| Dr. Melinda Warner | |
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| Law & Order character | |
| First appearance | "Noncompliance" |
| Last appearance | N/A |
| Portrayed by | Tamara Tunie |
| Time on show | 2000–present |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Rodgers |
Dr. Melinda Warner is a fictional character on the show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Tamara Tunie. Tunie was originally a recurring cast member until she was added to the main credits in season 7. She became a recurring cast member again in season 13.
As the medical examiner, Warner often works with Manhattan's 16th Precinct (A.K.A. the Special Victims Unit) by providing the detectives with forensic evidence to support their cases. She was a doctor in the United States Air Force, and served two tours of duty during the Gulf War before she began work as a medical examiner.
Warner has periodically taken on a more active role in the SVU team. For example, in one episode she performed impromptu life-saving surgery on a man who had been shot by his own son during a bank robbery and hostage standoff. Shortly afterward, the son shoots out through the front door, intent on committing suicide by cop, but Warner shoots him in the leg with a weapon that Detective Stabler gave her to stop him. He is quickly apprehended by the NYPD's ESU team.[1]
In the season 11 finale, Warner nearly died in her own morgue when French anthropologist Dr. Sophie Gerard accidentally shot her in an attempt to kill her ex-husband as retribution for their son's death. Warner was last seen in that episode being wheeled out of the morgue as she muttered, "Back off, vultures — I'm not dead yet."
Dr. Warner is married and has one daughter[1][2], who was mentioned twice on the show, and a dog.[3]
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