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Tonya Pinkins (I)
Tonya Pinkins attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she studied theater, music and dance. Leaving school, she moved to New York after landing a role in Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along", then went on to appear in "An Ounce Of Prevention", "Just Say No", "Caucasian Chalk Circle" and "Little Shop of Horrors"...
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Actress (57 credits)
Actress (57 credits)
2018
Fear the Walking Dead
(TV Series)
Martha
Martha
- ...I Lose Myself
(2018)
... Martha
- I Lose People...
(2018)
... Martha
- MM 54
(2018)
... Martha
- Blackjack
(2018)
... Martha
- Weak
(2018)
... Martha
2018
Elementary
(TV Series)
Judge Marilyn Whitfield
Judge Marilyn Whitfield
- Fit to Be Tied
(2018)
... Judge Marilyn Whitfield
2018
Random Acts of Flyness
(TV Series)
Ripa The Reaper
Ripa The Reaper
- Items outside the shelter but within reach
(2018)
... Ripa The Reaper
- They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back
(2018)
... Ripa The Reaper
- What are your thoughts on raising free black children?
(2018)
... Ripa The Reaper
2017
Scandal
(TV Series)
Sandra
Sandra
- A Traitor Among Us
(2017)
... Sandra (uncredited)
- Extinction
(2017)
... Sandra
2016-2017
Madam Secretary
(TV Series)
Susan Thompson
Susan Thompson
- The Detour
(2017)
... Susan Thompson
- The Dissent Memo
(2016)
... Susan Thompson
2015-2016
Gotham
(TV Series)
Ethel Peabody
Ethel Peabody
- Mad City: Better to Reign in Hell
(2016)
... Ethel Peabody
- Wrath of the Villains: Transference
(2016)
... Ethel Peabody
- Wrath of the Villains: A Legion of Horribles
(2016)
... Ethel Peabody
- Wrath of the Villains: Unleashed
(2016)
... Ethel Peabody
- Wrath of the Villains: Azrael
(2016)
... Ethel Peabody
2016
11.22.63
(TV Mini-Series)
Mia Mimi Corcoran
Mia Mimi Corcoran
- Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald
(2016)
... Mia Mimi Corcoran
- The Truth
(2016)
... Mia Mimi Corcoran
- The Eyes of Texas
(2016)
... Mia Mimi Corcoran
- Other Voices, Other Rooms
(2016)
... Mia Mimi Corcoran
2009
Army Wives
(TV Series)
Viola Crawford
Viola Crawford
- Fields of Fire
(2009)
... Viola Crawford
- Fire in the Hole
(2009)
... Viola Crawford
- M.I.A.
(2009)
... Viola Crawford
- Disengagement
(2009)
... Viola Crawford
- About Face
(2009)
... Viola Crawford
1991-2009
All My Children
(TV Series)
Livia Frye Cudahy / Livia Frye / Livvia Frye / ...
Livia Frye Cudahy / Livia Frye / Livvia Frye / ...
- Episode #1.10057
(2009)
... Livia Frye
- Episode #1.10041
(2009)
... Livia Frye
- Episode #1.10040
(2009)
... Livia Frye
- Episode #1.9851
(2008)
... Livia Frye
- Episode #1.9848
(2008)
... Livia Frye (voice)
2009
24
(TV Series)
Alama Matobo
Alama Matobo
- Day 7: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
(2009)
... Alama Matobo
- Day 7: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
(2009)
... Alama Matobo
- Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
(2009)
... Alama Matobo
- Day 7: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
(2009)
... Alama Matobo
1990-2006
Law & Order
(TV Series)
Angela Young / Woman
Angela Young / Woman
- Hindsight
(2006)
... Angela Young
- Subterranean Homeboy Blues
(1990)
... Woman
1995
University Hospital
(TV Series)
Nurse Mary Jenkins
Nurse Mary Jenkins
- Shadow of a Doubt
(1995)
... Nurse Mary Jenkins
- 'Til Death Do Us Part
(1995)
... Nurse Mary Jenkins
- Dark Side of the Moon
(1995)
... Nurse Mary Jenkins
- Crisis in Unit 2E
(1995)
... Nurse Mary Jenkins
- You Can Run...
(1995)
... Nurse Mary Jenkins
1986
Crime Story
(TV Series)
Junkie Prostitute
Junkie Prostitute
- Justice Hits the Skids
(1986)
... Junkie Prostitute
1984-1986
As the World Turns
(TV Series)
Heather Dalton / Heather Daltonq
Heather Dalton / Heather Daltonq
- Episode dated 25 April 1986
(1986)
... Heather Dalton (uncredited)
- Episode dated 24 April 1986
(1986)
... Heather Dalton
- Episode dated 17 April 1986
(1986)
... Heather Dalton (uncredited)
- Episode dated 16 April 1986
(1986)
... Heather Dalton (uncredited)
- Episode dated 15 April 1986
(1986)
... Heather Dalton
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Soundtrack (4 credits)
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Composer (1 credit)
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Producer (1 credit)
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Self (18 credits)
Self (18 credits)
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Archive footage (2 credits)
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She acted in Dael Orlandersmith's play, Yellow Man," in a Bonnie Franklin's Classic Contemporary American Play production at the Pico Playhouse in Los Angeles, California with Chris Butler in the cast. Bonnie Franklin was director. See more »Official Sites:
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5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Won Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Jelly's Last Jam." Subsequently, she was twice Tony-nominated as Best Actress (Musical): in 1997 for "Play On!" and in 2004 for "Caroline, or Change." See more »Nickname:
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