Andrea Lewis

Infobox Actor
name = Andrea Lewis
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caption = Andrea Lewis
birthname = Andrea Desiree Lewis
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|8|15
location = Ontario, Canada
label = MapleMusic
deathdate =
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othername = Andi
yearsactive = Acting (1998-present) Singing (2005-present)
nickname = Andi
notable role = Hazel Aden in ""
spouse = :"For Microsoft's first technical writer, See Andrea Lewis (Microsoft)"

Andrea Desiree Lewis (born August 15, 1985 in Pickering, Ontario) is a Canadian born actress best known for her portrayal of Hazel Aden on the teen drama .

Biography

Lewis (23) is half Jamaican on her mother's side and half Vincentian on her father's side. Lewis began acting at age two. Apart from acting, Lewis is also a budding singer, having trained her voice at the famous New York Music Conservatory. Lewis has also written some songs, although none of them have become a major hit.

Television and Film

Lewis appeared alongside Diahann Carroll in the biopic "The Natalie Cole Story". She also acted alongside Naomi Judd in "A Holiday Romance", which was a television Christmas special. In 1998, she played "Cassandra" in the critically acclaimed feature, "Down in the Delta".

In 2001, she received the first of two opportunities to participate in "" on Showtime. She played "Brigette" in an episode titled "God Bless the Child".

One of her biggest breaks in acting came later on in 2002, when she got the opportunity to play Hilary Duff's best friend in the made for television movie "Cadet Kelly", where she also acted alongside Christy Carlson Romano. This movie became a regular feature on American cable channel Disney. She played "Carla Hall" in the movie. "Carla Hall" was a military school cadet who would not break school rules until she met "Kelly", played by Duff. In 2003, she reappeared on "", once again for only one episode, but this time, playing a different character: "Dana".

What has been, so far, arguably her biggest break in the entertainment business, however, came also in 2002, when she began to play "Hazel Aden" in "". "Degrassi: The Next Generation" followed in the steps of six other shows branded with the "Degrassi" name (dating back to 1979) in becoming a major hit across Canada, and Lewis reached fame, at least among teenaged television viewers.

In 2002, "Degrassi: The Next Generation" began to be shown on The N, a network geared towards more mature adolescent audiences, and Lewis began to become known in the United States as well.

Discography

On September 20, 2005, her debut album, "Float Away" was released in Canada only.

Albums

ingles

Filmography

* "Moccasin Flats" .... Melissa (7 episodes) (2005-2006)
* "Cadet Kelly" (2002) (TV) .... Cadet Carla Hall
* "" .... Hazel Aden (2002-2006)
* "Junk" (2002) .... Girl Scout #1
* "Soul Food" .... Brigette / ... (2 episodes) (2001-2003)
* "" (2000) (TV)
* "A Holiday Romance" (1999) (TV) .... Autumn
* "Down in the Delta" (1998) .... Cassandra

External links

* [http://www.andrealewis.ca Official Website]
*imdb name|id=0506916|name=Andrea Lewis

Persondata
NAME = Lewis, Andrea Desiree
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = actress
DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH = Pickering, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
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