Dawnn Jewel Lewis (August 13, 1961) is an American actress, singer, voice actress, and songwriter best known for A Different World, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper.
She was married to former basketball player Johnny Newman.
Film Roles
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Cheryl
- Stompin At The Savoy as Ella Fitzgerald (TV Movie)
- The Cherokee Kid as Stagecoach Mary
- Bad Day On The Block as Sandy Tierra
- The Wood as Woman in Cleaners
- Nicolas
- The Poof Point as Marigold Ballard (TV Movie)
- Charlottes Web 2 Wilburs Great Adventure as Bessie/Female Judge
- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as Mom
- Dreamgirls as Melba Early
- The Last Sentinel as Angel (voice)
- Futurama Benders Big Score as LaBarbara Conrad
- Futurama Into The Wild Green Yonder as LaBarbara Conrad/Women's Prison Warden
- Preacher's Kid as Mya
- Strange Frame Love And Sax as Malora
- Let It Shine as Gail (TV Movie)
- Dino Time as various
- Monsters University as various
- Toy Story of Terror as Delivery Man (TV Short)
- Whoa as Kate Sterling
- The Divorce as Yolanda Massey (TV Movie)
- A Lesson In Romance as Diane (TV Movie)
- Inside Out as various
- Bunyan And Babe as Maybelle Mundy
- Be The Light as Gladys
Television Roles
- Kid N Play as Lela
- A Different World as Jaleesa Vinson (114 episodes)
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Robin Dumars (22 episodes)
- The Savage Dragon (13 episodes)
- Dream On as Rema Hort (3 episodes)
- The Faculty as Mrs. Lowman (1 episode)
- C-Bear and Jamal as Grandma (6 episodes)
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Sheeva (3 episodes)
- The Steve Harvey Show as Alise Peyton (1 episode)
- Sliders as Dr. Natalie Sylvius (1 episode)
- Die Gang as Stella Tumbrell (1 episode)
- Bruno the Kid as Di Archer (3 episodes)
- The Burning Zone as Dr. Janice Rhodes (1 episode)
- The Parent 'Hood as Bernadette (1 episode)
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series as Det./Lt. Terri Lee (13 episodes)
- The Incredible Hulk (1996) as Agent Diana (1 episode)
- The Secret Files of The Spy Dogs as various (1 episode)
- The Jamie Foxx Show as Dr. Kanella (1 episode)
- Nash Bridges as Winifred Holt (1 episode)
- Early Edition as Gayle Clark (1 episode)
- King of the Hill as Sharona Johnson (recurring)
- The 10th Kingdom as Blabberwort the Troll (7 episodes)
- Super Models as Catwalk
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Mary (1 episode)
- The Legend of Tarzan as Noah (1 episode)
- Any Day Now as Gail Williams (recurring)
- Andy Richter Controls the Universe as Jackie (1 episode)
- Heavy Gear The Animated Series as Sonja Briggs (8 episodes)
- Strong Medicine as Det. Wright (1 episode)
- Ozzy & Drix as Cilia Tyson (2 episodes)
- Girlfriends (2000) as Linda Dent (2 episodes)
- Static Shock as Brickhouse (1 episode)
- Medical Investigation as Dr. Burton (1 episode)
- NYPD Blue as Jocelyn Barker (1 episode)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy as various (3 episodes)
- Handy Manny as Tanya (1 episode)
- One Tree Hill as Denise Fields (3 episodes)
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Lauren's Mom (4 episodes)
- Glenn Martin, DDS as Nurse (2 episodes)
- The Cleveland Show as various (3 episodes)
- CSI: Miami as Stacy McCann (1 episode)
- Breaking In as Janet Jenkins (1 episode)
- Futurama as LaBarbara Conrad/various (recurring)
- Days of Our Lives as Dr. Knapp (recurring)
- The Soul Man as Erika (1 episode)
- Regular Show as various (2 episodes)
- Turbo F.A.S.T. as Queen Bananica (1 episode)
- Castle as Yvonne (1 episode)
- The Boondocks as Taeshawndretta Brown/Civil Rights Protester (3 episodes)
- Survivors Remorse as Vanessa Miller (1 episode)
- Better Call Saul as Judge (1 episode)
- Sofia the First as Helen Hanshaw (1 episode)
- Rick and Morty as Assimilated Alien #1 (1 episode)
- Kirby Buckets as Mayor (1 episode)
- Doc McStuffins as Grandma McStuffins (1 episode)
- Stitchers as Arlene Grant (1 episode)
- Major Crimes as Patrice Perry (recurring)
- This Is Us as Rosemary (2 episodes)
- iZombie as Mama Leone (4 episodes)
- Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters as Dr. Jones (1 episode)
- Spirit: Riding Free as Fannie Granger (recurring)
- Spirit Riding Free Pony Tales as Fannie Granger (1 episode)
- Veronica Mars as Marcia Langdon
- Apple & Onion as various (6 episodes)
- Cleopatra in Space as Prof. Kablax V (recurring)
- The Boys (2019) as Valerie (1 episode)
- Carmen Sandiego as Chief/Model 2 (recurring)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Captain Carol Freeman
- The Simpsons as various (8 episodes)
- The Rich And The Ruthless as Beth (recurring)
Video Game Roles
- Gladius as various
- X-Men Legends II as Storm
- True Crime: New York City
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance as Storm
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance as Storm
- Spider-Man 3 as various
- Rise of the Argonauts
- Tacoma as Evelyn Victoria St. James
- Fallout 76 as Kesha McDermott/various
- World Of Warcraft Shadowlands
