Tonya Crowe (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, best-known for her role as Olivia Cunningham in the CBS prime time soap opera, Knots Landing.
Tonya Crowe | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976—2001 |
Life and career
editCrowe was born in Los Angeles, California, a daughter of school principal and a real estate agent. She is best known for playing Olivia Cunningham, the daughter of Donna Mills' Abby Cunningham, in the CBS prime time soap opera, Knots Landing, a role she played from 1980 to 1990 as well as in the reunion miniseries Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997).[1][2] She received three Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Prime Time.,[3][4][5] and well as Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Nighttime Drama Series. Crowe received ten total Young Artist Award nominations during the 1980s for her television performances.
Crowe also had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Who's the Boss?, and guest starred on CHiPs, Trapper John, M.D. and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Since leaving television, Crowe went to college and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.[6] She starred and wrote 2001 independent film Only in Venice.[6] Since then, Crowe has not acted on film or television.
Filmography
editReferences
edit- ^ "Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-De-Sac. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "Tonya Crowe grows up on series". The Prescott Courrier. 9 June 1989. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "1990". 11 April 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "1989". 11 April 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "1988". 11 April 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b L, Knots; Fan, ing (March 8, 2023). "The Tonya Crowe Exclusive Interview".
External links
edit- Tonya Crowe at IMDb
