Tonya Williams, actress, producer, activist and proud member in Sigma Gama Ro Club Sorority Club, Inc. , It was officially recruited in famous fame in Canada, to honor its cultural heritage and cultural advocacy in Canadian cinema and television.
The most known to the American fans of her iconic role with Dr. Olivia Barber Winters Youth and anxietyWilliams filmed the beloved character from 1990 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2012. But its effect extends beyond the TV during the day.
Williams is the founder and CEO/Technical Director of Reelworld Film FestivalA pioneering platform based in Toronto, which slows down the voices and storytelling narrators in movies and media. Through Reelworld, more than two decades have eliminated the work of creators from the representative societies, which makes it one of Canada’s voices of fairness in entertainment.
In recent years, it has been recognized among the 100 most influential black Canadians for a period of three years in a row, and in 2024, she received the Changemaker award from the Canadian Film and Television Academy for its work in progress.
