Tonya Williams
Born: 1958-07-12 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Born in London, UK, she is an only child of Lloyd G. Williams a now deceased Supreme Court Justice of the British Virgin Islands and St. Kitts, and Korah H. Williams a retired Registered Nurse. Both Tonya's parents are Jamaican, but met in the UK at University and married there. When Tonya was 1 1/2 years old, she and her parents moved to Kingston, Jamaica where her father set up practice. At the age of 4 1/2 while in Jamaica she contracted Rheumatic Fever and was hospitalized for 6 months. Shortly after that her parents divorced and her Mother returned to the UK with her. They lived in Birmingham, UK where Tonya attended the private schools York House and then Greenmoore College. When she was 12 years old her Mother emigrated them to Oshawa, Canada, a city just outside of Toronto. It was during High School that Tonya began her career as an actress. At the age of 16 she booked her first TV commercial for the Bank of Nova Scotia and shortly after that she was on the Milk 'Wear A Moustache' commercial which catapulted her into a national campaign across Canada and made her a household name. After High School she enrolled at Ryerson University Drama Program in Toronto.
Filmography
2013
- Empire of Dirt as Sandra
- Elijah the Prophet as Constable Jackie Calvert
2012
- Cybergeddon as Donna Berg
2011
- She's the Mayor as Maxine Williams
2010
2007
- Poor Boy's Game as Ruth Carvery
2005
- A Perfect Note as Jasmine
2004
1993
- Getting By as Janet
1990
- Spaced Invaders as Ernestine
1988
- A Very Brady Christmas as Belinda
1987
- The Liberators as Jenny
1985
- Check It Out! as Jennifer Woods
1981
- Falcon Crest as Chase's Secretary
- Hill Street Blues
1973
- The Young and the Restless as Dr. Olivia Barber Hastings