Melinda Warner

Dr. Melinda Warner
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.

Character overview

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 as Gerard tried to shoot 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 yelled out, "Back off, you 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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Blast". Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. NBC. January 10, 2007. No. 13, season 7.
2. ^ "Juvenile". Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. NBC. November 22, 2002. No. 9, season 4.
3. ^ "Beef". Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. NBC. April 21, 2010. No. 20, season 11.

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