Actor, Director, and Producer Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie will play three small roles, including the countess of Rossillion, in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's production of "All's Well That Ends Well." Here the countess banters with her clown Lavatch, played by John Ahlin.
Actress Tamara Tunie shows off her winning smile next to The Daily News parade float.
'I grew up in a funeral home so I've been around dead people my entire life. Being in a morgue was nothing new to me," notes Tamara Tunie, who plays medical examiner Dr. Melinda Warner, on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.' The daughter of an undertaker adds, 'Let's just say I'm very respectful and careful with my corpses.'
Though most actors find the medical dialogue to be difficult, Tunie embraces the challenge. 'I actually really enjoy the challenge of saying all of those medical terms. It keeps me on my toes and it makes me aware that my brain is still valuable.' Her character certainly has a lot more to say since being bumped up to the status of series regular. 'I thought, 'It's about time!' she says with a laugh. Tunie worked on the show for six years as a guest star. She says her costars are happy for her. In fact, she relates, once when she inadvertently took one of Chris Meloni's lines, he started teasing her by calling her 'Ms. Series Regular.'
Though most actors find the medical dialogue to be difficult, Tunie embraces the challenge. 'I actually really enjoy the challenge of saying all of those medical terms. It keeps me on my toes and it makes me aware that my brain is still valuable.' Her character certainly has a lot more to say since being bumped up to the status of series regular. 'I thought, 'It's about time!' she says with a laugh. Tunie worked on the show for six years as a guest star. She says her costars are happy for her. In fact, she relates, once when she inadvertently took one of Chris Meloni's lines, he started teasing her by calling her 'Ms. Series Regular.'
Lamman Rucker, left, and Tamara Tunie are involved in a story line on the daytime drama "As the World Turns" in which Tunie's character, Jessica, accuses her former lover, Marshall, of raping her.
"Tune in Tamara: After playing Jessica for eight years, Tamara Tunie left the show in 1995. But the actress's recent return to the familiar set was almost like stepping into a time machine. 'It was surreal on some level because it will be five years in January since I left the show. I went into rehearsal and I was with Scott Holmes [Tom], Benjamin Hendrickson [Hal] and Ellen Dolan [Margo], and Dan Hamilton is directing and Vivian Gundaker is producing, and it's like I never left,' she says. 'There were completely familiar faces, and it's not like the character of Jessica was gone, so they didn't say, 'Welcome back,' or 'How was your trip?' [in the scenes],' notes Tunie, who was replaced by JoAnna Rhinehart while she was away. 'I just walked into the police station and started talking like the last time they saw me was yesterday. So it's like five years of my life vanished!'"
Published: Sunday, September 11, 1988
Tamara Renee Tunie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tunie of Homestead, Pa., was married in Pittsburgh yesterday to Gregory T. Bouquett, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gaston Bouquett of Dayton, Ohio. The Rev. Gerald Chapman, a Baptist minister, officiated in the Heinz Memorial Chapel at the University of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Tunie-Bouquett, who graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, is a television and stage actress. Mr. Bouquett, the owner of the Uptown Atlanta Nightclub, graduated from Wright State University.
Tamara Renee Tunie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tunie of Homestead, Pa., was married in Pittsburgh yesterday to Gregory T. Bouquett, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gaston Bouquett of Dayton, Ohio. The Rev. Gerald Chapman, a Baptist minister, officiated in the Heinz Memorial Chapel at the University of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Tunie-Bouquett, who graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, is a television and stage actress. Mr. Bouquett, the owner of the Uptown Atlanta Nightclub, graduated from Wright State University.
Tamara Tunie, Law & Order: SVU
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