Dawnn Lewis Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2000, she received a NAACP Theatre award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her portrayal of a paranoid schizophrenic in "The Marriage․"
• Plays in the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's Golf Classic which benefits the Foundation's Catastrophic Health Fund and Assistance Programs
• Attended the Universtiy of Miami, where she graduated magna cum laude and was instrumental in the creation of the first musical theater degree at the university
• Her theater credits include "Intimate Apparel," performed at the Pasadena Playhouse alongside Vanessa Williams
• Does extensive voiceover work on animated series such as "Futurama․"
• She co-wrote the theme song for the TV show "A Different World," before going on to become one of its stars, as well as song for such greats as Grover Washington Jr․ and Nancy Wilson
• Is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor in the TV series "A Different World․"