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Tonya Williams
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Tonya Williams
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-07-12,London, England, UK
Gender
Female
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

4.4

As Is
1986-07-27

The Truth About Rainbows

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The Truth About Rainbows
2014-01-11

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A Perfect Note
2005-10-02

Spaced Invaders

4.7

Spaced Invaders
1990-04-27

Poor Boy's Game

5.7

Poor Boy's Game
2007-02-11

5.6

Empire of Dirt
2013-11-22

0

The Liberators
1987-02-08

A Very Brady Christmas

6.3

A Very Brady Christmas
1988-12-18

6.4

Double Wedding
2010-06-20

Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada

0

Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada
2004-01-01

Elijah the Prophet

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Elijah the Prophet
2013-09-29

5.5

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

7.1

Matlock
1986-03-03

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

0

Check It Out
1979-05-27

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

6.9

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996-09-28

The Young and the Restless

6.9

The Young and the Restless
1973-03-26

6.5

Cybergeddon
2012-09-25

She's the Mayor

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She's the Mayor
2011-03-04

2.7

Check It Out!
1985-10-02

8

Getting By
1993-03-05