---
name: "Tonye Patano"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tonye-patano"
fi1m_id: "tonye-patano"
imdb_id: "nm0665256"
tmdb_id: 1214060
wikidata_id: "Q3993334"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 October 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T15:54:41.639827+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tonye Patano

## Identity

Tonye Patano

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tonye-patano
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tonye-patano
- **IMDb ID:** nm0665256
- **TMDB ID:** 1214060
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3993334
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonye_Patano, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3993334, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214060

Actor. Born 16 October 1961 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 October 1961, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Tonye T. Patano
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 57 (3), 2010s 91 (1), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 5, Drama 3, Thriller 3, Action 1, Comedy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $152m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonye_Patano, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3993334, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214060

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Weeds*](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tonye T. Patano is an American actress. She is best known for playing Heylia James in the television series *Weeds* (2005–2012).

Patano has appeared in guest roles in series including *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Sex and the City*, *Monk*, *The Americans*, *Elementary* and *The Blacklist*. Her film credits include *The Hurricane* (1999), *The Taking of Pelham 123* (2009), *The Company Men* (2010) and *Eileen* (2023) as Mrs. Stevens. She was a member of the original cast of the Broadway play *45 Seconds from Broadway* (2001) by Neil Simon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Eileen* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Mrs. Stevens — [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md)
- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Viola Johnson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Stolen* (2009), Fi1m 40, as Elsie Mauer — [page](https://film.one/film/stolen.md)
- *The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Regina, conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-taking-of-pelham-1-2-3.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, as Heylia James — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Eileen* (2023), as Mrs. Stevens — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md)
- *Topside* (2022), as Violet
- *Power Book II: Ghost* (2020), series, as Dean Ida Brooks
- *Pete Can't Play Basketball* (2020), as Mary
- *Tommy* (2020), series, as Mrs. Gates
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), series, as Susan 'Mama B' Barnes
- *The Savant* (2019), as Sandra Chilton
- *A Vigilante* (2019), as Counselor Beverly
- *Friendly Neighborhood Coven* (2019), as Cordelia
- *SMILF* (2017), series, as Aunt Valerie
- *Roxanne Roxanne* (2017), as Ms. Denise
- *Good Luck: In Farsi* (2017), Actor
- *Jack of the Red Hearts* (2016), as Miz
- *How To Tell You're A Douchebag* (2016), as Miss Lady
- *Time Out of Mind* (2015), as Ms. Jackson
- *Sneaky Pete* (2015), series, as Libby Metzger
- *Younger* (2015), series, as Akilah
- *The David Dance* (2014), as Mrs. P
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Judge Hurban — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Diving Normal* (2013), as Anne
- *The Americans* (2013), series, as Viola Johnson — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Dolores Murphy
- *County* (2012), as Liz
- *The Great Fight* (2011), as Sandra Chilton
- *Stolen* (2009), as Elsie Mauer — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/stolen.md)
- *The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3* (2009), as Regina · conductor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-taking-of-pelham-1-2-3.md)
- *Loving Leah* (2009), as Emily
- *Eli Stone* (2008), series, as Judge Flora Simms
- *The Savages* (2007), as Ms. Robinson
- *American Loser* (2007), as Mrs. Shelby
- *Little Manhattan* (2005), as Birdie
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Heylia James — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Imaginary Heroes* (2004), as Big Mean Teacher
- *Messengers* (2004), as Linda Mabry
- *Hope & Faith* (2003), series, as Receptionist
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Woman on Train
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Board Member #2 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Deadline* (2000), series, as Nurse Alice
- *Now and Again* (1999), series, Actor
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Danielle
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Linda Maskin, Ann, Sally
- *The Hurricane* (1999), as Woman at Prison
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Ruby
- *A Price Above Rubies* (1998), as Earring Woman
- *Highway Heartbreaker* (1992), as Carolyn
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Officer Feldman, Linda Maskin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Jesse Owens Story* (1984), as Laverne Owens

## Gallery

- ![Weeds star Tonye Patano on the set. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/15142/gallery-55c24f24bf04.jpg) Weeds star Tonye Patano on the set. (2011) — MikeThefanboy (website), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Tonye_Patano_on_the_set_in_2011.jpg/1280px-Tonye_Patano_on_the_set_in_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tonye Patano](https://film.one/media/person/15142/gallery-2fcd95081889.jpg) Tonye Patano — Tonye_Patano_on_the_set_in_2011.jpg: MikeThefanboy (website)
derivative work: RanZag, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Tonye_Patano_on_the_set_in_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Tonye Patano](https://film.one/media/person/15142/gallery-1326f7b25d35.jpg) Tonye Patano — Image via TMDB

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