Dawnn Lewis is known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson–Taylor (1987-1992) on the NBC TV sitcom "A Different World (1987-1993)".

She played Robin Dumars (1992-1993) on the ABC TV sitcom "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (1992-1997)" and Patrice Perry (2014-) on the TNT TV police show "Major Crimes (2012-)".

Some other TV shows she appeared on are "Dream On", "The Faculty", "The Steve Harvey Show", "Sliders", "Die Gang", "The Burning Zone", "The Parent 'Hood", "The Jamie Foxx Show", "Nash Bridges", "Early Edition", "The 10th Kingdom", "Any Day Now", "Strong Medicine", "Girlfriends", "Medical Investigation", "NYPD Blue", "One Tree Hill", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", "Reed Between the lines", "CSI: Miami", "Breaking In", "Days of Our Lives", "The Soul Man", "Castle", "Survivor's Remorse", "Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories", "Kirby Buckets" and "Stitchers".

She played Melba Early in the movie "Dreamgirls (2006)".

Some other movies she appeared in are "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)", "Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)", "Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)", "The Cherokee Kid (1996)", "The Wood (1999)", "The Poof Point (2001)", "Endgame: Ethics and Values in America (2002)", "Hell on Earth (2007)", "Preacher's Kid (2010)", "Billion Dollar Freshmen (2011)", "Let It Shine (2012)", "Whoa! (2013)", "Second Chances (2013)", "A Lesson in Romance (2014)", "Megachurch Murder (2015)" and "The Legend of Master Legend".

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