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Tonya Pinkins

Tonya Pinkins

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Tonya Pinkins, an American actress and filmmaker, was born in Chicago in 1962. She attended Carnegie Mellon University but left when cast in Merrily We Roll Along, and later earned a degree from Columbia College Chicago. On Broadway she won a Tony for playing Sweet Anita in Jelly's Last Jam and was nominated for Play On! and Caroline, or Change, in which she took the title role. Her other Broadway credits include The Wild Party and Radio Golf. She is known for her role as Livia Frye on All My Children and also appeared as Heather Dalton on As the World Turns. On television she had roles on Gotham, 11.22.63, and Scandal. Her film work includes supporting parts in Above the Rim (1994), Romance & Cigarettes (2005), Enchanted (2007), and Fading Gigolo (2013). She wrote, directed, and starred in Red Pill (2021), which won festival awards.

64years old

Turns 65 on May 30in 229 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
37 years1984 to 2021

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Pinkins attended Carnegie Mellon University but left when she was cast in Merrily We Roll Along, choosing to pursue her acting career instead.

  2. Behind the camera

    In Red Pill, scheduled to come out in 2020, Pinkins took the part of Cassandra and also served as the writer and the director.

  3. First role

    In the mid-1980s, Pinkins originated the role of "Heather Dalton" on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, creating the character for the daytime serial.

Tonya Pinkins movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. See No Evil, Hear No Evil1989 Comedy, Crimeas Leslie

    IMDb rating 6.963K votes

  2. The Book of Henry2017 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Principal Wilder

    IMDb rating 6.631K votes

  3. Above the Rim1994as Mailika

    IMDb rating 6.618K votes

  4. My Days of Mercy2018as Agatha

    IMDb rating 6.56.9K votes

  5. Enchanted2007as Phoebe Banks

    IMDb rating 7.1227K votes

  6. Fading Gigolo2013as Othella

    IMDb rating 6.226K votes

  7. Aardvark2018as Abigail

    IMDb rating 4.5656 votes

  8. Red Pill2021as Cassandra

    IMDb rating 3.8133 votes

Worked with

Tonya Pinkins shares two films with Susan Sarandon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Susan Sarandon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Susan SarandonAida Turturro, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Aida TurturroJeff Bennett, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Jeff BennettChristopher Walken, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher WalkenSteve Buscemi, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Steve BuscemiFred Tatasciore, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Fred TatascioreJohn TurturroDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John Turturro

Films together

Awards

Four awards and honors from 2004 to 2015, one of them major.

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Tonya Pinkins's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Tony Awards
Best Featured Actress in a MusicalWon
Other honors
2015Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a PlayWon
2012Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured ActressWon
2004Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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