Tonye si è fatta conoscere soprattutto grazie al ruolo di prigioniera in "Hurricane Carter" a fianco di Denzel Washington.
Poco nota al grande pubblico, Tonye continua a fare carriera facendo qualche apparizione in "Monk", "Sex and the City" e "Weeds".

 

Actress:

    * 2000s
    * 1990s
    * 1980s

   1. "Weeds" .... Heylia James (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
          - Can You Hear Me Now (2007) TV Episode .... Heylia James
          - The Two Mrs. Scottsons (2007) TV Episode .... Heylia James
          - He Taught Me How to Drive By (2007) TV Episode .... Heylia James
          - Grasshopper (2007) TV Episode .... Heylia James
          - Bill Sussman (2007) TV Episode .... Heylia James
            (26 more)
   2. The Savages (2007) .... Ms. Robinson
   3. Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (2007) .... Mrs. Shelby
   4. Little Manhattan (2005) .... Birdie
   5. The Thing About My Folks (2005) .... Nurse
   6. The Great New Wonderful (2005) .... Shirley (Meter Maid) (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
   7. "Third Watch" .... Danielle (1 episode, 2005)
          - Too Little, Too Late (2005) TV Episode .... Danielle
   8. Room (2005/I) .... Homeless Woman
   9. Messengers (2004) .... Linda Mabry
  10. "Monk" .... Woman on Train (1 episode, 2004)
          - Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan (2004) TV Episode .... Woman on Train
  11. Imaginary Heroes (2004) (voice) .... Big Mean Teacher
  12. "Law & Order" .... Feldman (1 episode, 2004)
      ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
          - Darwinian (2004) TV Episode .... Feldman
  13. "Hope & Faith" .... Receptionist (1 episode, 2003)
          - Car Commercial (2003) TV Episode .... Receptionist
  14. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Ann / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2003)
      ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
      ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
          - Tragedy (2003) TV Episode .... Sally
          - Closure: Part 2 (2000) TV Episode .... Ann
  15. "Sex and the City" .... Ruby (1 episode, 2003)
          - The Domino Effect (2003) TV Episode .... Ruby
  16. "Deadline" .... Nurse Alice (1 episode)
          - The Undesirables (????) TV Episode .... Nurse Alice
  17. "Now and Again" .... Jimmy's Mom (1 episode, 2000)
          - Boy Wonder (2000) TV Episode .... Jimmy's Mom

  18. The Hurricane (1999) .... Woman at Prison
  19. A Price Above Rubies (1998) .... Earring Woman
  20. A Good Day to Be George (1997) .... Nurse Spatz
  21. "New York Undercover" .... Ms. Samuels (2 episodes, 1996)
      ... aka Uptown Undercover
          - A Time of Faith: Part 2 (1996) TV Episode .... Ms. Samuels
          - A Time of Faith: Part 1 (1996) TV Episode .... Ms. Samuels
  22. Fresh (1994) .... Girl #2
  23. Highway Heartbreaker (1992) (TV) .... Carolyn

  24. The Jesse Owens Story (1984) (TV) .... Laverne Owens

Self:

   1. Weeds: Suburban Shakedown (2005) (TV) .... Herself