Toy Connor

Toy Connor

Close Up of Toy Connor Performing Live on Stage on August 18, 2013, Seattle, Washington
Background information
Birth name Toy Connor
Also known as Alter Ego "Heidi"
Born April 7, ????
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Origin Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica (Caribbean)
Genres Hip hop, R&B, Pop
Occupation(s) Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Rapper
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1997–present
Labels TBA
Associated acts TBA
Website toyconnor.com

Toy Connor (born April 7, ????, Brooklyn, New York) is a Caribbean-American actress, rapper, singer and songwriter. Her career began upon meeting casting director, Jackie Brown-Karman, in 1999 through a request to attach actors to a script Connor had written; she was granted a meeting to discuss her script at HBO, where the casting director then asked if she would be interested in auditioning for a new HBO Series, The Corner. She ultimately landed the role of Tyreeka Freamon after auditioning for David Simon, Charles S. Dutton, and David Mills. The Corner received three Emmy Awards (2000). Connor went on to star and co-star in numerous Emmy Award-winning shows between the years of 2000 and 2010, and became known for her "Sassy Bad Girl" image on primetime television.

In 2010, Connor abandoned Hollywood and went back to the Islands to look after her father, whose health was declining due to a terminal illness. It was there that she gravitated back to her first love, music, while sitting long bedside hours, writing songs and singing to her father, who encouraged her to seriously pursue her music. Unfortunately, her father died in early 2012.

Through Connor's affiliation with the Berry Gordy family, she was given the opportunity to showcase one of her dance records, entitled "Be In Love Tonight", on the NOW That's What I call Music compilation album.

Connor's music has been featured on television series The Real World (2013), Bad Girls Club (2013), Love Games (2013), Texas Big Tips (2014) and Kingpin (2003).

Her single "They Don't Even Know" was released on iTunes on April 17, 2015.


Filmography

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Anger Has a Secret as Erica, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  2. ↑ My Girlfriend's Back as Chloe, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  3. ↑ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series, EP Law of Gravity) as Dorothy McFarland, 2007. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  4. ↑ General Hospital (TV Series, numerous Episodes) as April Gilbert, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  5. ↑ Strong Medicine (TV Series, EP. Differentials) as Marja, 2005. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  6. ↑ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game) as Pedestrian (voice), 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  7. ↑ Kingpin (TV Mini-Series, numerous Episodes) as Sharonda Clifford, 2003. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  8. ↑ Save the Last Dance (TV Movie) as LaKeisha, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  9. ↑ Boston Public (TV Series, numerous Episodes) as Veronica, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  10. ↑ Kate Brasher (TV Pilot Ep. "Jackson") as Allie Turner, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  11. ↑ Little Senegal as Girl, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  12. ↑ NYPD Blue (TV Series, EP. Writing Wrongs) as Kellie McCready, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  13. ↑ ER (TV Series, numerous Episodes) as Kynesha, 2000–2001. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  14. ↑ 2000 City of Angels (TV Series, EP. Smooches Gracias) as Nadifa Bile, 2000. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  15. ↑ The Corner (TV Series, All Episodes) as Tyreeka Freamon 2000. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ For the Goodtimes (TV Movie) *Jennifer 1999. Retrieved November 14, 2014
  17. ↑ Henry Fool as Teenager at World of Donuts 1997. Retrieved November 14, 2014

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