# Tonya Crowe

Tonya Crowe (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, best-known for her role as Olivia Cunningham in the CBS prime time soap opera, Knots Landing.

## Life and career

Crowe was born in Los Angeles, California, a daughter of school principal and a real estate agent. She is best known for playing Olivia Cunningham, the daughter of Donna Mills' Abby Cunningham, in the CBS prime time soap opera, Knots Landing, a role she played from 1980 to 1990 as well as in the reunion miniseries Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997). She received three Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Prime Time., and well as Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Nighttime Drama Series. Crowe received ten total Young Artist Award nominations during the 1980s for her television performances.
Crowe also had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Who's the Boss?, and guest starred on CHiPs, Trapper John, M.D. and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Since leaving television, Crowe went to college and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles. She starred and wrote 2001 independent film Only in Venice. Since then, Crowe has not acted on film or television.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Young Kelly | Episode: "The Seance |
| 1979 | Women in White | Cynthia Rayburn | Miniseries |
| 1979 | The Cracker Factory | Jenny Barrett | Televisio film |
| 1979 | The Bad News Bears | Wendi | Episode: "First Base" |
| 1980 | Mother and Daughter: The Loving War | Renie, age 8 | Televisio film |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Marla | Episode: "Tow Truck Lady" |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Little Eva | Televisio film |
| 1980 | Joshua's World | Thorpe Torrance | Television pilot Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress - TV Special |
| 1980—1990 | Knots Landing | Olivia Cunningham Dyer | Series regular, 153 episodes Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Nighttime Drama Series (1989) Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Prime Time (1988-1990) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress on a Daytime or Prime Time Serial (1986) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Drama Series (1983-84) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Drama (1985) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Female Superstar in Television (1988) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Long Running Series Comedy or Drama (1987) |
| 1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Jenny | Episode: "Finders Keepers" |
| 1981 | Dark Night of the Scarecrow | Marylee Williams | Television film Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Television Special |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | B.J. Palmer | Episode: "Christmas Song" |
| 1985 | Call to Glory | Girl | Episodes: "JFK: Part 1" and "JFK: Part 1" |
| 1985-1986 | Who's the Boss? | Robin Fraser | 3 episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series |
| 1988 | A Family Again | Lindsay Foster | Television film Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Special, Pilot, Movie of the Week or Mini-Series |
| 1997 | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac | Olivia Cunningham Dyer | Miniseries |
| 1997 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | EMT | Episode: "Genesis" |
| 2001 | Only in Venice | Guinevere | Also writer |