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 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.[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.

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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