Tamara Tunie has won her first Daytime Emmy Award, 39 years after making her daytime television debut on As the World Turns in 1987.
Tunie won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress for her portrayal of Anita Williams Dupree on Beyond the Gates at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Tunie Wins Outstanding Lead Actress
Tunie was nominated alongside her Beyond the Gates co-star Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera, Days of Our Lives), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers, The Young and the Restless), and Heather Tom (Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful).
Tunie and Mosley's nominations marked the first time two Black actresses were nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress category in the same year.
The award is Tunie's first Daytime Emmy, despite her nearly four decades of work in television.
Tamara Tunie's Daytime Career Began in 1987
Tunie joined As the World Turns in 1987 as attorney Jessica Griffin, a role she played until 2009.
During her time on the CBS soap, she also began portraying medical examiner Dr. Melinda Warner on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role she has continued to reprise over the years.
Her other television credits include NYPD Blue, 24, and Sex and the City.
Tunie returned to daytime television in 2025 when she joined the original cast of Beyond the Gates.
Tunie's Role as Anita Dupree
Tunie plays Anita Williams Dupree, a former singer and the matriarch of the Dupree family on Beyond the Gates.
Anita is married to retired Senator Vernon Dupree, portrayed by Clifton Davis. The couple has two daughters, Nicole Richardson and Dani Dupree, played by Daphnée Duplaix and Karla Mosley.
The character has also been at the center of a breast cancer storyline.
Beyond the Gates Wins Another Acting Award
Tunie's win follows Ambyr Michelle's victory for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series for playing Eva Thomas.
Beyond the Gates received 15 nominations for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series.
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