Imani Hakim is an American

United States

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 actress, notable for her role as Tonya on the television situation-comedy

Situation comedy

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 series Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...

(2005–2009) broadcast

Broadcasting

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 on The CW Television Network

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Hakim was the youngest cast member on Everybody Hates Chris. Before being cast in that series, Hakim had appeared in stage productions of Cinderella

Cinderella

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, The Hobbit

The Hobbit

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and Who Stole the Baby Jesus.

Following the end of Everybody Hates Chris, she appeared in one episode in late 2009 on Wizards Of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

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aired on the Disney Channel

Disney Channel

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 as a jump rope skipper named Connie.