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Tonye Patano
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. Career Film and television 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'', ''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), and had a small role in ''A Price Above Rubies'' (1998). Other film work includes ''Little Manhattan'' and ''The Great New Wonderful'', both released in 2005. In 2005, Patano landed the role of Heylia James, a marijuana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeds (TV Series)
''Weeds'' is an American dark comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan, which aired on Showtime from August 8, 2005, to September 16, 2012. The series tells of Nancy Botwin ( Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys (Hunter Parrish and Alexander Gould) who begins selling marijuana to support her family. Other main characters include Nancy's lax brother-in-law ( Justin Kirk); foolish accountant ( Kevin Nealon); narcissistic neighbor ( Elizabeth Perkins) living with her husband ( Andy Milder) and their daughter (Allie Grant); as well as Nancy's wholesalers ( Tonye Patano) and ( Romany Malco). Over the course of the series, the Botwin family becomes increasingly entangled in illegal activity. Kohan serves as showrunner and is executive producer, under her ''Tilted Productions'' label. The first three seasons are set primarily in the fictional town of Agrestic, located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. During seasons 4 and 5, the Botw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
