[2] At 15, she was cast in her first professional production, The Music Man at Detroit, Michigan's Fisher Theatre.

[citation needed] In New York City, she performed concert dance and experimental theatre, including De La Guarda, and eventually toured in Stomp.

[citation needed] Her guest appearances on American network television programs include Jane the Virgin, Criminal Minds, House M.D., Glee, The Fosters, and Rosewood.

Her movie credits include Bastard (20th Century Fox), The Other Wife, Web Cam Girls & Saving My Baby (LMN), and an upcoming release on SyFy, Earthtastrophe.

Tonya Kay is a devoted environmentalist and has held the CEO position of two carbon-neutral film and television industry service companies: Solid Hollywood LLC and Happy Mandible, Inc.[1][3]