Tonya Lee Williams

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Young and the Restless

(1973) Dr. Olivia Barber Hastings

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Cybergeddon

(2012) Donna Berg

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Poor Boy's Game

(2007) Ruth Carvery

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Empire of Dirt

(2013) Sandra

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As Is

(1986) TV Commentator

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The Liberators

(1987) Jenny

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2013	Sandra	Empire of Dirt 2013-11-22 Movie
2012	Donna Berg	Cybergeddon 2012-09-25 TV Show
2010	N/A	Double Wedding 2010-07-20 Movie
2007	Ruth Carvery	Poor Boy's Game 2007-02-11 Movie
1996	N/A	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal 1996-09-28 TV Show
1990	Ernestine	Spaced Invaders 1990-04-27 Movie
1988	Belinda	A Very Brady Christmas 1988-12-18 Movie
1987	Jenny	The Liberators 1987-02-08 Movie
1986	TV Commentator	As Is 1986-07-27 Movie
	N/A	Matlock 1986-03-03 TV Show
1985	N/A	Check It Out 1985-09-28 TV Show
	N/A	Check It Out! 1985-09-21 TV Show
1981	N/A	Falcon Crest 1981-12-04 TV Show
	N/A	Hill Street Blues 1981-01-15 TV Show
1973	Dr. Olivia Barber Hastings	The Young and the Restless 1973-03-26 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv