Sicily Sewell
Encyclopedia
Sicily Sewell is an American
actress. She is sometimes credited in film
or television
as simply with a mononym Sicily.
She made her television appearance on an Emmy Award-winning episode of Sesame Street
when she was eight years old.
She played "Young Aisha" in a two part episode of Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
called ""Rangers Back In Time"" prior to the season 2 finale, as well as in the 10 part mini series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
. She also appeared in archive footage (also as Young Aisha) in the season following MMAR, Power Rangers Zeo.
She starred as young Diana in the hit miniseries, Mama Flora's Family
in 1998, and as Angela Bassett
's niece in the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back
.
For four seasons, Sewell portrayed Spirit Jones, the best friend of Breanna Barnes (played by Kyla Pratt
) in the sitcom
One on One
. Citing a decision by UPN
to move in a different direction for the fall 2005 season, Sicily was let go from One on One
on June 20, 2005. This change came at a time when she was only nine episodes away from syndication
.
Sewell also appeared in the Lifetime original movie Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
alongside Ernie Hudson
, Edwin Hodge
and Jami Gertz
in August 2005.
United States
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actress. She is sometimes credited in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
or television
Television
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as simply with a mononym Sicily.
She made her television appearance on an Emmy Award-winning episode of Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
when she was eight years old.
She played "Young Aisha" in a two part episode of Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months...
called ""Rangers Back In Time"" prior to the season 2 finale, as well as in the 10 part mini series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers is a Power Rangers miniseries set at the end of the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers...
. She also appeared in archive footage (also as Young Aisha) in the season following MMAR, Power Rangers Zeo.
She starred as young Diana in the hit miniseries, Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family is a novel by Alex Haley. The story begins with Flora, a daughter of poor black sharecroppers at her home in Mississippi...
in 1998, and as Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and...
's niece in the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of Terry McMillan's bestselling novel by the same title...
.
For four seasons, Sewell portrayed Spirit Jones, the best friend of Breanna Barnes (played by Kyla Pratt
Kyla Pratt
Kyla Alissa Pratt is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Pratt was born in Los Angeles, the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt-McCullar, a schoolteacher, and Johnny McCullar, a semi-professional basketball player....
) in the sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
One on One
One on One (TV series)
One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from its September 3, 2001 premiere until May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter...
. Citing a decision by UPN
UPN
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to move in a different direction for the fall 2005 season, Sicily was let go from One on One
One on One (TV series)
One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from its September 3, 2001 premiere until May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter...
on June 20, 2005. This change came at a time when she was only nine episodes away from syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
.
Sewell also appeared in the Lifetime original movie Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 TV film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M.B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas, United States. The students had either been raped, sexually harassed and/or...
alongside Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Hudson is an American actor known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz.-Early life:...
, Edwin Hodge
Edwin Hodge
Edwin Hodge is an American actor. Hodge is the older brother of actor Aldis Hodge.-Biography:Edwin Martel Basil Hodge was born on January 26, 1985 in Jacksonville, North Carolina to Aldis Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, but he was raised in New York. Hodge's mother is from the state of...
and Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz
Jami Beth Gertz is an American actress. Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Sixteen Candles, Crossroads, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, the 1980s TV series Square Pegs with Sarah Jessica Parker, and 1996's Twister, as well as for her role as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing...
in August 2005.
Personal life
Sewell married drummer Christopher Johnson on May 17, 2006.The couple has a daughter named Madison Sierra Johnson (born November 17, 2007).Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror is a 1998 motion picture and the fifth installment of the Children of the Corn series. It is also the third Children of the Corn movie released by Dimension Films and Miramax Films... |
Chloe | |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back How Stella Got Her Groove Back How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of Terry McMillan's bestselling novel by the same title... |
Chantel | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995–1996 | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | Young Aisha | 12 episodes |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family Mama Flora's Family Mama Flora's Family is a novel by Alex Haley. The story begins with Flora, a daughter of poor black sharecroppers at her home in Mississippi... |
Teenage Diana | Television Movie |
| 2001–2005 | One on One One on One (TV series) One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from its September 3, 2001 premiere until May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter... |
Spirit Jones | 89 episodes |
| 2004 | The Proud Family The Proud Family The Proud Family is an American animated television series that premiered on Disney Channel from September 15, 2001 to August 19, 2005.-Production:... |
Teen Cece | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 TV film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M.B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas, United States. The students had either been raped, sexually harassed and/or... |
Lisa Jones | Television Movie |
| 2007 | Super Sweet 16: The Movie Super Sweet 16: The Movie Super Sweet 16: The Movie is an MTV television film, based on the series My Super Sweet 16. It stars teen pop stars Aly & AJ and features performances by Hellogoodbye and Pretty Ricky... |
Chloe Spears | Television Movie |