Lewis, Ananda 1973–

PERSONAL

Full name, Sarasvati Ananda Lewis; born March 21, 1973, in San Diego, CA; daughter of Stanley (a computer animation specialist) and Yvonne (an account manager) Lewis. Education: Howard University, B.A., history (cum laude), 1995.

Addresses: Manager—3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress and television show host. Appeared in television commercials as a child; Radio station 100.3 "The Beat's Morning Show," Los Angeles, CA, cohost, 2005. Reading is Fundamental, national spokesperson.

Awards, Honors: Image Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1997; Teen Choice Award nomination, television—choice personality, 2000, for Total Request Live; Teen Choice Award nomination, television—choice personality, 2002.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Herself, On the Line, Miramax, 2001.

Honoree, The 14th Annual Inner City Destiny Awards, Tri Destined Studios, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Teen Summit, Black Entertainment Television, 1994–97.

Host, 12 Angry Viewers, MTV, 1997.

Host, MTV Live, MTV, 1997.

Host, Hot Zone, MTV, 1999.

Host, Total Request Live (also known as TRL and Total Request with Carson Daly), MTV, 1999–2001.

Narrator, MTV Cribs, MTV, 2000.

Host, The Ananda Lewis Show, syndicated, 2001.

Herself, Celebrity Mole: Yucatan, ABC, 2004.

Correspondent, The Insider, syndicated, 2004–.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Cohost, Wanna Be a VJ Too, MTV, 1989.

Cohost, Castaway Countdown TRL, MTV, 1999.

Host, MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act, MTV, 1999.

Narrator, True Life: I Am Driving While Black, MTV, 1999.

Presenter, The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999.

Host, MTV 2 Large New Year's Eve Party, MTV, 1999.

Host, Backstreet TV: Live in Orlando, MTV, 1999.

Host, Millionth Video (also known as MTV's "Millionth Video"), MTV, 2000.

Host, MTV Sports & Music Festival 4: The Ultimate Survival, MTV, 2000.

Host, Whitney TV., MTV, 2000.

Host, DFX Presents: Jay-Z's Roller Ball, MTV, 2000.

Host, 100 Greatest Pop Songs, MTV, 2000.

The 2000 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2000.

Backstage host, The 2000 Essence Awards, Fox, 2000.

The 2001 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2001.

Presenter, The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2001.

Host, The 16th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 2001.

Judge, Miss USA 2001, CBS, 2001.

MTV Summer Uncensored, MTV, 2001, Destiny's Child Live, MTV, 2001.

1st Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2001.

Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001.

Host, On the Red Carpet: Oscars 2002, ABC, 2002.

The 7th Annual Prism Awards, FX Channel, 2003.

2003 Trumpet Awards, TBS, 2003.

Host, The Insider on VH1 Desperate Housewives Special, VH1, 2004.

Cohost, America's Top Dog, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

The 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2005.

All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years, Black Entertainment Television, 2005.

25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special, Black Entertainment Television, 2005.

The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Method & Red, Fox, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1999.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2001.

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Host, "The Aftermath," High School Reunion, The WB, 2004.

Weekends at the DL, Comedy Central, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in For Colored Girls Who Attempt Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, San Diego, CA.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in Aaliyah's "I Miss You."

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 28, Gale Group, 2001.

Notable Black American Women, Book 3, Gale Group, 2002.

Periodicals:

Essence, June, 2000, p. 100; October, 2001, pp. 46, 126.

People, May 8, 2000, p. 120.

Teen People, November 1, 2001, p. 84.

Time, August 6, 2001, p. 56.