Actress Tamara Tunie has been on TV, movies and stage. Now, the “Law and Order: SVU” alum is working with Julianna Margulies on AMC’s “Dietland,” premiering Monday, June 4th.
Video Content: Tamara Tunie (2018)
In the full interview, SIDEWALKS host Sonia Lowe talks to Tamara Tunie about performing on various performing mediums, how she picks a character to play, and playing strong female characters, including Julia on AMC’s “Dietland.”
Mini-Biography:
Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Homestead, Tamara Tunie is best known to TV audiences for playing attorney Jessica Griffin on “As the World Turns” and medical examiner Melinda Warner on NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” She also starred in “The Red Road,” recurred in “Blue Bloods” and season 1 of “24,” and appeared on multiple episodes of “Alpha House,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Days of Our Lives.” Some of Tunie’s movie credits are “The Devil’s Advocate,” “Wall Street,” “City Hall,” “Bloodhounds of Broadway,” “Rising Sun,” “Eve’s Bayou,” “The Caveman’s Valentine,” and “The Peacemaker.” On stage, Tunie has starred in “Building the Wall,” “Familiar” (a role she won an Obie Award), “The Library,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: May 31, 2018
Host / Producer: Sonia Lowe
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: AMC / Skydance Television