Background
Sitara Hewitt is the daughter of Doctor Kenneth Hewitt, originally from Wales, and Doctor Farida Hewitt, from Pakistan.
Sitara Hewitt is the daughter of Doctor Kenneth Hewitt, originally from Wales, and Doctor Farida Hewitt, from Pakistan.
Her parents are professors at Wilfrid Laurier University. Hewitt is married to American actor Jessie Pavelka and divides her time between Toronto and Los Los Angeles She is fluent in both Urdu and English and semi-fluent in Balti.
Hewitt starred on Canadian Broadcasting Company Television"s Little Mosque on the Prairie as Doctor Rayyan Hamoudi.
She was also a co-host on the Comedy Network"s Jeopardy-style popular-culture game show You Bet Your Association Previously, Hewitt made the transition from professional dancer to actor and performed in theatre productions like Crimes of the Heart and Second City"s Tony and Tina"s Wedding as Tina.
Making her start as a dancer in Bollywood/Hollywood, she continued her acting training and soon landed lead roles in the independent films Fragile and Bolly Double. Hewitt also hosted television shows for Sportsnet and TSN while studying acting in Toronto and trained with World Wrestling Entertainment in the United States.