Dawnn Lewis
- Actress
- Music Department
- Producer
Dawnn Lewis was born August 13, 1961. She is remembered mostly from her
role as Jaleesa Vinson on A Different World (1987). Dawnn composed the theme song with
Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner that was used for the series. She left the show in
1992 to join the cast of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) as Robin Dumars. From 1995-1996, she
continued a career in acting, doing mostly voice-overs, which included
characters on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994), Bruno the Kid (1996), and C-Bear and Jamal (1996). In 1998, she helped write
the movie Black Jaq (1998). She continues to make guest appearances on various
shows.
