Tonea Stewart
Tonea Stewart, also Tommie Stewart, is an American actress and university professor. She is dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. She had a recurring role as Aunt Etta Kibby in the American television series In the Heat of the Night.Life
Stewart was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Hattie Juanita and Thomas Harris. She took a BS degree in speech and theater at Jackson State University, and then studied theater at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has a PhD in theater arts from Florida State University. One of her grandchildren is Jennifer Dallas.Filmography
Television
Guest Starring Roles
- Walker, Texas Ranger "Rise to the Occasion" as Principal Rivers
- Walker, Texas Ranger "The Trial of LaRue" as Judge Loretta Paxton
- Memphis Beat "I Want to be Free" as Miss Angelina
- Matlock "The Juror" as Henrietta Dorsey
- ' as Cora
Starring Roles'
In the Heat of the Night'' as Aunt EttaFilm
Girls Trip as Aunt MarianThe Hollars as LatishaMississippi Damned as AliceA Time to Kill as Gwen HaileyMississippi Burning as Mrs. WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as Lillie Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry as Mrs. Avery Nightmare in Badham County – Alma
