Tonea Stewart
Actor, Film actor
1947 –
Who is Tonea Stewart?
Tonea Stewart is an American actress and university professor best known for her role as Aunt Etta on the television series In the Heat of the Night.
Stewart was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Hattie Juanita and Thomas Harris. She has appeared in numerous TV shows and movies. Stewart taught at Jackson State University for 20 years — where she was crowned Ms. JSU 1969 — in Jackson, Mississippi. She earned her PhD. from Florida State University in 1989 and taught Speech at Alabama State University. Stewart is currently the dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Alabama State University. She narrated the acclaimed Remembering Slavery radio program. Stewart is a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority and has four adult children: Jannice, Allen Jr., Alesha, and Thomas.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1947
Greenwood - Also known as
- Tommie Stewart
- Dr. Tonea Stewart
- Tommie
- Dr. Stewart
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Florida State University
- Jackson State University
- Employment
- Alabama State University
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on July 23, 2013
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