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Tonya Pinkins

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  • Producer
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Tonya Pinkins
Paris must convince her grandfather to accept a real estate agent's briefcase with mounds of cash in exchange for his financially struggling jazz club.
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Paris Blues in Harlem (2018)
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Tonya Pinkins has won or been nominated for nearly every award there is in the American theater. She is a Fulbright Specialist. As a producer, writer and director she conceived "Truth and Reconciliation of Womyn; Narrative Stories and Songs for the Soul in ten minutes or less." The women involved in this project span the globe in age, culture and ethnicity.
BornMay 30, 1962
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BornMay 30, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Amy Adams in Il était une fois... (2007)
    Il était une fois...
    7.1
    • Phoebe Banks
    • 2007
    Gotham (2014)
    Gotham
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ethel Peabody
    James Franco in 22.11.63 (2016)
    22.11.63
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Mia Mimi Corcoran
    Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
    Fear the Walking Dead
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Martha

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Miracle of Tonya Pinkins
      • T.P.
      • Completed
    • Angel City
      • Mam
      • Post-production
    • Regression
      • Bryan's Mom
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Kj Smith, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Devale Ellis, Novi Brown, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, and Nzinga Imani in Sistas (2019)
      Sistas
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Ms.Marie
      • Mrs. Marie Willis
      • Ms. Marie Willis ...
      • 2024–2025
    • David Schwimmer in Chair de poule (2023)
      Chair de poule
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Patti
      • 2025
    • Tonya Pinkins and RJ Brown in TANGO (2024)
      TANGO
      Short
      • Vivian
      • 2024
    • Influence: A Film in Verse
      • Loni
      • 2024
    • Sharon Lawrence, Catherine Curtin, Johanna Day, Susan Gallagher, Carol Ann DeMarco, David Lansbury, Tonya Pinkins, Leigh Anne West, and Maleek Rae in Pickleball Is Life: Dill with It! (2024)
      Pickleball Is Life: Dill with It!
      9.3
      TV Series
      • The Judge
      • 2024
    • Play on Podcasts (2021)
      Play on Podcasts
      Podcast Series
      • Maria
      • 2023
    • Amber Stevens West in Run the World (2021)
      Run the World
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Gwen Greene
      • 2021–2023
    • Erica Pappas and Reuben Barsky in The Life of Peter Gottlieb (2022)
      The Life of Peter Gottlieb
      6.7
      • Dean Fendleman
      • 2022
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Shirley Haywood
      • 2022
    • Women of the Movement (2022)
      Women of the Movement
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Alma Spearman
      • 2022
    • Playing on Air (2021)
      Playing on Air
      Podcast Series
      • Florence
      • 2021
    • The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler (2021)
      The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 2021
    • Better Than My Last (2021)
      Better Than My Last
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • Mrs. Carter
      • 2021
    • A Simple Herstory (2021)
      A Simple Herstory
      5.8
      Podcast Series
      • Roxanna 'Roxy' Hummel Claflin
      • 2021
    • Rubén Blades, Catherine Curtin, and Tonya Pinkins in Red Pill (2021)
      Red Pill
      6.4
      • Cassandra
      • 2021

    Producer



    • Game Nite
      • executive producer
      • Completed



    • N-Fidelity (2023)
      N-Fidelity
      5.3
      • associate producer
      • 2023
    • Paris Blues in Harlem (2018)
      Paris Blues in Harlem
      5.5
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2018
    • What Came After (2016)
      What Came After
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016

    Director



    • Game Nite
      • Director
      • Completed



    • Rubén Blades, Catherine Curtin, and Tonya Pinkins in Red Pill (2021)
      Red Pill
      6.4
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • What Came After (2016)
      What Came After
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos20

    Ms Marie SISTAS Season 7
    Demo Reel 5:01
    Ms Marie SISTAS Season 7
    2020 Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 3:01
    2020 Demo Reel
    2020 Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 3:01
    2020 Demo Reel
    SCANDAL
    Demo Reel 9:30
    SCANDAL
    Madame Secretary The Detour
    Demo Reel 6:08
    Madame Secretary The Detour
    What Came After Trailer 60
    Demo Reel 1:01
    What Came After Trailer 60
    What Came After Trailer 15
    Demo Reel 0:16
    What Came After Trailer 15

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Height
      • 1.70 m
    • Born
      • May 30, 1962
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouses
        Eric Blair WinterJuly 2009 - 2014 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Stage: Appeared in "Wild Party" on Broadway. Musical.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

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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."
    • Nickname
      • Onixyapimantolama

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