Tonya Pinkins Biography

Tonya Pinkins received the Obie, Audelco, Lortel, Garland, LA Drama Critics Awards as well as Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and NAACP nominations for her performance of Caroline in Caroline, or Change on and off Broadway, in Los Angeles and London. Other theater credits include Jelly’s Last Jam (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Clarence Derwent Awards), the original Merrily We Roll Along, Chronicle Of A Death Foretold, The Wild Party and Play On (Tony nomination). On television, she has portrayed Livia Frye Cudahy on ABC's All My Children for 17 years. Other television credits include Law and Order, Criminal Minds, Cold Case and Unfabulous. She has given sold out concerts at the Rose Room of Jazz at Lincoln Center, as well as Joe's Pub from which she has produced two albums: Live at Joe's Pub and Live at Joe's Pub Too. She is the author of the highly successful book Get Over Yourself: How To Drop the Drama and Claim the Life You Deserve, published by Hyperion books.  Tonya is the founder of the Actorpreneur Attitude and has taught workshops at A.C.T., Old Globe in London, UC San Diego, TVI Studios Los Angeles, Omega Institute as well as privately.  In 2004, O Magazine named her"one of the ten women in America who will take your breath away." She will appear in Disney's upcoming film, Enchanted, opposite Patrick Dempsey. You can keep up to date on what's happening with her by visiting www.tonyapinkins.com.