Dolly Lewis
| Dolly Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1986 Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| Notable work | Sight Unseen |
Dolly Lewis (born 12 July 1986) is an American/British actor, jazz singer, and audiobook narrator, best known for portraying Tess Avery in the CTV (in Canada) and the CW (in the United States) crime drama series Sight Unseen.[1][2]
Private life
Lewis was born on 12 July 1986 to a Czechoslovakia, Bratislava mother and a British father, late Gavin Lewis, a retired associate professor of history at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at CUNY.[3] Her paternal grandmother was a concert pianist Michal Augusta Hambourg (1919-2004),[4][5] and her paternal great-grandfather was a Russian British concert pianist Mark Hambourg.
Lewis is fluent in Italian, and fairly proficient in French, Russian, and Slovak as well.[6]
Lewis has severe night blindness, and her retinas are detaching. She said that the producers of Sight Unseen had been aware of this, and "I think they were looking to specifically cast somebody that has real life experience with" vision issues.[7]
Career
Lewis trained at the Esper Studio and since leaving has appeared in many projects on Stage and Screen.[8]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–present | Sight Unseen | Tess Avery | Main cast |
References
- ↑ "New drama Sight Unseen pairs clinically blind detective with agoraphobic true crime fan". Vancouver Sun. January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ↑ "@/CTV announced today the return of Original crime-drama series #SightUnseen, airing Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, and the CTV app, beginning Jan. 20. The thrilling second season sees Detective Tess Avery (Dolly Lewis) and Sunny Patel (Agam Darshi) juggle new cases, the unique dynamics of their unorthodox partnership, and challenges within their personal lives" – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Gavin E.H. Lewis Obituary". The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home. January 20, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ↑ Michal Hambourg obituary, The Independent, 9 October, 2011
- ↑ "Michal Hambourg". Discogs. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Dolly Lewis" – via ProjectCasting.
- ↑ "New drama Sight Unseen pairs clinically blind detective with agoraphobic true crime fan". Vancouver Sun. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Congratulations to recent Esper Studio grad, Dolly Lewis, starring in the new show 'Sight Unseen'! Dolly trained with Suzanne Esper and booked the lead role shortly after graduating the Two-Year Program. 📸 The CW #dollylewis #sightunseen #esperstudio #acting #actingschool" – via Twitter.
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