Tonya Pinkins

Personal Information
Like her title character in Caroline, or Change, Tonya is a single mother of four. She divides her time between parenting, painting, filmmaking, singing, writing, study and her transformational, The Actorpreneur Attitude. Tonya also stars as Livia in ABC's All My Children. Her albums, videos books and paintings are available at www.tonyapinkins.com.
 
External Links: Live at the Lortel Podcast
Credits

Actor
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 A Raisin in the Sun Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 10/25/2022 Lena Younger
2 Rasheeda Speaking Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 02/11/2015 Jaclyn
3 Storefront Church Linda Gross Theater 06/11/2012 Jessie Cortez
4 Hurt Village Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 02/27/2012 Big Mama
5 Milk Like Sugar Playwrights Horizons/ Peter Jay Sharp Theater 11/01/2011 Myrna
6 Measure for Measure Delacorte Theater 06/30/2011 Mistress Overdone
7 All's Well That Ends Well Delacorte Theater 06/11/2011 Countess of Rousillion
8 Caroline, or Change Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 11/30/2003 Caroline Thibodeaux
9 The Vagina Monologues Westside Theatre/ Downstairs 10/03/1999 N/A REPLACEMENT
10 The Merry Wives of Windsor Delacorte Theater 06/23/1994 Mistress Ford
11 Approximating Mother Judith Anderson Theatre 10/29/1991 N/A
12 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall 11/13/1990 Doctor / Architect / Chamebermaid / Younger Lady / Trader / Blackshirt / Ludo / Lawyer
13 Young Playwrights Festival (1990) Playwrights Horizons 09/11/1990 Lawna (Believing)/ Psychocompany (Phantasies)
14 Just Say No WPA Theatre 10/04/1988 Eustacia Vye
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play A Raisin in the Sun Actor
2 NOMINATED 2023 AUDELCO Award, Lead Actress in a Play A Raisin in the Sun Actor
3 WON 2015 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Rasheeda Speaking Actor
4 NOMINATED 2015 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play Rasheeda Speaking Actor
5 NOMINATED 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play Rasheeda Speaking Actor
6 WON 2012 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress Milk Like Sugar Actor
7 WON 2004 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress Caroline, or Change Actor
8 NOMINATED 2004 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical Caroline, or Change Actor
9 WON 2004 Obie Award, Best Performance Caroline, or Change Actor
10 NOMINATED 2004 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical Caroline, or Change Actor