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ABOUTMS.TONYA

Tonya Cryer affectionately known as Ms. Tonya is a Master Hairstylist with over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry. She is a hairstylist for film and television. Ms. Tonya is a member of IASTE Make Up Artist & Hairstylist Unions Local 706 & 798. Currently she is a Journeyman hairstylist, philanthropist, new grandmother, educator, youth mentor and Award- Winning hairstylist who was trained by Olympic hairstyling masters. Her experiences include being a platform artist 7 years with several hair care product companies, owning several successful salons and producing several student feature films for new media. Her salons have hosted events providing beauty services, clothing and food to homeless women and children. Adored by many, Ms. Cryer has coiffed the likes of many entertainers for film, tv and music empires such as ABC, NBC, CBS, BET, FOX, DISNEY, CW, LOGO, OWN, LA Face and Atlantic records. Ms. Cryer has been the department head hairstylist and key hairstylist for television and film productions such as Being Mary Jane, Born Again Virgin, The Game, Blackish, Scandal, Ant Farm, Shake It Up, Love That Girl, Uncle Drew (Umpire),  "Ugly Betty, and many more. Ms. Tonya currently resides in Atlanta Georgia and her latest projects include being Key hairstylist for Netflix BlackAF and being department head of hair for The Banker  now streaming on Apple TV.  Ms. Tonya loves to give back and enjoys sharing her skills and talent to students and professionals who want to learn how to expand their career as a hairstylist in the motion picture industry.

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Tonya's resume

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