Tonye Patano

Tonye Patano on the set in 2011

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.

Personal life

At age 35, she was diagnosed with diabetes, and she suffered a stroke in 2005.^[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Awards
2005	Little Manhattan	Birdie
2009	The Taking of Pelham 123	Regina
2009	Come What May	Thema
2010	The Company Men	Joyce Robertson
2010	Ponies	Cashier
2010	The David Dance	Mrs. P.
2014	Every Secret Thing	Clarice

Television

Year	Series	Role	Episodes
Law and Order Special Victims Unit 911 Operator	2003	Sex and the City	Ruby	Episode 6.11: "The Domino Effect"
2004	Law & Order	Feldman	Episode 14.11: "Darwinian"
2004	Monk	Woman on the Train	Episode 3.1: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan"
2005–2008 2011	Weeds	Heylia James	38 Episodes
2009–12	One Life to Live	Phylicia Evans	Recurring; Beginning from September 10, 2009
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Board Member #2	Episode 8.10: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox"
2013	The Americans	Viola	Episodes 1.02: "The Clock" and 1.12 "The Oath"

References

1. "Tonye Patano Weighs Her Options" Women Health web site

External links

• Tonye Patano at the Internet Movie Database