Tonye Patano

Acting

Tonye Patano

Born October 16, 1961Corpus Christi, Texas, USA47 credits

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tonye T. Patano (born October 16, 1961) 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. At age 35, she was diagnosed with diabetes, and she suffered a stroke in 2005.

Known For

Filmography

Eileen
2023Eileen
as Mrs. StevensMovie
Topside
2022Topside
as VioletMovie
Power Book II: Ghost
2020Power Book II: Ghost
as Dean Ida BrooksTV
Tommy
2020Tommy
as Mrs. GatesTV
FBI: Most Wanted
2020FBI: Most Wanted
as Susan 'Mama B' BarnesTV
The Savant
2019The Savant
as Sandra ChiltonMovie
A Vigilante
2019A Vigilante
as Counselor BeverlyMovie
SMILF
2017SMILF
as Aunt ValerieTV
Roxanne Roxanne
2017Roxanne Roxanne
as Ms. DeniseMovie
Time Out of Mind
2015Time Out of Mind
as Ms. JacksonMovie
Sneaky Pete
2015Sneaky Pete
as Libby MetzgerTV
Younger
2015Younger
as AkilahTV
The David Dance
2014The David Dance
as Mrs. PMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklist
as Judge HurbanTV
Diving Normal
2013Diving Normal
as AnneMovie
The Americans
2013The Americans
as Viola JohnsonTV
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Dolores MurphyTV
C
2012County
as LizMovie
The Great Fight
2011The Great Fight
as Sandra ChiltonMovie
Stolen
2009Stolen
as Elsie MauerMovie
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Regina, conductorMovie
Loving Leah
2009Loving Leah
as EmilyMovie
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stone
as Judge Flora SimmsTV
The Savages
2007The Savages
as Ms. RobinsonMovie
American Loser
2007American Loser
as Mrs. ShelbyMovie
Little Manhattan
2005Little Manhattan
as BirdieMovie
Weeds
2005Weeds
as Heylia JamesTV
Imaginary Heroes
2004Imaginary Heroes
as Big Mean TeacherMovie
Messengers
2004Messengers
as Linda MabryMovie
Hope & Faith
2003Hope & Faith
as ReceptionistTV
Monk
2002Monk
as Woman on TrainTV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Board Member #2TV
Third Watch
1999Third Watch
as DanielleTV
The Hurricane
1999The Hurricane
as Woman at PrisonMovie
A Price Above Rubies
1998A Price Above Rubies
as Earring WomanMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Officer FeldmanTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Story
as Laverne OwensMovie