Dawnn Lewis was born August 13, 1961. She is remembered mostly from her role as Jalessa 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" (1994), "Bruno the Kid" (1996), ...[Read Story]
Black Theater Today: 2005
(2005)
"Futurama"Bend Her
(2003)
"Futurama"The Sting
(2003)
"Girlfriends"Viva Las Vegas
(2003)
"Futurama"A Leela of Her Own
(2002)
"Grim & Evil"
(2001)
Nicolas
(2001)
"Sliders"The Breeder
(1997)
Bad Day on the Block
(1997)
"C-Bear and Jamal"
(1996)
Stompin' at the Savoy
(1992)
