Tonya Lewis Lee: Biography in Details
Who is Tonya Lewis Lee?
Tonya Lewis Lee is an American producer.
Tonya is also an author and screenwriter, businesswoman, and women and children’s health activist.
She was also associated with the campaign ‘A Healthy Baby Begins With You as a spokesperson from 2007 to 2013.
She founded ToniK Productions along with her partner Nikki Silver.
Who are the parents of Tonya Lewis Lee?
Tonya Lewis Lee was born Tonya Linnette Lewis on March 15, 1966, in the United States. She is a Pisces.
Her father is George R. Lewis, who worked as a financial executive, and her mother, Lillian Glenn Lewis, was a high school biology teacher. They are of All- American ancestry.
Her sister, Tracey Lewis Milligan, is affiliated with DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, as a sociology professor.
Tonya’s paternal grandfather was Spencer Harcum Lewis, and his paternal grandmother was Edith Pauline Toulson.
Whereas, his maternal grandmother was Lillian B. Glenn.
Education
Tonya Lewis Lee graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis, Missouri, and Lewis Lee enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, from where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree.
She later received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Tonya Lewis Lee- Professional Career
Producer
Tonya Lewis Lee began her career producing interstitial programming for Nickelodeon.
Then, she went on to produce larger projects for them, ultimately producing the miniseries Miracle’s Boys for the network along with the documentary I Sit Where I Want, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
She would join forces with Nikki Silver and founded the production company ToniK Productions in 2014.
In the year 2006, Lee Lewis and the Emmy-winning television producer Nikki Silver created the talk-show documentary series ‘That’s What I’m Talking About.
Since then, they have produced the telefilm ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham’, which was based on a screenplay that Lewis Lee wrote, the 2014 social science fiction dystopian film ‘The Giver’, several episodes of the comedy-drama series ‘She’s Gotta Have It’.
Toni Productions has announced two of their upcoming projects, the drama films Gallagher Girls’ and ‘Amphibia’.
Likewise, in 2014, she hosted TeenNick’s reality series, ‘Queen Bee’.
Author
As an author, Lee Lewis has published three children’s books: ‘Please Baby Please’ 2002, ‘Please Puppy Please’ 2005, and ‘Giant Steps to Change the World’ 2011.
In the year 1990, Tonya Lewis Lee published her debut novel ‘Gotham Diaries with Crystal McCrary-Anthony.
Advocacy for Women’s & Children’s Health
- In the year 2007, Tonya joined A Healthy Baby Begins With You, which is a campaign organized by the U.S. Whereas, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health in order to increase awareness about infant mortality.
- Moreover, Tonya served as the producer of the documentary, ‘Crisis in the Crib: Saving Our Nation’s Babies. Lewis created the website HealthyYouNow.com, a platform for women to garner information on health and inspiration.
- Similarly, in 2015, she and Roman Capital co-owner, Robert Sires set up Movita Organics together. It is a company that sells organic vitamins online.
Tonya Lewis Lee- Nomination
- Tonya Lewis Leeas was nominated twice for Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film for The Watsons Go to Birmingham 2013 at Black Reel Awards.
What is Tonya Lewis Lee’s net worth?
As of 2023, Tonya Lewis Lee has an estimated net worth of $93 million. Also, as an American producer, he earns $64,370k. As a screenwriter is $71,700k.
Body Measurements
Tonya Lewis Lee has brown hair and eyes. Her height is 5 feet 6 inches and her weight is 52 kg. Her body measurement is 32-26-32 inches which are her bust-waist-hip sizes.
Social Media
Tonya Lewis Lee is present on Instagram under the username, @tonyalewislee. His Instagram account is enriched with over 42.6k followers.
Adding up more, she has around 8.4K followers on Twitter.
Apart from these, she appears to be absent on Facebook, and TikTok.
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Reference: (Wikipedia)
Tonya Lewis Lee's Anniversary Dates
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| 2024 | October | Wednesday |
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| 2026 | October | Friday |
| 2027 | October | Saturday |
| 2028 | October | Monday |
Tonya Lewis Lee's Birthday Dates
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| 2024 | March | Friday |
| 2025 | March | Saturday |
| 2026 | March | Sunday |
| 2027 | March | Monday |
| 2028 | March | Wednesday |
