Canadian television personality and film director
Sharon Lewis |
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Lewis at the Black History Month event "An Evening with Pam Grier" in 2011 |
Born | Sharon M. Lewis
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Nationality | Canadian |
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Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) |
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Occupations | - Director
- screenwriter
- actor
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Years active | 1995–present |
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Sharon M. Lewis is a Canadian television personality and film director from Toronto, Ontario. She studied political science at the University of Toronto.[1] She was an actress and author before being the host of counterSpin on CBC Television in 2001, and then hosted ZeD, also for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[2] She began her career on counterSpin with a special on the September 11 attacks.[1] She called herself an "activist," saying "it's a journalist's job to activate change through information... Who isn't passionate and is in the journalist field, otherwise I don't know what would drive you?"[1] After leaving ZeD, Ziya Tong took over as host.[3] Lewis subsequently established the company urbansoul inc., which promotes the art of minority women.[4]
During her acting career, she appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation as the mother of Jimmy Brooks, who was played by rapper Drake. She also appeared in the film Troubled Waters.
In 2017, Lewis directed her Afro-futurist feature film Brown Girl Begins, a feature film prequel to the celebrated novel Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson.[5]
In 2024, she directed the mid-season premiere of [Power Book II: Ghost][6], from the Power franchise.
Lewis is a member of Film Fatales.
Filmography
Filmmaker
Actress
Year
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Title
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Role
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1999
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Lullaby (Short)
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Creation Woman (as Sharon M. Lewis)
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2001
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Maple (Short)
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Chamele (as Sharon M. Lewis)
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2002
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The Style of My Soul (Short)
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as Sharon M. Lewis
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2014
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Happy 1 Year (Short)
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Diana
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2018
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Mouthpiece
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Barbara
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2019
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White Lie
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Collette
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References
- ^ a b c John McKay, "Sharon Lewis finds activism experience a plus for new role as CounterSpin host," Western Star, Corner Brook, Newfoundland: October 6, 2001, pg. 30.
- ^ Alex Strachan, "Audacious, energetic and offbeat: That's ZeD on CBC," The Vancouver Sun, October 23, 2002, pg. B.6.FRO.
- ^ "Sharon Lewis calls it quits," Packet and Times, Orillia, Ontario: June 19, 2002, pg. A.9.
- ^ "Hart House Lecture 2006: Biographies Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine," University of Toronto, URL accessed 13 March 2007.
- ^ "Canadian premiere of Brown Girl Begins at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Saturday The Caribbean Camera
- ^ https://www.talkofthetown411.com/2024/09/behind-scenes-power-book-2-ghost-season.html
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