Biography
Actress Tonye Patano built a number of credits on both the small and big screens thanks to roles in
The Great New Wonderful,
Little Manhattan, and
The Savages. Before that she had guest-starred in a number of successful television programs including
New York Undercover,
Now and Again, Law & Order, and
Sex and the City. In 2005, she landed a major part on the critically respected Showtime series
Weeds as Heylia James, a matriarchal marijuana dealer who guards her turf and her family with a vicious tenacity. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide