Dawnn Lewis
Born
8/13/1960, Brooklyn, New York, USABirth Name
Gender
FemaleBiography
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Dawnn Lewis was born August 13, 1960. She is remembered mostly from her role as Jalessa Vinson on "Different World, A" (1987). Dawnn helped compose the theme song that was used for the series. She left the show in 1992 to join the cast of "Hangin' with Mr.…more
Credits
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Star (21)
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Let it Shine
Star2012
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Star2009
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Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Star2007
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Different World
Star2006
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The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Star2006
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Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure
Star2003
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Princess Senge
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S 3:
Ep 13
Aesop's Fables
7/18/00
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S 3:
Ep 12
Robinita Hood
6/19/00
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S 3:
Ep 10
Snow Queen
4/18/00
- S 1: Ep 11 Beauty and the Beast
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S 1:
Ep 3
Hansel and Gretel
4/1/95
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S 3:
Ep 13
Aesop's Fables
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The 10th Kingdom
Blabberwort the Troll
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The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
Various Voices
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S 1:
Ep 13
Mange / Scribble
2/27/99
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S 1:
Ep 12
Porkzilla / Money
2/20/99
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S 1:
Ep 11
Lunch / Iditarod
2/13/99
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S 1:
Ep 10
Obedience / DoggyLand
2/6/99
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S 1:
Ep 9
Pups / Zero (pre-empted)
1/30/99
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S 1:
Ep 13
Mange / Scribble
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C Bear and Jamal
Grandma
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S 3:
Ep 5
When The Magic Fades Away
4/3/98
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S 3:
Ep 4
Sooner or Later
3/27/98
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S 3:
Ep 3
School Dazed
2/17/98
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S 3:
Ep 2
Telling The Truth
10/9/97
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S 3:
Ep 1
Grandma & Grandpa
9/20/97
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S 3:
Ep 5
When The Magic Fades Away
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Bruno the Kid
voice Di Archer
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S 1:
Ep 37
You Go, Girl
5/26/97
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S 1:
Ep 36
Virus
5/19/97
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S 1:
Ep 35
Dead Boy Walking
5/12/97
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S 1:
Ep 34
Bullet Train
5/5/97
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S 1:
Ep 33
Bye Bye Jarly: Part Three
4/28/97
- + 33 More Credits
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S 1:
Ep 37
You Go, Girl
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The Savage Dragon
Additional Voice
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S 2:
Ep 13
Dragonlord
12/18/96
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S 2:
Ep 12
Bride
12/11/96
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S 2:
Ep 11
Femme Fatale
12/4/96
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S 2:
Ep 10
Ball Of Fire
11/27/96
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S 2:
Ep 9
Negate
11/20/96
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S 2:
Ep 13
Dragonlord
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Race To Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Star1994
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Robin Dumars
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S 1:
Ep 22
Livin' a Large Lie
5/18/93
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S 1:
Ep 21
A Moving Experience
5/11/93
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S 1:
Ep 20
P.M.S.: Post Moving-in Syndrome
4/13/93
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S 1:
Ep 19
Piano Lesson
3/16/93
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S 1:
Ep 18
The Unteachables
3/2/93
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S 1:
Ep 22
Livin' a Large Lie
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Robin Dumars (season 1)
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A Different World
Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor (seasons 1 - 5)
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S 5:
Ep 24
Save the Best for Last (1)
5/14/92
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S 5:
Ep 23
Special Delivery
5/7/92
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S 5:
Ep 22
Love Taps
4/23/92
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S 5:
Ep 21
Do the Write Thing
4/2/92
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S 5:
Ep 20
Sellmates
3/12/92
- + 85 More Credits
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S 5:
Ep 24
Save the Best for Last (1)
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A Different World
Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor
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S 5:
Ep 25
Save the Best for Last (2)
5/14/92
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S 5:
Ep 10
Do You Take This Woman? (2)
11/21/91
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S 5:
Ep 7
Baby, I'm a Star
10/31/91
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S 5:
Ep 5
In the Eye of the Storm
10/17/91
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S 5:
Ep 1
We've Only Just Begun
9/19/91
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S 5:
Ep 25
Save the Best for Last (2)
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A Different World
Jaleesa Vinson
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S 4:
Ep 4
Whitley's Last Supper
10/11/90
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S 4:
Ep 3
Blues for Nobody's Child
10/4/90
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S 3:
Ep 23
Getaway (1)
4/19/90
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S 2:
Ep 6
If You Like Pilgrim Coladas
11/17/88
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S 2:
Ep 5
Three Girls Three
11/10/88
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S 4:
Ep 4
Whitley's Last Supper
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Kid N' Play
Lela
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Cheryl1988
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Hell on Earth
Amber/Jessie
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Let it Shine
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Recurring Role (8)
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Futurama
LaBarbara Conrad
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S 5:
Ep 13
Bend Her
7/20/03
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S 5:
Ep 9
The Sting
6/1/03
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S 5:
Ep 7
Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
3/30/03
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S 5:
Ep 3
The Route of All Evil
12/8/02
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S 2:
Ep 14
How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
4/2/00
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S 5:
Ep 13
Bend Her
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Any Day Now
Gail Williams
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S 4:
Ep 17
Call Him Macaroni
1/20/02
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S 3:
Ep 22
It's Not Just A Word (2)
3/18/01
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S 3:
Ep 17
Tick, Tick, Tick
2/18/01
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S 3:
Ep 16
10 Days? Are You Crazy?
1/21/01
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S 3:
Ep 15
Life Isn't Fair
1/14/01
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S 4:
Ep 17
Call Him Macaroni
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Futurama
Voice of LaBarbara Conrad
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Terri Lee
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S 5:
Ep 8
The Return Of Hydro-Man (2)
10/31/97
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S 2:
Ep 8
Neogenic Nightmare (8): Duel Of The Hunters (3)
11/11/95
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S 5:
Ep 8
The Return Of Hydro-Man (2)
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Detective Terry Lee
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S 4:
Ep 7
Partners In Danger (7): The Vampire Queen (2)
5/17/97
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S 2:
Ep 11
Neogenic Nightmare (9): Blade, The Vampire Hunter (1)
2/3/96
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S 4:
Ep 7
Partners In Danger (7): The Vampire Queen (2)
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Detective Terri Lee
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S 3:
Ep 12
Sins of the Fathers (11): Carnage (2)
11/9/96
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S 3:
Ep 11
Sins of the Fathers (10): Venom Returns (1)
11/2/96
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S 3:
Ep 7
Sins of the Fathers (7): The Man Without Fear (2)
9/28/96
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S 3:
Ep 6
Sins of the Fathers (6): Framed (1)
9/21/96
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S 3:
Ep 4
Sins of the Fathers (4): Enter The Green Goblin
5/18/96
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S 3:
Ep 12
Sins of the Fathers (11): Carnage (2)
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Lt. Terri Lee
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S 2:
Ep 12
Neogenic Nightmare (10): The Immortal Vampire (2)
2/10/96
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S 2:
Ep 12
Neogenic Nightmare (10): The Immortal Vampire (2)
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Lt. Terry Lee
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S 1:
Ep 5
The Menace Of Mysterio
2/25/95
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S 1:
Ep 5
The Menace Of Mysterio
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Futurama
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Guest Star (49)
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Days of our Lives
Dr. Knapp
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S 47:
Ep 202
Ep. #11913
9/7/12
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S 47:
Ep 202
Ep. #11913
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Breaking In
Janet Jenkins
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S 2:
Ep 3
The Blind Sided
3/20/12
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S 2:
Ep 3
The Blind Sided
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CSI: Miami
Stacy McNamara
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S 10:
Ep 17
At Risk
3/18/12
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S 10:
Ep 17
At Risk
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The Cleveland Show
Mrs. Bailey
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S 2:
Ep 8
Murray Christmas
12/5/10
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S 2:
Ep 8
Murray Christmas
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The Life & Times of Tim
The Boss' Wife
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S 2:
Ep 9
Personality Disorder/Stu is Good at Something
4/23/10
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S 2:
Ep 9
Personality Disorder/Stu is Good at Something
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One Tree Hill
Denise Fields
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S 6:
Ep 13
Things A Mama Don't Know
1/5/09
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S 6:
Ep 4
Bridge Over Troubled Water
9/22/08
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S 6:
Ep 3
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
9/15/08
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S 6:
Ep 13
Things A Mama Don't Know
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The Life & Times of Tim
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 6
Bashko's Hairy Daughter/Tim's Not Singing
11/2/08
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S 1:
Ep 6
Bashko's Hairy Daughter/Tim's Not Singing
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The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Grim’s Granny / Old Lady / Old Monster
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S 7:
Ep 4
Nergal's Pizza / Hey, Water You Doing?
3/9/07
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S 7:
Ep 4
Nergal's Pizza / Hey, Water You Doing?
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The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Grim's Granny
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S 5:
Ep 2
One Crazy Summoner / Guess What's Coming to Dinner
8/5/05
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S 5:
Ep 2
One Crazy Summoner / Guess What's Coming to Dinner
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NYPD Blue
Jocelyn Barker
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S 12:
Ep 9
The 3-H Club
11/30/04
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S 12:
Ep 9
The 3-H Club
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Medical Investigation
Dr. Burton
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S 1:
Ep 9
Little Girl
11/12/04
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S 1:
Ep 9
Little Girl
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Static Shock
Brickhouse
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S 4:
Ep 5
Army of Darkness
2/14/04
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S 4:
Ep 5
Army of Darkness
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Girlfriends
Linda Dent
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S 4:
Ep 8
Viva Las Vegas
11/10/03
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S 4:
Ep 7
And Baby Makes Four
11/3/03
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S 4:
Ep 8
Viva Las Vegas
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Strong Medicine
Guest Star
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S 3:
Ep 22
Risk
3/16/03
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S 3:
Ep 22
Risk
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Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Jackie
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S 2:
Ep 1
We're All The Same, Only Different
12/1/02
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S 2:
Ep 1
We're All The Same, Only Different
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Futurama
Jackie Anderson
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S 4:
Ep 10
A Leela of Her Own
4/7/02
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S 4:
Ep 10
A Leela of Her Own
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Rendez-View
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 47
"Rock" my world
1/1/02
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S 1:
Ep 47
"Rock" my world
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The Legend of Tarzan
Naoh
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S 1:
Ep 31
Tarzan and the Eagle's Feather
10/8/01
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S 1:
Ep 31
Tarzan and the Eagle's Feather
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Mary
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S 1:
Ep 17
Panic on Bathyos
10/19/00
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S 1:
Ep 17
Panic on Bathyos
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Futurama
LaBarbara
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S 2:
Ep 1
A Flight to Remember
9/26/99
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S 2:
Ep 1
A Flight to Remember
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King of the Hill
Sharona Johnson
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S 3:
Ep 23
Wings of the Dope
5/4/99
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S 1:
Ep 12
Plastic White Female
5/11/97
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S 3:
Ep 23
Wings of the Dope
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Early Edition
Gale
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S 3:
Ep 16
Number One with a Bullet
2/20/99
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S 3:
Ep 16
Number One with a Bullet
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Nash Bridges
Winifred Holt
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S 4:
Ep 15
Resurrection
2/19/99
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S 4:
Ep 15
Resurrection
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The Jamie Foxx Show
Dr. Kanella
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S 3:
Ep 14
Scareder Than a Mug
2/4/99
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S 3:
Ep 14
Scareder Than a Mug
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The Incredible Hulk (1996)
voice of The Hybrid
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S 2:
Ep 8
Mission: Incredible
11/23/97
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S 2:
Ep 8
Mission: Incredible
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The Parent 'Hood (1995)
Bernadette
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S 4:
Ep 6
Father Wendell
10/12/97
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S 4:
Ep 6
Father Wendell
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Burning Zone
Janice Rhodes
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S 1:
Ep 16
Elegy For A Dream
4/29/97
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S 1:
Ep 16
Elegy For A Dream
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Sliders
Dr. Sylvius
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S 3:
Ep 19
The Breeder
3/14/97
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S 3:
Ep 19
The Breeder
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The Steve Harvey Show
Alise Peyton
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S 1:
Ep 13
Coming to Chicago
1/12/97
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S 1:
Ep 13
Coming to Chicago
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King of the Hill
Sharona
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The Jamie Foxx Show
Counselor
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The Faculty
Mrs. Lowman
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S 1:
Ep 7
Daisy's Secret
4/24/96
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S 1:
Ep 7
Daisy's Secret
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Dream On
Rema
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S 6:
Ep 27
Finale with a Vengeance (2)
3/27/96
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S 6:
Ep 27
Finale with a Vengeance (2)
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Dream On
Rena
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S 6:
Ep 26
Finale (1)
3/20/96
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S 6:
Ep 26
Finale (1)
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Dream On
Rema Hort
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S 6:
Ep 24
Cupid Is as Cupid Does
3/6/96
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S 6:
Ep 24
Cupid Is as Cupid Does
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Detective Terry Lee
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Lt. Terri Lee
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Lt. Terry Lee
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Terri Lee
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Live! with Kelly and Michael
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 98
January 21, 1993
1/21/93
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S 4:
Ep 151
April 13, 1992
4/13/92
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S 3:
Ep 56
November 19, 1990
11/19/90
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S 1:
Ep 83
December 29, 1988
12/29/88
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S 1:
Ep 3
September 3, 1988
9/7/88
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S 5:
Ep 98
January 21, 1993
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 54
November 24, 1992
11/24/92
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S 4:
Ep 129
April 23, 1992
4/23/92
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S 4:
Ep 24
October 11, 1991
10/11/91
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S 2:
Ep 36
October 30, 1989
10/30/89
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S 5:
Ep 54
November 24, 1992
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Guest Star
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The Chuck Woolery Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 24
October 17, 1991
10/17/91
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S 1:
Ep 24
October 17, 1991
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Guest
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S 29:
Ep 85
Show #4315
3/25/91
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S 29:
Ep 85
Show #4315
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The Marsha Warfield Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 43
May 23, 1990
5/23/90
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S 1:
Ep 43
May 23, 1990
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The Pat Sajak Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 85
May 9, 1989
5/9/89
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S 1:
Ep 85
May 9, 1989
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Battle of the Network Stars
NBC Team
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S 11:
Ep 1
Special #19
12/10/88
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S 11:
Ep 1
Special #19
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Disneyland
Herself
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S 33:
Ep 1
The Magical World of Disney
10/9/88
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S 33:
Ep 1
The Magical World of Disney
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Soul Train
Presenter
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Days of our Lives
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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In 2000 she won a NAACP theatre award for best actress for her role in The Marriage.
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While starring on A Different World, Dawnn appeared in 3 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know campaign. Her topics were teacher appreciation, teen pregnancy, and substance abuse.
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She cowrote the theme song to "A Different World".
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Had an unknown uncredited role in the movie The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag.
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Dawnn: My grandmother, Olga Browne, was very instrumental in making me the person I am today. She motivated me. I mean other family members were supportive, but they thought one day I would grow out of this 'phase.' [But grandmother] saw me, right now ... right where I'm sitting.
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