Quick Facts of Dawnn J. Lewis

  • Full Name Dawnn J. Lewis
  • Net Worth$4 Million
  • Date of Birth13 August, 1961
  • NicknameDawnn Lewis
  • Marital Status Divorce
  • BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York
  • Ethnicity Mixed(African-American and Guyanese)
  • ProfessionActress, singer, voice actress and songwriter
  • Nationality American
  • Active Year1987–present
  • Eye colour Black
  • Hair colour Black
  • SpouseJohnny Newman(ex-spouse)
  • Height5 feet 7 inches
  • Education High School of Music and Art
  • Online PresenceInstagram
  • Horoscope Leo
Dawnn Lewis Height, Net Worth, Bio, Divorce, izombie

Dawnn Lewis is an American actress, singer, songwriter and voice actress who is best remembered for her role as Jaleesa Vinson on the NBC television sitcom A Different World (1897-1992). In addition to being on the series, she also composed the theme song with Bill Cosby and Stu Gardne.

Lewis’s other notable roles include portraying Robin Dumars on the ABC sitcom Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper (1992–93) and as Cheryl Spade, in the 1988 film, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. Since then, Lewis has performed in numerous TV series, including other sitcoms, and has also performed on stage. Let’s grab the more information regarding her bio, wiki, career, net worth so keep reading.

Who Is Dawnn Lewis? Bio and Wiki

Dawnn Lewis was born on 13 August 1961 as Dawnn J. Lewis. Her birth sign is Leo, as per Lewis’s bio. Further, she was born to African-American and Guyanese parents Carl Lewis (father) and Joyce Lewis (mother) in Brooklyn, New York.

Lewis holds American citizenship and belongs to a mixed(African-American and Guyanese) ethnicity. She graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City at the age of 16. She is 58 years of age as of 2019.

How Much Is Dawnn Lewis’s Net Worth?

Dawnn Lewis’s net worth is reported to be around $4 million, as of 2019. She has successfully made such a hefty worth from her thriving career as an actress, singer, and songwriter. All thanks to her multiple professional careers. Well, Lewis has worked very hard and struggled a lot in order to gain name and fame in the media industry. She is active in the media industry for over a 2 decade and has worked in various theatre, films as an actress and voice actress.

Besides, an actress in America receives around $39.84per hour and $50,235 in annually. In contrast, a musician makes around $18.09 per hour and receives somewhere around $46,571 in a year. So, Danna Lewis might be paid in somewhere between.

For her accomplishments in the field of entertainment, the talented star played many of which her most notable ones include the 2006 romantic musical comedy-drama movie Dreamgirls.

One of her notable musical comedy-drama movie Dreamgirls collected $154.8 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $80 million. The movie starring actors are Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy. The action comedy parody movie I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) produced on a budget of $3 million accumulated $13 million at the box office. Contributing to such commercially hit films, it is no wonder that Lewis has good earnings.

Who is Dawnn Lewis Husband? Is she Divorce?

Moving to Dawnn’s personal life, she was once married to Johnny Newman, however, the couple filed for divorce after two years of their marriage. Furthermore, her former husband, Johnny is a former NBA player.

Dawnn Lewis husband with her ex-husband Johnny Newman. Image Source: Superior pics.

The Poof Point star tied the knot with Johnny in the presence of their respective families and relatives in December 2004. Unfortunately, due to irreconcilable differences, their marriage did not last long and officially separated in 2006. Moreover, the duo didn’t have any children together.

Ever since that incident, Dawnn Lewis is possibly single at the present time and also there is no any kind of link or romance with anyone. There seems to be no one for the beautiful lady at the moment. Currently, she appears enjoying spending some quality time with her family and friends. We hope the skilled musician finds someone suitable for her life.

Apart from that, she is quite active on social profiles including Twitter and Instagram. Likewise, she shares some lovely pictures and videos with her family, friends, relatives, and co-stars.

Dawnn Lewis’s Career

Lewis first appeared for the first five of the six-season run as Jaleesa Vinson, from 1987-1992. She appeared in a special week-long segment of A Different World called the Hillman College Reunion airing on Nick At Nite, alongside Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, and Cree Summer.

In September 1992, Dawnn began starring in Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper alongside Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. Also, she performed a minor recurring role as Lauren’s mother in The Secret Life of the American Teenager in 2010.

As a Voice Actress

In 2012, Lewis voiced Malora in Strange Frame in 2012. Then in March 2016, she was cast in Disney Junior’s animated series Doc McStuffins as the voice of Grandma McStuffins. In 2017 Dawnn provided the voice of Maybelle Mundy in the film Bunyan and Babe.

Dawnn Lewis began voicing Fannie Granger on Dream Works’s Spirit Riding Free, in 2018 and in 2019 began voicing Netflix’s on The Chief animated Carmen Sandiego.

Dawnn Composed ‘izombie’

She composed the theme song with Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner that was used for the 2018 iZombie (TV Series)

Philanthropy Works

She is the founder of a non-profit organization, A New Daty Foundation.

The foundation’s main purpose is to give financial and programmatic support towards the empowerment of youth providing education and training in different fields.

Album appearances

Vanessa Williams – The Right Stuff, on the song “If You Really Love Him

Take 6 – So Much 2 Say, on the interlude “That’s The Law”

D-Nice – Call Me D-Nice, on the song “It’s Over”

Dawnn Lewis Body Measurement: Height and Weight

  • Body Measurement: She has maintained her body perfect shape but her exact body measurement is missing.
  • Height: Dawnn stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm.
  • Weight: Unknown
  • Eyes Color: She has attractive black eyes.
  • Hair Color: She has naturally black hair.