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Tamara Tunie: Biography

Tamara Tunie

Birth Place: McKeesport, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/14/1959, Pisces
Profession: Actor

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Tamara Tunie Fast Facts:

Both her parents were morticians; the family lived above the funeral parlor.
Was a contestant in the Miss Black Teenage Pageant in Pittsburgh in the early 1970s.
Made her Broadway debut alongside Lena Horne in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
In 2002, worked on three TV series (on three different networks) simultaneously: As the World Turns, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and 24.
Mayor Bloomberg presented her with one of the inaugural Made in NY awards in 2006.
Coproduced the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, which debuted on Broadway in 2006, and August Wilson's final play, Radio Golf, which debuted on Broadway in 2007.
Made her directorial debut in 2010 with the film See You in September.
Became an official spokesperson for the National Coalition to End Child Abuse Deaths in 2011.
Serves on the board of directors of Figure Skating in Harlem, Inc., a nonprofit organization that works with young girls in the community.
Has worked with several charitable organizations and theater companies, including Hearts of Gold and Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse.

Tamara Tunie Relationships:
Evelyn Hawkins Tunie - Mother
James W. Tunie - Father
Gregory Generet - Husband
Tamara Tunie Awards:
2007 Tony: Play - Nominee
2007 Tony: Musical - Winner
College:
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (BFA in Musical Theatre, 1981)

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Law & Order SVU, Tamara Tunie Virginia Sherwood/NBC

Law and Order Special Victims Unit, Law Order SVU, Tamara Tunie, Michaela McManus Nicole Rivelli/NBC Photo

Law Order SVU, Law Order Special Victims Unit, Tamara Tunie, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni Eric Liebowitz/NBC Photo

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