Sitara Hewitt

Sitara Hewitt (also known as Tara Hewitt; born 27 December 1981)[1] is a Canadian film and television actress.

Sitara Hewitt
Hewitt in 2012
Born (1981-12-27) 27 December 1981
Elora, Ontario, Canada
Other namesTara Hewitt
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 2008; div. 2016)
Children1
Websitezenmedia.ca/tara/

Background

Sitara Hewitt is the daughter of a Welsh father, Dr. Kenneth Hewitt, and a Pakistani mother, Dr. Farida Hewitt. Her parents are professors at Wilfrid Laurier University. Sitara was raised primarily in Elora, Ontario.[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, Hindi and English and semi-fluent in Balti. Hewitt was raised Christian as both of her parents are Anglican Christians.[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.

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References
  1. "Sitara Hewitt". Amazon.
  2. 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.
  3. Azhar-Hewitt, Farida (2011). The Other Side of Silence: The Lives of Women in the Karakoram Mountains. iUniverse. p. xii-xvi. ISBN 978-1450287678.
  4. EGO Magazine: Sitara Hewitt EGO Magazine. October 8, 2008.
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