Tonja Walker | |
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| Born | |
| Other names | Tonja Davidson Tonja Walker-Davidson |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Relatives | Tamara Walker, sister |
| Website | http://www.tonjawalker.net/ |
Tonja Walker is an American actress and singer, who is also a former beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in theMiss USA pageant. She is known for her role asAlex Olanov onOne Life to Live and for her role as Olivia St. John onGeneral Hospital.
Walker's first acting role was inLiar's Moon withMatt Dillon.
Walker's work has been primarily as a performer on daytime dramas. Her first daytime role was on the television serialCapitol. She played Lizbeth Bachman, a sophisticated heiress torn between playboy Jordy Clegg and handicapped doctor Thomas McCandless. Walker played the role from the show's launch until she left in 1984.
She returned to daytime as mob princessOlivia St. John onGeneral Hospital from 1988 to 1990, playing a villainess complicating the lives of Duke Lavery and his family. Walker would make a brief return to this role in 2017.
Walker was then cast asAlex Olanov Hesser Buchanan Buchanan onOne Life to Live. Alex was initially an FBI agent, but became involved with the mob. Walker had the longest run in this role, playing Alex from 1990 to 1997, with several return visits in 2001 and 2002. She made additional appearances as Alex onOne Life to Live in August 2007 for the show's 9,999th and 10,000th episodes,[1][2] Her character later returned again on November 2, 2007 for a brief run[3] and again on January 2, 2009,[4] March 15, 2011 and November 17, 2011.
She also had recurring roles as Marie Green onGuiding Light from 2003 to 2004, where she worked withCapitol costarMarj Dusay, and as D.A. Grace Nancier onPassions, a role meant to spoofNancy Grace.
Walker is also a singer and has released one album collection of her songs. She produced a film in which she also appeared, The Derby Stallion. The film starredZac Efron,Bill Cobbs, andWilliam R. Moses and was released onvideo on demand and on DVD in 2007.
Walker has two daughters and three stepchildren.[5] Her two daughters are Isabella and Abrianna, who played her on-screen daughters inThe Derby Stallion. Her three stepchildren are named Evan, Samantha, and Alec. All of her children use the last name Davidson.[6]