Tonya Pinkins
Actress

Tonya Pinkins Net Worth

Tonya Pinkins is an American actress, soundtrack composer, and former student of Carnegie Mellon University. She is best known for her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Jelly's Last Jam" and her role in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Pinkins has also appeared in numerous other stage productions, including "Merrily We Roll Along", "An Ounce Of Prevention", "Just Say No", and "Little Shop of Horrors". She is divorced and the mother of four children.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack, Composer
Birth Day May 30, 1962
Birth Place  Chicago, Illinois, United States
Age 61 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University Columbia College Chicago (BA) California Western School of Law
Occupation Actress, singer, author
Years active 1980–present
Spouse(s) Ron Brawer (m. 1987–1993) Hubert Kelley (m. 1984–1987) Eric Winter (m. 2009-2014)
Children 4
Website http://www.tonyapinkins.com

💰 Net worth: $1.4 Million (2024)

Tonya Pinkins is a multi-talented actress, songwriter, and composer hailing from the United States. With an array of skills in her repertoire, Tonya has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. In 2024, her net worth is estimated to be an impressive $1.4 million, a testament to her successful career. Known for her captivating performances onscreen and her contributions as a composer and songwriter, Tonya Pinkins continues to thrive in her artistic endeavors, solidifying her stature as a versatile and accomplished artist.

Biography/Timeline

1980

She has also had a prolific television career making guest appearances on such television shows as Army Wives, 24, Law & Order, The Cosby Show, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, and The Guardian among others. During the mid-1980s Pinkins created the role of Heather Dalton on the CBS soap, As the World Turns. In 1991 she was cast as Livia Frye in All My Children. Pinkins left All My Children in 1995 but returned to her role in 2003.

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.

1996

She 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.

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. 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.

2012

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, Pinkins 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.

2017

She was later put on contract with the show from March 2004 until June 2006, when she was downgraded to recurring status. She has played Amala Motobo on the popular television show 24. Since 2015 Pinkins has played Ethel Peabody on the television show Gotham. 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. On March 16, 2017 Pinkins portrayed Sandra in the ABC television series Scandal.

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About the author

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