Tonya Todd is an author, actress, and Sin City cinephile. Born in Pennsylvania, she plunged into Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World, young enough to immerse herself in bright lights, big city, and bigger dreams.
Tonya is invested in Own Voices writing and diverse representation in both the literary and cinematic worlds she inhabits. Her involvement in the literary, theatre, and filmmaking communities provides a platform to champion marginalized artists and contributes toward an environment that embraces a variety of voices.
Watch Tonya as Cleopatra in Bard at the Bar's Shakespearean mash-up Caesar & Cleopatra, Laura in the award-winning Wild Within, and Arabella in New Normal, a short film she co-wrote and filmed during the 2020 lockdown. Catch her as host of The 52 Love Podcast. For details on the upcoming Dark Angels: The Demon Pit, Hell's Coming for You, and Rogue Angel, follow her IMDb page at imdb.me/TonyaTodd.
Accolades
"Tonya Todd from my experience is very skillful in her in her ability as an Actress and really knows how to express herself , and also has much passion for what she does and also has caring and concern for others and loves to lift up and inspire people and so I would highly recommend her."
~ Johnny Blaze (The Amazing Original Johnny Blaze Show)
"It's hard to recommend Tonya Todd highly enough. This is someone who is good at everything she does, and she does a LOT!"
~ Kimberly Davis (Madville Publishing)
"Multi-faceted, multi-talented, and multi-amazing."
~ Casey Bell (Author)
"All around awesome creative, wonderful human being!"
~ Valerie J Runyan (Ink Drop Space Virtual Writing Retreat)
"She is a class act. A fantastic writer and actress."
~ Brenda Daly (1631 Digital Marketing)
"Terrific actress, screenwriter, writer, and all around human being."
~ Brandy Miller (40 Day Writer LLC)
"Tonya is an accomplished writer and critic. I have personally benefitted from critique groups where she participated."
~ Roger Storkamp (author)
"Once in a while you meet someone who surprises you. You find they have a depth and talent you were not aware of. Tonya Todd is a writer and a damned good one. You watch her on stage and think what natural she is. Tonya Todd is currently the lead in the play "Ripe & Seedless" at the West Las Vegas Library. If you have not seen it, don't miss her. You'll be missing out on that person who will surprise the hell out of you."
~ Lauren Tallman (author)