Tonya Pinkins (Livia, AMC)

This Chicago native, the daughter of a postal worker and police officer, was described by O, The Oprah Magazine as one of the "Ten Women in America Who Will Take Your Breath Away in 2004." The founder of the popular workshop series "The Actorpreneur Attitude," Pinkins is in the process of completing a self-help book based on her personal-growth philosophies. MORE