Canadian actress
Sitara Hewitt |
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| Born | (1981-12-27) December 27, 1981 (age 43)
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| Other names | Tara Hewitt |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Spouse |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Website | [1] |
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Sitara Hewitt (also known as Tara Hewitt; born December 27, 1981)[1] is a Canadian American[2] film and television actress and model.
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[citation needed] She is fluent in both Urdu, and 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.[5]
Hewitt revealed in a post that she had been a citizen of the United States for some time.[2]
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 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]
Filmography
Television and film roles
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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| 2002
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Bollywood/Hollywood
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Dancer
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| 2003
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Code
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Sara
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Short
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| 2005
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Sohni Sapna
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Evil Sister
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Short
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| 2005
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Fragile
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Zahra
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| 2006
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Bolly Double
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Cham-Cham
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| 2007–2012
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Little Mosque on the Prairie
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Rayyan Hamoudi
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Lead Role
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| 2011
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Lost Girl
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Lita
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Episode: Can't See the Fae-Rest
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| 2013
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Cracked
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Juvina Kapoor
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Episode: Inquest
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| 2013
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Torment
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Deputy
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| 2017
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My Crazy Sex
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Sara
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Episode: Love Hurts
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| 2017
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Escape the Night
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Blue Harpy
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Episodes: The Gingerbread Woman and Endless Winter Night
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| 2017
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Criminal Minds
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Billie Williams
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Episode: Lucky Strikes
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| 2017-2018
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Past Malice
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Adelle Fisher
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Episodes: Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery and Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery
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| 2018
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The Young and the Restless
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Helen Wallace
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3 episodes
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| 2018
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Dirty John
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Casey
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Episode: Red Flags and Parades
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| 2019
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The Fusion Generation
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Catherine
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Teejay Sahota
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| 2019
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All Rise
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Priya Chavan
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Episode: A View from the Bus
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| 2019
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The Michael Jackson Magical Moon-Tour
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Eve Zarifa
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| 2020
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Hudson & Rex
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Vanessa Maddox
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Episode: Old Dog, New Tricks
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References
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