Family
daughter:Maija (born in November 1996)
husband:Ron Brawer (born c. 1943; Jewish; Caucasian; met in 1986 when she auditioned for him; married on February 10, 1987; he served her with divorce papers on November 12, 1992; resulting custody battle was widely reported; judge found in favor of Brawer; divorced c. 1995; Pinkins regained visitation rights with her two older sons in September 1996)
son:Maxx Brawer (born on November 15, 1987)
son:Myles Brawer (born on June 19, 1990)
Drama Desk Award Featured Actress in a Musical "Jelly's Last Jam" 1992
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical "Jelly's Last Jam" 1992 - 1993
Tony Featured Actress in a Musical "Jelly's Last Jam" 1992
2004 Starred in Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's "Caroline, or Change"; received a Tony nomination for her performance
2001 Solo cabaret debut at Joe's Pub in NYC
2000 Returned to Broadway as a featured player in "The Wild Party", written by Michael John LaChiusa and staged by George C Wolfe
1997 Co-starred in "Play On!", a musical version of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" with a score by Duke Ellington; received a Tony Award nomination
1995 Had regular role on the short-lived syndicated series "University Hospital"
1995 Was featured in the stage musical "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"
1994 Had supporting role in the film "Above the Rim"
1994 Appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" in Central Park
1992 Garnered praise and numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, for repeating Sweet Anita opposite Gregory Hines in the Broadway staging of "Jelly's Last Jam", directed by George C Wolfe
1991 Originated role of Sweet Anita in Los Angeles staging of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam"
1991 Joined the cast of the ABC daytime drama "All My Children" in May; cast as attorney Livia Frye
1989 Acted in the Gene Wilder-Richard Pryor vehicle "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"
1984 Film debut in "Beat Street"
1983 - 1986 Had regular role of Heather Dalton on the CBS daytime serial "As the World Turns"
1981 Broadway debut in the musical version of "Merrily We Roll Along"
1976 Made professional debut as a singer and actor at age 14 in local productions (date approximate)
Raised in Chicago, Illinois