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词条 Tonya Pinkins
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Filmography

     Film  Television 

  4. Awards and honors

  5. References

  6. External links

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Tonya Pinkins (born May 30, 1962) is an American television, film and theater actress and author known for her portrayal of Livia Frye on the soap opera All My Children and for her roles on Broadway. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), and has won Obie, Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, AUDLECO, Garland, L.A. Drama Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent, and NAACP Theater Awards. She has been nominated for the Olivier, Helen Hayes, Noel, Joseph Jefferson, NAACP Image, Soap Opera Digest, and Ovation Awards. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam.

Early life and education

Pinkins was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was a police officer and insurance salesman, and her mother is a former postal worker. She has two brothers, Eric and Thomas Swoope, and a sister Tamera Swoope.

Pinkins was interested in the arts from a young age. In high school, she studied acting at the Goodman Theatre Young People's Program. She attended Carnegie Mellon University's BFA Musical Theatre program, but was cast in Merrily We Roll Along and decided to pursue her career, instead.[1] Pinkins later returned to college, earning an undergraduate degree in creative writing from Columbia College Chicago in 1996, followed by a year at California Western School of Law in San Diego.{{cn|date=March 2018}}

Career

Pinkins is most admired for her stage work. She won a Tony Award for her performance as Sweet Anita in Jelly's Last Jam. She was nominated for her roles in Play On! and in Caroline, or Change, where she played the title role. Her additional Broadway credits include Merrily We Roll Along, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Wild Party, House of Flowers, Radio Golf, A Time To Kill,[2] and Holler If Ya Hear Me. Pinkins has performed in several Off Broadway productions, including the comic role of Mopsa, the Shepherdess, in The Winter's Tale produced by the Riverside Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Center in 1983.[3]

In 2011, Pinkins starred in the world premiere of Kirsten Greenidge’s Milk Like Sugar at La Jolla Playhouse, and received a 2012 Craig Noel nomination for Best featured Actress in a Play. She reprised her role in the Playwrights Horizons in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater,[4] and garnered a 2012 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. In 2012, Pinkins starred in Katori Hall's play Hurt Village, the gritty drama about life and change in a Memphis housing project made its world-premiere at Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre Company as part of the theatre's inaugural season.[5] In 2014, Pinkins appeared in New Federal Theatre's revival of Ed Bullins' The Fabulous Miss Marie opposite Roscoe Orman; in the Broadway production of Holler If Ya Hear Me; and the world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' War at Yale Repertory.{{cn|date=March 2018}} She has also had a prolific television career making guest appearances on such television shows as Army Wives, 24, Law & Order, The Cosby Show, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, and The Guardian among others.[6] During the mid-1980s Pinkins created the role of Heather Dalton on the CBS soap As the World Turns. In 1991 she was cast as Livia Frye in All My Children. Pinkins left All My Children in 1995 but returned to her role in 2003. She was later put on contract with the show from March 2004 until June 2006, when she was downgraded to recurring status.

She has played Amala Motobo on the popular television show 24. Since 2015 Pinkins has played Ethel Peabody on the television show Gotham.[7] In 2016 she played Mimi Corcoran on the Hulu science fiction limited series 11.22.63, based on the Stephen King book of the same name, and starring James Franco and Sarah Gadon.[8] On March 16, 2017 Pinkins portrayed Sandra in the ABC television series Scandal. Pinkins has appeared in several films in supporting roles, including Newlyweeds, Home, Fading Gigolo opposite Woody Allen, Enchanted, Premium, Romance & Cigarettes, Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom and Above the Rim among others.[6] Pinkins has performed in several cabaret shows including Bring On The Men with Brad Simmons, Tonya Pinkins UnPlugged at The National Black Theater Festival and Hurricane Ethel.{{cn|date=March 2018}} In 2018, Pinkins guest starred on CBS' Elementary as the evil Marilyn Whitfield.

Filmography

Film

Year Title RoleNotes
1980Growing Up YoungCarolShort
1984Beat StreetAngela
1989See No Evil, Hear No EvilLeslie
1994Above the RimMailika
2000RedemptionDr. JonesShort
2002Love HurtsAuntie V
2004Love, MomMomShort
2006PremiumMarva
2007EnchantedPhoebe Banks
2008Noah's Ark: Jumping the BroomMrs. Robinson
2013NewlyweedsPatrice
2013Fading GigoloOthella
2013HomeEsmin
2015Ori Inu: In Search of SelfMama LolaShort
2016Collective: UnconsciousRipaSegment: "Everybody Dies!"
2016Fearless LoveDet. CambridgeShort
2017AardvarkAbigail
2017{{sortname>The|Book of Henry}}Principal Wilder
2017My Days of MercyAgatha
2017{{sortname>An|Act of Terror|nolink=1}}Mary Church TerrellShort
2018Write When You Get WorkRoberta Simmons

Television

Year Title RoleNotes
1984–1986As the World TurnsHeather DaltonRecurring role
1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesSharonTV film
1990{{sortname>The|Cosby Show}}Iris"Elvin Pays for Dinner"
1991–1994,
2004–2009
All My ChildrenLivia FryeRegular role
1994Against Their Will: Women in PrisonSondraTV film
1995University HospitalNurse Mary JenkinsMain role
2002{{sortname>The|Guardian|The Guardian (TV series)}}Melinda Tralins"In Loco Parentis"
2005Sleeper CellAnita Al-Sayeed"Family"
2006Criminal MindsDet. Nora Bennett"A Real Rain"
2006Cold CaseDina Miller"The River"
2006Law & OrderAngela Young"Hindsight"
2007UnfabulousMs. Best"The Toot"
2008{{sortname>The|Closer}}Donna Taft"Split Ends"
200924Alama Matobo4 episodes
2009Army WivesViola CrawfordRecurring role; 5 episodes
2013HostagesBeth Nix"2:45 PM"
2015Nurse JackieCharlane"Deal", "Nice Ladies"
2015For JusticeMarian HornTV film
201611.22.63Mia Mimi CorcoranTV miniseries; 4 episodes
2015–16GothamEthel PeabodyRecurring role; 11 episodes
2016–17Madam SecretarySusan Thompson"The Dissent Memo", "The Detour"
2017ScandalSandra"Extinction", "A Traitor Among Us"
2017{{sortname>The|Strain|The Strain (TV series)}}Francis"Belly of the Beast"
2018Random Acts of FlynessRipa The Reaper3 episodes
2018ElementaryJudge Marilyn Whitfield"Fit to Be Tied"
2018Fear the Walking DeadMartha6 episodes
2019{{sortname>The|Elephant in the Room|nolink=1}}MamaTV film

Awards and honors

  • 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Rasheeda Speaking
  • 2015 Drama Desk Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Play - Rasheeda Speaking
  • 2014 Audelco Nomination - Best Lead Actress - The Fabulous Miss Marie
  • 2012 Craig Noel Nomination - Best Featured Actress in a Play - Milk Like Sugar
  • 2010 Helen Hayes Nomination - Best Actress in a Play - Black Pearl Sings
  • 2008 Ovation Nomination - Best Actress in a Play - And Her Hair Went with Her
  • 2007 What's On Stage Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical in London - Caroline, or Change
  • 2007 Audience Choice Award for favorite Featured Actress in a Play - Radio Golf
  • 2007 Olivier Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2005 NAACP Theater Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004-2005 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award - Lead Actress for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Backstage “Garland Award” - Outstanding Performance for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Audelco Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Tony Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2004 Drama League Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change
  • 2003-2004 Obie Award - Best Actress in a Musical - Caroline, or Change
  • 1998 Black Theater Alliance Nomination, Best Featured Actress for Play On!, Goodman Theater, Chicago
  • 1998 Joseph Jefferson Nomination, Best Actress in a Musical for Play On!, Goodman Theater, Chicago
  • 1997 Tony Award Nomination, Best Actress in a Musical for Play On!, Broadway
  • 1992 Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway
  • 1992 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Nomination, Best Actress in a Daytime Drama for All My Children
  • 1992 Tony Award, Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway
  • 1992 Drama Desk Award, Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway
  • 1992 Clarence Derwent Award, Most Promising Actress of the Season for Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway
  • 1992 Monarch Award, Best Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway
  • 1992 Soap Opera Digest Nomination, Best Featured Actress in a Daytime Drama for All My Children

References

1. ^[https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/music//145295/tonya_pinkins_::_a_diva,_absolutely! Tonya Pinkins: A Diva, Absolutely!], edgemedianetwork.com; accessed March 31, 2018.
2. ^Playbill News: Her Shining Hour: Tonya Pinkins Sings Arlen {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120719135339/http://web.playbill.com/news/article/83780.html |date=2012-07-19 }}
3. ^For a photo of Tonya Pinkins in the role of Mopsa in The Winter's Tale, see Riverside Shakespeare Company
4. ^Broadway.com Staff. "Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins to Star in Milk Like Sugar at Playwrights Horizons". Broadway.com, September 23, 2011
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/photo-call-tonya-pinkins-saycon-sengbloh-and-more-in-katori-halls-hurt-vill-187744 |first=Matthew |last=Blank |title=PHOTO CALL: Tonya Pinkins, Saycon Sengbloh and More in Katori Hall's Hurt Village| publisher=Playbill.com|date=February 23, 2012}}
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External links

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  • Tonya Pinkins' Official website
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