Tonja Walker's daytime career began in 1985 when she joined the cast of Capitol as Lizbeth Bachman, a role she played until 1986. From 1989-1990, Walker appeared on General Hospital as Olivia St. John Jerome. After leaving GH, Walker was cast on One Life to Live as Alex Olanov. Walker was a regular cast member on OLTL until 1997 when she left the series. Walker made return guest appearances to OLTL in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011. From 2003-2004, Walker appeared on Guiding Light as Marie Greene. In 2007, Walker spoofed legal expert Nancy Grace on Passions playing a character named Grace Nancier. Walker return to GH from January 2017 to March 2017.
Personal Life[]
Walker was married to Edward J. Davidson from 12/20/1997 to his death on 12/07/2018. They had two daughters together. Walker has at times been credited as Tonja Walker Davidson.
Soapography[]
- Lizbeth Bachman on Capitol (1985-1986)
- Olivia St. John Jerome on General Hospital (04/01/1989-1990; 01/17/2017-03/23/2017)
- Alex Olanov Hesser on One Life to Live (11/1990-1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001-2002; 08/16/2007-08/17/2007; 11/01/2007-11/26/2007; 01/02/2009-01/05/2009; 11/17/2011-11/22/2011)
- Marie Greene on Guiding Light (2003-2004)
- Grace Nancier on Passions (2005-2006)
Awards and Nominations[]
Daytime Emmy Awards
YEAR | CATEGORY | CHARACTER/SERIES | W/N |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Supporting Actress | Alex Olanov, One Life to Live | N |
Soap Opera Digest Awards
YEAR | CATEGORY | CHARACTER/SERIES | W/N |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Outstanding Comic Performance | Alex Olanov, One Life to Live | N |
1995 | Outstanding Female Scene Stealer | Alex Olanov, One Life to Live | N |