamara Tunie

Here are some interesting facts you should know about Tunie.

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Tamara Tunie Bio.

  • Full Names: Tamara Tunie
  • Popular As: Film actress
  • Gender: Female
  • Occupation / Profession: Film Actress
  • Nationality: American
  • Race / Ethnicity: White
  • Religion: Not Available
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight

Birthday

  • Age / How Old?: [calculate_years datestring=”3/14/1959″] Years Old
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces
  • Date of Birth: March 14, 1959
  • Place of Birth: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Birthday: March 14

Body Measurements

  • Body Measurements: 35-25-37 inches
  • Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 9 inches(1.75 m or 175 cm)
  • Weight: 129.19 lbs (‎58.6Kg)
  • Eye Color: Light brown
  • Hair Color: Light brown
  • Shoe Size: 8 US
  • Dress Size: Not Available
  • Breast Size: 35 inches
  • Waist Size: 25 inches
  • Hip Size: 37 inches

Family and Relationship

  • Father (Dad): James W. Tunie
  • Mother: Evelyn Tunie
  • Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Available
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Husband/Spouse: Married to Gregory Generet(1995 to 2018)
  • Dating / Boyfriend: Single
  • Children: Not Available

Net Worth and Salary

  • Net Worth: $8 million
  • Salary: Not Available
  • Source of Income: Film Actress, Stage Actress, Television Actress, Director, Producer

Billions

Tunie starred as Amelia in the TV series Billions from 2016 to 2023. Billions was an American drama television series made by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Law and Order

Tunie made her first guest appearance as Warner in the second season episode “Noncompliance” and continued to make guest appearances until season seven when she became a regular cast member. In 1996, she played Caroline Bennett in the Law & Order season seven-episodes “Deadbeat”.

She has also won a Tony Award, for co-producing the award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Tunie is famous for playing lawyer Jessica Griffin McKechnie Harris on the soap opera As the World Turns. Tunie played the role originally from 1986 to 1995, and again from 1999 to 2007.

SVU

Tunie was a regular in SVU from season 7 to 12 and later made recurring appearances to season 17. She later played in episodes in the years 2018 and 2019, totaling 223 credited episodes.

Better Call Saul

Tunie’s other television credits include The Good Wife, Survivor’s Remorse, Better Call Saul, and Almost Family. Tunie also performed as Gugu Mbatha-Raw‘s mother in the year 2018 romantic comedy-drama film Irreplaceable You.

As The World Turns 24

In addition to her roles she appeared in As the World Turns, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, she is known for her recurring roles as Lillian Fancy in NYPD Blue (1994–1997) and Alberta Green in the first season of Fox’s 24.

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