Tonye Patano

Bio: 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… More Bio: 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, Rovi