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Tonye Patano

Acting

Born October 16, 1961 · Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Also known as Tonye T. Patano

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tonye T. Patano (born October 16, 1961) is an American actress. She may be best known as "Heylia James" on the television series Weeds. She has appeared in television shows such as Law & Order, Sex and the City, Monk and Third Watch. Patano was in the original cast of the Broadway play, 45 Seconds from Broadway by Neil Simon. At age 35, she was diagnosed with diabetes, and she suffered a stroke in 2005.

Filmography36 titles

Power Book II: Ghost

2020as Dean Ida Brooks

The Jesse Owens Story

1984as Laverne Owens

Monk

2002as Woman on Train

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Board Member #2

The Americans

2013as Viola Johnson

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Linda Maskin

Third Watch

1999as Danielle

FBI: Most Wanted

2020as Susan 'Mama B' Barnes

The Blacklist

2013as Judge Hurban

Elementary

2012as Dolores Murphy

Tommy

2020as Mrs. Gates

Sneaky Pete

2015as Libby Metzger

Weeds

2005as Heylia James

The Hurricane

1999as Woman at Prison

Sex and the City

1998as Ruby

Law & Order

1990as Linda Maskin

Little Manhattan

2005as Birdie

Jack of the Red Hearts

2015as Miz

Younger

2015as Akilah

Loving Leah

2009as Emily

The Savages

2007as Ms. Robinson

Topside

2020as Violet

Eli Stone

2008as Judge Flora Simms

Imaginary Heroes

2004as Big Mean Teacher

The Taking of Pelham 123

2009as Regina, conductor

Roxanne Roxanne

2017as Ms. Denise

SMILF

2017as Aunt Valerie

Stolen

2009as Elsie Mauer

Eileen

2023as Mrs. Stevens

Time Out of Mind

2014as Ms. Jackson

A Price Above Rubies

1998as Earring Woman

A Vigilante

2018as Counselor Beverly

American Loser

2007as Mrs. Shelby

How To Tell You're A Douchebag

2016as Miss Lady

The Savant

2019as Sandra Chilton

Good Luck: In Farsi

2017