Tonea Stewart Biography (1947-)

Born February 3, 1947, in Greenwood, MS; daughter of Thomas Ezekiel and Hattie Juanita (maiden name, Leonard) Harris; married Allen Stewart; children: Allen, Jr., Alesha, Thomas, an adopted goddaughter. Addresses: Office: Department of Theatre Arts, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL 36101.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: February 3, 1947; Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
"Aunt" Etta Kibbey, In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1991-1992, thenCBS, 1992-1993
Miniseries
Bessie, Mama Flora's Family, CBS, 1998
Movies
(As Tommie Stewart) Alma, Nightmare in Badham County (also known as Nightmare), ABC, 1976
(As Tommie Stewart) Lillie, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, CBS,1979
Bertha, Unconquered, CBS, 1989
Len's secretary, White Lie, USA Network, 1991
Cora Winsor, Leave of Absence, NBC, 1994
Evangeline, One Christmas, NBC, 1994
Henrietta, A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (also known as Quest for Justice), ABC, 1994
Libby, The Sister-in-Law (also known as Bloodknot), USA Network, 1995
Rae Ellen, Gramps (also known as Lethal Intent), NBC, 1995
Delia Gray, My Stepson, My Lover (also known as Love, Murder and Deceit and No Recourse), USA Network, 1997
Johnnie Carr as an adult, The Rosa Parks Story, CBS, 2002
Specials
Aunt Charity, Story of a Marriage, PBS, 1987
"Courtship," American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
So Long on Lonely Street, 1988

Diane, "Caroline?," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1990
Narrator, Still Holding On: The Music of Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes, PBS, 2000
Episodic
Mrs. Gray, "Prisoners," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1988
Elena, "The Haunted," Matlock, ABC, 1993
Henrietta Dorsey, "The Juror," Matlock, ABC, 1993
Judge Loretta Paxton, "Trial of LaRue," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS,1997
Pearl Johnson, "Middle of Nowhere," ER (also known as EmergencyRoom), NBC, 1999
Principal Rivers, "Rise to the Occasion," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1999
Lois, "Living the Rest of My Life," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000
Other
(As Tommie Stewart) Mama Paige, Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, 1981
Sister Sarah, Mistress of Paradise, 1981
Television Work
Movies
Associate producer, The Rosa Parks Story, CBS, 2002
Film Appearances
Mrs. Walker, Mississippi Burning, Orion, 1988
Mrs. Davis, Livin' Large! (also known as The Tapes of Dexter Jackson), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1991
Teacher, Body Snatchers, Warner Bros., 1994
Gwen Hailey, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
Vetta Taylor, Tara (also known as Hood Rat), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
Miss Bessie Mae, Baby of the Family, DownSouth Filmworks, 2002
Connie, Rose's (also known as Big Hopes, Little Lies and Confessions of a Florist), Envisage Media Production, 2003
Stage Appearances
Appeared in productions at various venues, including Carnegie Hall, New York City; and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC.
Major Tours
Appeared in touring productions of A Member of the Wedding and A Raisin in the Sun.
Radio Appearances
Specials
Narrator and host, Remembering Slavery, Public Radio International, c. 1998

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