Tonye Patano
Tonye T. Patano | |
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| File:Tonye Patano on the set in 2011 (cropped).jpg Patano in 2011 | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
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Tonye T. Patano 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.
Career
[edit | edit source]Film and television
[edit | edit source]Patano's first screen role was in the 1984 television film The Jesse Owens Story. She has appeared on several television series in guest roles, including Sex and the City,[1] Monk, Third Watch, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Elementary. Patano has played various characters throughout the Law & Order franchise.
She appeared as Carolyn in Highway Heartbreaker (1992),[2] and had a small role in A Price Above Rubies (1998).[3] Other film work includes Little Manhattan[4] and The Great New Wonderful, both released in 2005.[5]
In 2005, Patano landed the role of Heylia James,[6] a marijuana dealer, on Weeds.[7] She received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series alongside her Weeds co-stars in 2006.[8] Two years later, Patano earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Heylia.[9] Patano left the series at the conclusion of its third season, later returning in season 7 on a recurring basis.
Following Weeds, she portrayed Emily in Hallmark movie Loving Leah (2009).[10] Patano was Beverly, a counselor, in A Vigilante (2018).[11] She played a probation officer in drama Jack of the Red Hearts (2015).[12]
Stage
[edit | edit source]Patano portrayed Nurse O'Neil in a 1997 production of The Sunshine Boys at the George Street Playhouse. One reviewer claimed she was "excellent" in the role.[13] In 2000, she received a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for best ensemble after acting in From the Mississippi Delta.[14] Patano appeared on Broadway as Ms. Gravátt in 45 Seconds from Broadway (2001).[15]
She played the role of brothel owner Mama Nadi in Ruined for the Huntington Theater.[16] Her performance in this production received positive reception, with one critic calling her "delightful" and "magnetic."[17] Another found her superb in the role of Mama Nadi.[18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]At age 35, she was diagnosed with diabetes, and she suffered a stroke in 2005.[19]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Films
[edit | edit source]| Year | Film | Role | Awards |
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| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Laverne Owens | |
| 1992 | Highway Heartbreaker | Carolyn | |
| 1994 | Fresh | Girl #2 | |
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Earring woman | |
| 1999 | The Hurricane | Woman at prison | |
| 2004 | Messengers | Linda Mabry | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Big Mean Teacher | Voice role |
| 2005 | Room | Homeless woman | |
| 2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Shirley | |
| 2005 | The Thing About My Folks | Nurse | |
| 2005 | Little Manhattan | Birdie | |
| 2007 | The Savages | Mrs. Robinson | |
| 2007 | Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | Mrs. Shelby | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Regina | |
| 2009 | Loving Leah | Emily | TV movie |
| 2009 | Bunker Hill | Nurse Evans | TV movie |
| 2009 | Come What May | Thema | |
| 2010 | The Company Men | Joyce Robertson | |
| 2010 | Ponies | Cashier | |
| 2014 | The David Dance | Mrs. P. | |
| 2014 | Every Secret Thing | Clarice | |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | Ms. Jackson | |
| 2015 | Jack of the Red Hearts | Miz | |
| 2017 | Roxanne Roxanne | Ms. Denise | |
| 2018 | A Vigilante | Beverly | |
| 2020 | Topside | Violet | |
| 2023 | Eileen | Mrs. Stevens |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Series | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Mrs. Samuels | Episode 3.01: "A Time of Faith (Part 1)" |
| 2000 | Now and Again | Jimmy's Mom | Episode 1.17: "Boy Wonder" |
| 2000, 2003, 2009–12; 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ann, Sally, Judge Maskin | 9 episodes |
| 2001 | Deadline | Nurse Alice | Episode 1.08: "The Undesirables" |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | Ruby | Episode 6.11: "The Domino Effect" |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith | Receptionist | Episode 1.07: "Car Commercial" |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Feldman | Episode 14.11: "Darwinian" |
| 2004 | Monk | Woman on the Train | Episode 3.01: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" |
| 2005 | Third Watch | Danielle | Episode 6.18: "Too Little Too Late" |
| 2005–2008, 2011 | Weeds | Heylia James | 38 episodes |
| 2006–2009 | Handy Manny | Mrs. Thompson | Voice role |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Judge Flora Simms | 2 episodes |
| 2009–12 | One Life to Live | Phylicia Evans | Recurring; Beginning from September 10, 2009 |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Board Member #2 | Episode 8.10: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox" |
| 2013 | The Americans | Viola | Episodes 1.02: "The Clock" and 1.12: "The Oath" |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Judy Sickler | Episode 3.14: "Lady Ambrosia" |
| 2016 | Elementary | Dolores Murphy | Episode 5.03: "Render, and Then Seize Her" |
| 2017 | Sneaky Pete | Libby Metzger | Episodes 1.02: "Safe" and 1.03: "Ms. Success" |
| 2018 | Younger | Akilah | Episode 5.07: "A Christmas Miracle" |
| 2019 | SMILF | Aunt Valerie | Episode 2.07: "Smile More if Lying Fails" |
| 2019 | Madam Secretary | Verline Grant | Episode 5.17: "The Common Defense" |
| 2021–2023 | FBI: Most Wanted | Susan Barnes | 4 episodes |
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- ^ "Tonye Patano Weighs Her Options" Women Health web site
External links
[edit | edit source]- Tonye Patano at IMDb
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