Toni Bernette

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Toni Bernette is a passionate civil rights lawyer and grieving mother in post-Katrina New Orleans on the television drama series "Treme."

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instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Treme NERFINISHED
appearsOnChannel HBO NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity New Orleans NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Hurricane Katrina NERFINISHED
basedIn Orleans Parish legal system
child Sofia Bernette NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy David Simon NERFINISHED
Eric Overmyer NERFINISHED
familyRole mother
fictionalUniverse Treme NERFINISHED
fightsAgainst governmental neglect after Katrina
institutional injustice
police corruption
firstAppearance Treme season 1 episode 1
genre television drama
hasEmotionArc grief over family loss
knownFor advocating for civil rights cases in New Orleans
investigating police misconduct
seeking justice for post-Katrina victims
languageOfWork English
legalSpecialty civil rights law
criminal defense
maritalStatus married (early in series)
medium television
narrativeFunction explores justice system after Katrina
nationality American (fictional)
network HBO NERFINISHED
occupation attorney
civil rights lawyer
portrayedBy Melissa Leo NERFINISHED
residence New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED
seriesDebutYear 2010
seriesEndYear 2013
setting New Orleans NERFINISHED
settingPeriod post-Hurricane Katrina
showFormat serial drama
spouse Creighton Bernette NERFINISHED
worksWith local New Orleans community

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Treme hasMainCharacter Toni Bernette