Tonya 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 Known For

Falcon Crest

as Chase's Secretary

Hill Street Blues

Matlock

as Dana Williams

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

The Young and the Restless

as Dr. Olivia Barber Hastings

Check It Out!

as Jennifer Woods

Getting By

as Janet

She's the Mayor

as Maxine Williams

Cybergeddon

as Donna Berg

Spaced Invaders

as Ernestine

Poor Boy's Game

as Ruth Carvery

A Very Brady Christmas

as Belinda

As Is

as TV Commentator

Double Wedding

Empire of Dirt

as Sandra

A Perfect Note

as Jasmine

Elijah the Prophet

as Constable Jackie Calvert

The Liberators

as Jenny

The Truth About Rainbows

Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada

as Narrator