# Tonya Kay

Tonya Kay is an American film actress, television personality, and burlesque performer who is the creator and producer of Tonya Kay's Pinup Pole Show.

## Early life

Tonya Kay was born in southern Michigan. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. Kay is a practicing raw vegan, pagan and Chaote.

## Career
### Early career

Kay began tap dance training at age four. At age six, she performed in a local community theatre production of the musical Oliver!. At 15, she was cast in her first professional production, The Music Man at Detroit, Michigan's Fisher Theatre. She spent four years performing in Chicago theatres, including the Drury Lane Theatre, Peninsula Players, Theatre at the Centre, Theatre Building Chicago and Apollo Theater Chicago. In New York City, she performed concert dance and experimental theatre, including De La Guarda, and eventually toured in Stomp.

### Television and film

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.

### Business ventures

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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Closer to Death | Jennifer | |
| 2007 | L.A. Proper | Cocktail Waitress | |
| 2008 | Orgies and the Meaning of Life | Regine | |
| 2008 | 3 Days Gone | Sloan | |
| 2009 | The Things We Carry | Samara | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Model | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Bold Native | I Rock | |
| 2011 | The Muppets | Dancer / Electrician | Uncredited |
| 2011 | The Mudman | Feather Black | |
| 2011 | Fully Loaded | Bikini girl | |
| 2012 | Creep Van | Fighting Woman at Gas Station | |
| 2013 | Raze | Alex | |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Specialty - Fire Fingers | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Dark Space | Flowers | |
| 2013 | Midday Games | Claire 2 | |
| 2014 | The Butchers | Star | |
| 2014 | Nightmare Code | Radova | |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Helsinki: Musical | |
| 2015 | Bastard | Rachael | |
| 2016 | Fight to the Finish | UFC Kay | |
| 2016 | The Amityville Terror | Delilah | |
| 2016 | A Better Place | Sheila Cummings | |
| 2016 | Within the Darkness | Jesse | |
| 2016 | Paradise Club | Tabitha | |
| 2017 | Evil Bong 666 | Versnatchy | |
| 2017 | Puppet Master: Axis Termination | Doktor Gerde Ernst | |
| 2018 | Evil Bong 777 | Versnatchy | |
| 2018 | Saving My Baby | Jessica | |
| 2018 | D-Railed | Gigi | |
| 2019 | Girl on the Third Floor | The Nymph | |
| 2019 | Verotika | Platinum Model | |
| 2021 | The Journey of Lucy | Lucy | |
| 2022 | Reed's Point | Radio announcer | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Numbers | Nitrogurl | Episode: "Velocity" |
| 2009 | Live Nude Comedy | Burlesque Dancer | Episode #1.1 |
| 2009 | Secret Girlfriend | Cassidy | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Tara Ferris | Episode: "The Performer" |
| 2010 | House | Chloe | Episode: "Private Lives" |
| 2010 | The Wish List | Tanya | Television film |
| 2010 | Uncle Nigel | Hot Biker Chick | Television film |
| 2010, 2011 | Glee | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Video Game Reunion | Peach | 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Burlesque Dancer | Episode: "The Benefit of Forgetting" |
| 2012 | Silverwood: Final Recordings | Christina Rossi | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Horror Haiku | The Artist | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | The Kill Corporation | Dev | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | The Other Wife | Deb Stanton | Television film |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Dancer in Montage | Episode: "Keratin & Kissyface" |
| 2016 | Jane the Virgin | D.J. | Episode: "Chapter Forty-Four" |
| 2016 | The Fosters | Police Officer #1 | Episode: "Forty" |
| 2016 | Earthtastrophe | Nadia | Television film |
| 2017 | My Crazy Sex | Erin | Episode: "Scanned, Scammed & Slammed" |
| 2017 | The Wrong Neighbor | Jennifer | Television film |
| 2017 | Web Cam Girls | Nikki Knight | Television film |
| 2018 | Unphiltered | Day Shift | Episode: "Moneymaker" |
| 2018 | A Daughter's Revenge | Sugar Delarosa | Television film |
| 2020 | The Pom Pom Murders | Coach Cassie | Television film |
| 2021 | Animal Kingdom | Sara | Episode: "Home Sweet Home" |
| 2022 | Sugar Mommy | Detective Wilde | Television film |