23 Facts About Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Jewel Lewis was born on August 13,1961 and is an American actress.

Since then, Dawnn Lewis has appeared in numerous TV series, including other sitcoms, and has performed on stage.

Dawnn Lewis was born on August 13,1961 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Carl and Joyce Lewis, who are of African-American and Guyanese descent, She began singing at the age of four and acting at eleven.

From August 1,1985, to July 6,1986, Lewis performed in the chorus and as the character Dulcie in the National Tour of the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid under the name "Dawnn J Lewis".

Dawnn Lewis appeared for the first five of the six-season run as Jaleesa Vinson from 1987 until 1992.

Dawnn Lewis co-wrote the theme song to A Different World, with Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner, and co-performed the song for the first season.

In September 1992, Dawnn Lewis began starring in ABC's Hangin' with Mr Cooper alongside Mark Curry and Holly Robinson.

Dawnn Lewis appeared in 20 of the 22 episodes of the first season as Robin Dumars, Mark's childhood best friend and roommate.

Dawnn Lewis left the show after the conclusion of the first season due to the producers deciding to change the direction of the show, replacing her character with a mother and child; Mark's cousin Geneva Lee and her daughter Nicole.

Dawnn Lewis provided additional voices in the video game, True Crime: New York City.

Dawnn Lewis portrayed Deloris Van Cartier in Peter Schneider's Sister Act the Musical, which opened at the Pasadena Playhouse on October 24,2006.

Dawnn Lewis has voiced Storm of the X-Men in three games, most recently Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.

Dawnn Lewis voiced Granny Grim on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and voiced the female Shokan in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm.

Dawnn Lewis has done voice work as LaBarbara Conrad, wife of Hermes Conrad, in the animated TV series Futurama, Detective Terri Lee on Spider-Man: The Animated Series, villainess Di Archer on Bruno the Kid, and voiced a number of characters on The Boondocks.

Dawnn Lewis co-starred in two Disney Channel Original Movies, The Poof Point as Marigold Ballord, and as Gail DeBarge in Let It Shine.

In 2000, Dawnn Lewis played Blabberwort the Troll in the five-episode NBC miniseries The 10th Kingdom.

In 2006, Dawnn Lewis starred as Melba Early in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls.

Dawnn Lewis released her debut CD, entitled Worth Waiting For, in 2006.

In 2010, Dawnn Lewis played a minor recurring role as Lauren's mother in The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

In March 2016, Dawnn Lewis was cast in Disney Junior's animated series Doc McStuffins as the voice of Grandma McStuffins.

Dawnn Lewis voiced Attorney General's special agent Lenora Carter in The Simpsons episode "The Fat Blue Line" in 2019, and became the voice of Bernice Hibbert starting with "Uncut Femmes" in 2021.

On November 7,2019, under the name "Dr Dawnn Lewis", Lewis began portraying Zelma, Tina Turner's mother in the musical Tina on Broadway.

Dawnn Lewis is an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority.