- Born
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Matthew Ward <matthewdw@hotmail.com>
- SpouseJohnny Newman(December 2004 - 2006) (divorced)
- Composed the theme song for the sitcom A Different World (1987) with Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner and Phoebe Snow sang it for the show's first season.
- Co-starred with Mark Curry in the sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992). Co-starred with him again in the made-for-TV movie The Poof Point (2001).
- Friend of Howard Hewett, and Loni Love.
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