Tonya Maxene Harding is an American figure skating champion, a two-time Olympian, and a two-time Skate America Champion. In 1991, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships. Known for strong athleticism, Harding was the second ...
Joseph Jens Price (m. 2010), Michael Smith (m. 1995–1996), Jeff Gillooly (m. 1990–1993)
Children
Gordon Price
Parents
Al Harding, LaVona Fay Golden
Siblings
Chris Davison
Nicknames
Tonya Maxine Harding
Movies
, truTV Presents
TV Shows
truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Quote
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It's an image that the media has given me as a bad girl, and the only reason they gave me that image is just because of the few things that have gone wrong in my life, and also because I grew up living in a trailer. I moved around 13 different times before I was in fifth grade, not having money, not having a lot of friends. My biological mother made my clothes or bought my clothes from Salvation Army or Goodwill. And so, you know, that's where the bad girl image came from.
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Fact
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Gave birth to her first child at age 40, a son on February 19, 2011. Child's father is her third husband, Joseph Jens Price.
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Asthmatic; used asthma medication between rounds in her boxing match with Paula Jones.
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Attended Milwaukie High School in Milwaukie, Oregon but didn't graduate.
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Daughter of Al Harding (b. ca 1934) and wife, later divorced, LaVona.
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A judge ordered that Tonya be evicted from her home for failing to pay the rent. Consequently, she and her dog were forced to live in her Corvette. Tonya said that there were problems with the house. [January 2002]
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Was arrested for beating up her boyfriend electrician Darren Silver. [2000]
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Ice skater.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
World's Dumbest
2012
TV Series
The Prize Fighter
2003
Video
Sally Nelson
Breakaway
1996
Gina
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nancy & Tonya
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself
World's Dumbest
2008-2013
TV Series
Herself
Gylne tider
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
A Good Whack: The Making of 'Tonya and Nancy: The Opera'
2009
Short
Herself
The Oprah Winfrey Show
2009
TV Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2006-2009
TV Series
Herself
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
2009
TV Series
Herself - Former Figure Skater (segment "Total Recall")
Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Where Are They Now
2006
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Anything to Win
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
X Rated: The Sex Tapes That Shocked the World
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Interviewee
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Man Show
2004
TV Series
Herself
High Chaparall
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself - Guest
Celebrity Boxing
2002
TV Special
Herself
Weakest Link
2001
TV Series
Herself
ESPN Pro Skating Championships
1999
TV Movie
Herself
Arli$$
1999
TV Series
Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Exhibition Highlights
1994
Video
Herself
Tonya and Jeff's Wedding Night
1994
Video short documentary
Herself
The 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition Highlights Video
1994
Video
Herself
NBC Sports Presents World Champions on Ice
1993
Video
Herself
1992 Winter Olympics Figure Skating
1992
Video
Herself
Sharp Edges
1986
Documentary
Herself
30 for 30
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
20 to 1
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
I Love the '90s
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
High Chaparall
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself - Previous Guest
Intimate Portrait
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Banned from Television II
1998
Video documentary
Herself, Wedding Night
ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special
1991
TV Movie
Herself
Known for movies
World's Dumbest (2008-2013) as Herself
1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Exhibition Highlights (1994) as Herself
Bad Signs as Herself
NBC Sports Presents World Champions on Ice (1993) as Herself
She is not a pro boxer and she never was. She was amateur at best. She started and quit in 2002 citing her asthma as the problem after only 6 boxing matches (3 wins, 3 losses). She uses asthma as an excuse for everything.
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She is not a pro boxer and she never was. She was amateur at best. She started and quit in 2002 citing her asthma as the problem after only 6 boxing matches (3 wins, 3 losses). She uses asthma as an excuse for everything.