# Tonya Kinzinger

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**Tonya Kinzinger** is an American dancer, model and actress who has attained fame in France.[1]

## Biography

Kinzinger was born on 20 June 1968 in [Monroe, Michigan](/source/Monroe,_Michigan).[1][2] She began dancing at three years old, when her mother enrolled her in tap dancing lessons, and became passionate about [ballet dancing](/source/Ballet_dancing) at the age of six.[3] Several years later, she left Michigan to study at a well known dance school in New York. Scouted by a photographer, Kinzinger joined a modelling agency and worked as a model in [Paris](/source/Paris). She returned to the US to finish high school[3] before moving to France to pursue a career in acting.

She appeared in the film *[Dancing Machine](/source/Dancing_Machine_(film))* with [Alain Delon](/source/Alain_Delon).[3][4] She then played Jessica in the TV series *[Sous le soleil](/source/Sous_le_soleil)* (Under the Sun), from 1996 to 2008, for which she is best known in France. In 2006, she appeared in two episodes of the series *[The Bold and the Beautiful](/source/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful)* in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).[5] In 2007, she also launched a fashion collection called "Tonya - K." in collaboration with Christophe Lebo. She played Sally in the movie *Fool Moon*, directed by Jérôme L'Hotsky, which was filmed in Britain in July and August 2007.[5] Kinzinger acted in *Dreams*, a series broadcast on the French television network [NRJ 12](/source/NRJ_12). In 2011, after meeting Stéphane Slima on the set of *Sous le soleil*, she acted in the play *Le Président, sa femme et moi*. (*The President, His Wife, and Me*). In 2012, she hosted season 9 of [Star Academy](/source/Star_Academy) on the NRJ 12 network. In 2014, she was a contestant on *[Danse avec les stars 5](/source/Danse_avec_les_stars_(France_season_5))* and reached the semifinals.[1][5]

Kinzinger married Bernard Lignon on 27 December 1998. They have one son Sacha, born in 2003.[5]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes 1990 Dancing Machine Daphné Gilles Béhat 1991 Les dessous de la passion Terry Jean Marboeuf TV movie 1992 Les danseurs du Mozambique Elise Philippe Lefebvre TV movie Nestor Burma Jennifer Corbin Joyce Buñuel TV series (1 episode) 1994 Highlander: The Series Juliette Dennis Berry TV series (1 episode) Placé en garde à vue Marco Pauly TV series (1 episode) 1994-99 Extrême limite Cathie Bernard Dubois, Laurent Levy, ... TV series (54 episodes) 1996-2008 Sous le soleil Jessica Lowry Eric Summer, Sylvie Ayme, ... TV series (345 episodes) 1998 Tatoo The fiancée Grégori Baquet Short 2001 Dark Realm Rebecca Eric Summer (2) TV series (1 episode) 2003 Largo Winch Rosalind Campbell Paolo Barzman TV series (1 episode) 2007 The Bold and the Beautiful Yvette St. Julienne Deveney Kelly & Cynthia J. Popp TV series (3 episodes) 2008 Fool Moon Nina Jérôme L'hotsky 2009 Presque célèbre Cassandra Brown Jean-Marc Thérin TV movie 2010 L'été où tout a basculé Maude Olivier Jamain TV series (1 episode) 2011 Camping paradis Virginie Eric Duret TV series (1 episode) 2012 Bienvenue aux acteurs anonymes Herself Mathias Gomis Short 2014 Griot's Lament Kat Alex Munoz Short Dreams : 1 Rêve 2 Vies Amanda Jon Carnoy & Dan Occo TV series (1 episode) 2016 A Sunday Horse Mrs. Dumar Vic Armstrong 2017 Do You Know the Way to San Jose Iris Alex Munoz (2) 2019-present Un si grand soleil Dr. Janet Lewis TV series, Main role

## References

1. ["Biographie De Tonya Kinzinger"](https://www.staragora.com/star/tonya-kinzinger) (in French). Cosmoplotan Staragora. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. ["Tonya Kinzinger"](https://www.public.fr/Bios/Tonya-Kinzinger-394712) (in French). public.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. ["Tonya Kinzinger"](https://www.voici.fr/bios-people/tonya-kinzinger) (in French). Voici. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. ["Tonya Kinzinger"](http://www.tv.com/people/tonya-kinzinger/). TV.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. ["Tonya Kinzinger Bio - Biography"](http://www.celebs101.com/Tonya-Kinzinger-biography). Celebs101. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

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