Tonya Pinkins
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1976
Made professional debut as a singer and actor at age 14 in local productions (date approximate)
1981
Broadway debut in the musical version of "Merrily We Roll Along"
1983
Had regular role of Heather Dalton on the CBS daytime serial "As the World Turns"
1984
Film debut in "Beat Street"
1989
Acted in the Gene Wilder-Richard Pryor vehicle "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"
1991
Originated role of Sweet Anita in Los Angeles staging of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam"
1991
Joined the cast of the ABC daytime drama "All My Children" in May; cast as attorney Livia Frye
1992
Garnered praise and numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, for repeating Sweet Anita opposite Gregory Hines in the Broadway staging of "Jelly's Last Jam", directed by George C Wolfe
1994
Appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" in Central Park
1994
Had supporting role in the film "Above the Rim"
1995
Was featured in the stage musical "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"
1995
Had regular role on the short-lived syndicated series "University Hospital"
1997
Co-starred in "Play On!", a musical version of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" with a score by Duke Ellington; received a Tony Award nomination
2000
Returned to Broadway as a featured player in "The Wild Party", written by Michael John LaChiusa and staged by George C Wolfe
2001
Solo cabaret debut at Joe's Pub in NYC
2004
Starred in Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's "Caroline, or Change"; received a Tony nomination for her performance
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