Career
Her television debut was as a host of the Canadian children's show Polka Dot Door after graduating from Ryerson University in 1979. Appearances on the television series Check it Out! and Generations followed. Her involvement on Generations snagged her a role on The Young and the Restless, and has become her most lucrative role. Williams won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2000 and 2002.
She also appeared on A Very Brady Christmas as Cindy's roommate.
In March 2004, she hosted the special event programming Tonya Lee Williams: Gospel Jubilee, on CBC Television. She is an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.
Williams is also the founder and president of the ReelWorld Film Festival, an annual film festival in Toronto that features talent from diverse visible communities.
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