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Tonya's New Movie: Bold Native - www.boldnative.com
The info below is from the bio posted at her website:
Tonya Kay has quickly become a household name and pop culture icon with her appearance as the reoccurring lesbian burlesque dancer who beats up boys, CASSIDY, on Comedy Central's Secret Girlfriend, performing her bullwhip burlesque solo on Showtime's Live Nude Comedy and co-starring on ABC's Criminal Minds as TARA, the lovely teen vampire. Tonya Kay has appeared on American Idol with Rhianna, the History Channel's More Extreme Marksmen and the Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. Look for Tonya Kay this year co-starring on House M.D., TBS's Uncle Nigel (starring Gary Cole), and the Hallmark movie of the week Wish List. Also look for Tonya Kay on comic book stands as the star of Jim Balent's Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose issue #59- this is a huge year for the most dangerous woman in Hollywood!
You will also recognize Tonya Kay as Stan Lee's fruit-eating superhero, CREATURE, on the original season of SciFi's Who Wants To Be A Superhero, co-starring on CBS'sNUMB3RS as the street racing netcaster, NITROGURL, starring in Trace Adkins (Video of the Year, CMT 08) and Death Angel music videos or playing sold out shows at Madison Square Garden on tour with pop-hit band, Panic! At The Disco. Every audience and every medium is Tonya Kay's following.
In only a short period of time, Tonya Kay has broken into the indie film scene palying the lead comedic role, I ROCK, in feature film Bold Native (released summer 2010) the lead FLOWER in scifi/horror film OffWorlds and unforgettable supporting roles such as gun-toting drug lord, SLOAN, in 3 Days Gone, international traveler, SAMARA, in The Things We Carry (Best Feature Wild Rose Film Festival) and the biki-clad feature inFully Loaded, directed by Shira Piven.
Tonya Kay's nontraditional modeling work will appear with fellow vegan, Russell Brand, in major motion picture, Get Him To The Greek (follow up to Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Also look for Tonya Kay modeling in National Geograhic, Modern Drummer Magazine, Movie Maker Magazine, Veg News Magazine, Panic At The Disco poster, True Nature album cover, Equinox Gym billboards (Jan 2 and NIKE stores.
What sets Tonya Kay apart from other actresses is her proficiency in danger arts. A trained aerial stuntwoman with De La Guarda (Off-Broadway/Las Vegas), Tonya Kay also cracks whips and throws knives with Jack Dagger, flag dances with NYC's Axis Danz, and stilt dances with Trey Knight's Stilt World. She has performed her danger arts on stage next to Rhianna, Ellen Degeneres, Margaret Cho, William Shatner and Harry Anderson and was seen by 11 million viewers spinning fire poi in the semi-finals of Simon Cowell's America's Got Talent.
In her dance career, Tonya Kay has danced professionally with the Mark Goodman Tap Co (LA), Peggy Spina Tap Co (NYC), and Deca Dance hip-hop theatre (NYC). She has toured the United Kingdom and United States too many times to count with names such as Kenny Rogers and the Rugrats!, and is the creator of the all-rhytm urban drum circle XTREME RHYTHM THEATRE.
Currently, Tonya Kay is shooting the role of THUNDER DOME GIRL, the hot rod driving ass kicker, in the horror film Creep Van, just wrapped filming the role of KIELLE, the bisexual hardcore artist in Silver Lake webisodic, and playing VIBRATA in Reprise Theatre's production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To The Forum.
When not on stage, Tonya Kay is a compulsive gypsy, roadtripping this continent in her waste vegetable oil fueled Jetta, traveling to wild lands to work with the endangered Asian elephant, seeking out organic farmer's markets, luxurious bath tubs, and the extra-ordinary experience. It is the Creature's life passion to push evolution, shape reality, exist in love and go all the way.
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