Tonye Patano

Known for

Acting

Born

October 16, 1961 (age 64)

Birthplace

Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Biography

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.

Best known work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Blacklist

2013

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Sex and the City

1998

Elementary

2012

The Hurricane

1999

Monk

2002

The Americans

2013

Weeds

2005

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

Filmography

2023
Eileen
as Mrs. Stevens
2022
Topside
as Violet
2020
Power Book II: GhostTV
as Dean Ida Brooks (1 episode)
2020
Pete Can't Play Basketball
as Mary
2020
TommyTV
as Mrs. Gates (2 episodes)
2020
FBI: Most WantedTV
as Susan 'Mama B' Barnes (5 episodes)
2019
The Savant
as Sandra Chilton
2019
A Vigilante
as Counselor Beverly
2019
Friendly Neighborhood Coven
as Cordelia
2017
SMILFTV
as Aunt Valerie (1 episode)
2017
Roxanne Roxanne
as Ms. Denise
2017
Good Luck: In Farsi
2016
Jack of the Red Hearts
as Miz
2016
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
as Miss Lady
2015
Time Out of Mind
as Ms. Jackson
2015
Sneaky PeteTV
as Libby Metzger (2 episodes)
2015
YoungerTV
as Akilah (1 episode)
2014
The David Dance
as Mrs. P
2013
The BlacklistTV
as Judge Hurban (1 episode)
2013
Diving Normal
as Anne
2013
The AmericansTV
as Viola Johnson (2 episodes)
2012
ElementaryTV
as Dolores Murphy (1 episode)
2012
County
as Liz
2011
The Great Fight
as Sandra Chilton
2009
Stolen
as Elsie Mauer