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Canadian television personality and film director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Sharon Lewis | |
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![]() Lewis at the Black History Month event "An Evening with Pam Grier" in 2011 | |
Born | Sharon M. Lewis Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) |
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Years active | 1995–present |
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]
Lewis is a member of Film Fatales.
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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2006 | Ritch (Short) | Yes | Yes | No |
2009 | Chains (Short) | No | ||
2011 | In Between Life (Short) | Yes | Yes | |
2016 | See Me Now (Short) | No | No | |
2017 | Brown Girl Begins | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Disruptor Conductor (Documentary) | No | No | |
2020 | Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding | |||
2021 | Murdoch Mysteries | |||
2021 | With Wonder (Documentary) | |||
2022 | Hudson & Rex | |||
2023 | Power Book IV: Force | |||
2024 | Sight Unseen | |||
2024 | Chicago Med | |||
2024 | Power Book II: Ghost | |||
2024 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | |||
2024 | FBI: Most Wanted |
Year | Title | Role |
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1999 | Lullaby (Short) | Creation Woman (as Sharon M. Lewis) |
2001 | Maple (Short) | Chamele (as Sharon M. Lewis) |
2002 | The Style of My Soul (Short) | as Sharon M. Lewis |
2014 | Happy 1 Year (Short) | Diana |
2018 | Mouthpiece | Barbara |
2019 | White Lie | Collette |
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