Tonya Williams

Tonya Williams

출생 : 1958-07-12, London, England, UK

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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.

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Empire of Dirt
Sandra
Like many Native families, Lena Mahikan grew up in the cycle of abuse. Her father, a residential school survivor, was an alcoholic until he killed himself when Lena was 10. Her mother, only 14 years her senior, turned to the slots. By the time Lena was 15, she was pregnant and, before giving birth, was kicked to the curb by her mom. The cycle continues and Lena is now watching helplessly as her own daughter, Peeka, spirals out of control, landing herself in the hospital following a drug overdose. As a final attempt at survival, Lena decides to return home and face her own mother and a past she’s desperate to escape.
Double Wedding
Two sisters, no love lives. Both end up dating the same man, and inviting him to meet the family on December 17th. He doesn’t know there are two sisters or that he committed to two different dates on the same day.
보이스 게임
Ruth Carvery
도니 로스는 찰스를 두들겨 패서 불구로 만든 죄값으로 9년간 감옥생활을 한다. 새 사람이 되어 출감한 도니는 다시 폭력과 인종 차별이 난무하는 고향으로 향한다. 그 곳에는 도니에게 복수를 하기 위한 일당들이 기다리고 있다. 잘 나가는 권투 선수 오지 페리스와 결투하는 것이 그들이 제시한 복수의 방법. 통한 도니와 가족, 그리고 친구들은 그들의 도전을 뿌리칠 수가 없어 결투를 받아들인다. 자신의 아들을 불구로 만든 도니에게 복수를 하고 싶었던 죠지는 막상 도니의 얼굴을 맞닥뜨리자 자신이 사실 과거에서 벗어나 자유로워지고 싶었음을 바라고 있었다고 느낀다. 그러던 어느날 도니와 죠지는 인종간의 갈등으로 동료애를 느끼게 되고, 이로 인해 그들은 각자의 동료들로부터 따돌림과 질타를 받게 된다. 드디어 결전의 날, 도니와 오지는 살벌한 결투를 치르고 마지막 라운드에 이르러 둘 다 위험한 지경에 이른다. 보다 못한 죠지는 링 위로 올라가 이들의 결투를 몸으로 저지하는데…
녹색 화성인
Ernestine
화성원자우주해군(Imperial Atomic Space Navy) 제7함대(Battle Group Seven) 화성영토 탐험대(Martian Territorial Frontier). 지구 할로윈 데이 축제일에 녹색피부의 야릇하게 생긴 5인의 화성인이 지구에 불시착한다. 이들을 본 지구인들은 단지 이들이 할로윈 데이의 축제옷을 입은 아이들로 여기고, 낯선 지구에서 방황하던 다섯명의 화성인들은 지구를 정복하기로 하고 갖가지 소동을 벌이기 시작한다. 라디오 방송국을 점령하여 자신들의 점령 사실을 발표하나 사람들은 심각해하지 않고 오직 E. T의 존재를 믿는 동네보안관 샘(더글라스 바)의 어린딸 캐시만이 위협을 감지하고 아버지와 함께 지구를 지키려는 노력을 펼친다. 그러나 안하무인의 5인조 화성인들은 계속 말썽을일으켜 가는데...
A Very Brady Christmas
Belinda
Almost 20 years after the start of the original "Brady Bunch" the kids are grown up and have kids of their own. Everyone is having a wonderful time back at the family house for Christmas, until Mike learns of a structural problem in one of the buildings he designed. As he is inspecting the problem, the building collapses, trapping him inside. As the whole family waits by the pile of rubble, they fear the worst. Will Dad be all right?
The Liberators
Jenny
As Is
TV Commentator
Story of a homosexual man who finds out he has AIDS and how people react. Ex-lovers are brought together when the former is stricken with AIDS. Often humorous and never morose, author William Hoffman doesn't pull his punches with either his portrayal of a gay lifestyle or of the emotional toll the disease takes.