Person profile

Dawnn Lewis

40%WokeWoke score · lower is better42% personal • 32% work

Published titles: 3
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 3
Profile updated: October 5, 2026
TMDB person ID: 87819

Personal context

Summary

Dawnn Lewis is an actor, singer, and songwriter known for A Different World, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, and voicing Captain Carol Freeman on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Her work spans sitcoms, animation, and musical theater. She has said representation matters because seeing people like herself on television inspired her, and has described Freeman’s place as a black woman captain as timely in conversations about inclusion and diversity. No public partisan campaigning or broader political advocacy is on record.

Known Work

Published titles

The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
2021
as Ravonna Renslayer (voice)
16%
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Carol Freeman (voice)
40%
Carmen Sandiego
2019
as Chief (voice)
42%