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Tonya Pinkins was born on 30 May, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American actress. Discover Tonya Pinkins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

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Occupation Actress · filmmaker
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 30 May, 1962
Birthday 30 May
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Tonya Pinkins's Husband?

Her husband is Eric Winters (m. 2009–2014), Ron Brawer (m. 1987–1994), Hubert Kelley (m. 1984–1987)

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Husband Eric Winters (m. 2009–2014), Ron Brawer (m. 1987–1994), Hubert Kelley (m. 1984–1987)
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Children Miaja Brawer, Max Kelley, Miles Kelley

Tonya Pinkins Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tonya Pinkins worth at the age of 61 years old? Tonya Pinkins’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Tonya Pinkins's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actress

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Tonya Pinkins is an American actress and filmmaker.

Her award-winning debut feature film Red Pill was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature and Best First Feature at The Mykonos International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Luléa Film Festival, and is nominated for awards in numerous festivals around the globe.

Her web-series The Red Pilling of America can be heard on her podcast "You Can't Say That!" at BPN.fm/ycst

She is known for her portrayal of Livia Frye on the soap opera All My Children and for her roles on Broadway.

She has been nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), and has won Obie, Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, AUDLECO, Garland, L.A. Drama Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent, and NAACP Theater Awards.

She has been nominated for the Olivier, Helen Hayes, Noel, Joseph Jefferson, NAACP Image, Soap Opera Digest, and Ovation Awards.

She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam.

Pinkins was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Her father was a police officer and insurance salesman, and her mother is a former postal worker.

She has two brothers, Eric and Thomas Swoope, and a sister Tamera Swoope.

Pinkins was interested in the arts from a young age.

At Whitney Young Magnet High School, she participated in the theater program and also studied acting at the Goodman Theatre Young People's Program.

She attended Carnegie Mellon University's BFA Musical Theatre program, but was cast in Merrily We Roll Along and decided to pursue her career, instead.

1980

During the mid-1980s Pinkins created the character of "Heather Dalton" on the CBS soap As the World Turns.

1983

Pinkins has performed in several off-Broadway productions, including the comic role of Mopsa, the Shepherdess, in The Winter's Tale produced by the Riverside Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Center in 1983.

1991

In 1991, she was cast as Livia Frye in All My Children.

1995

Pinkins left All My Children in 1995 but returned to her role in 2003.

1996

Pinkins later returned to college, earning an undergraduate degree in creative writing from Columbia College Chicago in 1996, followed by a year at California Western School of Law in San Diego.

Pinkins won a Tony Award for her performance as Sweet Anita in Jelly's Last Jam.

She was nominated for her roles in Play On! and in Caroline, or Change, where she played the title role.

Her additional Broadway credits include Merrily We Roll Along, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Wild Party, House of Flowers, Radio Golf, A Time To Kill, and Holler If Ya Hear Me.

2004

She was later put on contract with the show from March 2004 until June 2006, when she was downgraded to recurring status.

She played Amala Motobo on 24.

Pinkins played Ethel Peabody on the television show Gotham.

2011

In 2011, Pinkins starred in the world premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's Milk Like Sugar at La Jolla Playhouse, and received a 2012 Craig Noel nomination for Best featured Actress in a Play.

2012

She reprised her role in the Playwrights Horizons in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, and garnered a 2012 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play.

In 2012, Pinkins starred in Katori Hall's play Hurt Village, the gritty drama about life and change in a Memphis housing project made its world-premiere at Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre Company as part of the theatre's inaugural season.

2014

In 2014, she appeared in New Federal Theatre's revival of Ed Bullins' The Fabulous Miss Marie opposite Roscoe Orman; in the Broadway production of Holler If Ya Hear Me; and the world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' War at Yale Repertory.

She also made guest appearances on such television shows as Army Wives, 24, Law & Order, The Cosby Show, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, and The Guardian among others.

2016

In 2016, she played Mimi Corcoran on the Hulu science fiction limited series 11.22.63, based on the Stephen King book of the same name, and starring James Franco and Sarah Gadon.

2017

On March 16, 2017, she portrayed Sandra in the ABC television series Scandal.

Pinkins has appeared in several films in supporting roles, including Newlyweeds, Home, Fading Gigolo opposite Woody Allen, Enchanted, Premium, Romance & Cigarettes, Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom and Above the Rim among others.

Pinkins has performed in several cabaret shows including Bring On The Men with Brad Simmons, Tonya Pinkins UnPlugged at The National Black Theater Festival and Hurricane Ethel.

2020

Pinkins wrote, directed, and starred as Cassandra in Red Pill, to be released in 2020.