Sitara Hewitt
Sitara Hewitt | |
|---|---|
 Hewitt in 2012 | |
| Born | 27 December 1981 Elora, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Tara Hewitt |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | zenmedia |
Sitara Hewitt (also known as Tara Hewitt; born 27 December 1981)[1] is a Canadian film and television actress.
Background[]
Sitara Hewitt is the daughter of a Pakistani mother, Dr. Farida Hewitt and a Welsh father, Dr. Kenneth Hewitt. Her parents are professors at Wilfrid Laurier University. Sitara was raised primarily in Elora, Ontario where she attended St. John's-Kilmarnock School.[2] During her childhood she spent time living in the Himalayan mountains, specifically in the Hunza Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan where her parents did their academic field research on both the glaciers and in the small villages in the valleys.[3]
Hewitt was married to American actor Jessie Pavelka and they have a son, Rowan, who was born in 2010. Pavelka and Hewitt separated in 2015 and divorced late 2016. She is fluent in both Urdu, and American English and is semi-fluent in Balti. Hewitt was raised Christian as both of her parents are Anglican Christians. Her first name "Sitara", means "star" in Urdu. [4]
Career[]
In Canada Hewitt starred on CBC Television's Little Mosque on the Prairie as Dr. Rayyan Hamoudi for 6 seasons. She is known across America as the Spokesperson for Hughesnet internet. She was a recurring on CBS's The Young and the Restless as well as on All Rise and plays the lead in several Hallmark Movies. She was also a co-host on the Comedy Network's Jeopardy-style pop-culture game show You Bet Your Ass.
She owns a Meditation company, and is a wellness expert. Hewitt also hosted TV shows for Sportsnet and TSN while studying acting in Toronto and trained with World Wrestling Entertainment in the United States.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Sitara Hewitt". Amazon.
- ^ McKenzie, Heidi (7 February 2008). "Little Mosque's Sitara Hewitt heads home — to the GTA — for the holidays". Toronto Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
- ^ Azhar-Hewitt, Farida (2011). The Other Side of Silence: The Lives of Women in the Karakoram Mountains. iUniverse. p. xii-xvi. ISBN 978-1450287678.
- ^ EGO Magazine: Sitara Hewitt EGO Magazine. October 8, 2008.
External links[]
- The Hour Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos
- Sitara Hewitt at IMDb
- andPOP Interview
- Sitara Hewitt Biography
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- 1981 births
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- Canadian people of Welsh descent
- Canadian television actresses
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- Actresses from Ontario
- Canadian actresses of Pakistani descent
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