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    Tonya Williams

    1958-07-12 (66 years old) in London, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

    actor
    The Truth About Rainbows
    0 %|Jan 11, 2014
    Drama, Science Fiction
    poster
    Empire of Dirt
    56 %|Nov 22, 2013
    Drama
    poster
    Double Wedding
    64 %|Jul 20, 2010
    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Poor Boy's Game
    56.900000000000006 %|Feb 11, 2007
    Drama
    actor
    A Perfect Note
    0 %|Oct 2, 2005
    TV Movie, Drama
    poster
    Spaced Invaders
    47 %|Apr 27, 1990
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
    poster
    A Very Brady Christmas
    63 %|Dec 18, 1988
    Drama, Family, TV Movie, Comedy
    poster
    The Liberators
    0 %|Feb 8, 1987
    TV Movie
    poster
    As Is
    44 %|Jul 27, 1986
    Drama, TV Movie

    Series

    poster
    Cybergeddon
    65 %|Sep 25, 2012
    Crime
    actor
    She's the Mayor
    0 %|Mar 4, 2011
    Comedy
    poster
    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
    69 %|Sep 28, 1996
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
    poster
    Getting By
    80 %|Mar 5, 1993
    Comedy
    poster
    Matlock
    71.5 %|Mar 3, 1986
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Check It Out!
    27 %|Oct 2, 1985
    Comedy
    poster
    Falcon Crest
    56 %|Dec 4, 1981
    Soap, Drama
    poster
    Hill Street Blues
    76 %|Jan 15, 1981
    Drama, Crime
    actor
    Check It Out
    0 %|May 27, 1979
    poster
    The Young and the Restless
    68 %|Mar 26, 1973
    Soap, Drama