- Sitara Hewitt
Sitara Hewitt (also known as Tara Hewitt, born
December 27 ,1981 inFergus, Ontario ) is a Canadian film and television actress. She grew up inElora, Ontario , and is the daughter of twoWilfrid Laurier professors. During her childhood she spent time living in the Himalayan mountains, specifically in the Hunza valleys where her parents did their academic field research on both the glaciers and in the small villages in the valleys. She has 3 older sisters. She has a dog and a cat.Hewitt is an internationally recognized actress who stars on
CBC Television 's "Little Mosque on the Prairie " as Dr. Rayyan Hamoudi. Little Mosque on the Prairie airs in 60 countries worldwide. She is also known for a contrasting role as the sexy co-host on the Comedy Network's Jeopardy style pop-culture game show 'You Bet Your Ass'.She has been acting for eight years. She made the transition from professional dancer to actor and performed in theatre productions like "Crimes of the Heart" and Second City's "Tony and Tina's Wedding" as Tina. Making her start as a dancer in "
Bollywood/Hollywood ", she continued on with acting training and soon began to land lead roles in independent films like "Fragile" and "Bolly Double". She also hosted TV shows for Sportsnet and TSN while studying acting inToronto , and trained withWorld Wrestling Entertainment in the USA.She has also been involved with numerous multicultural initiatives, such as appearing on stage as a special guest at Toronto's
Dundas Square as part of the 'desiFest' May 2007 South Asian Heritage Month celebration.External links
* [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1367 The Hour Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos]
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* [http://www.andpop.com/article/5634 andPOP Interview]
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