Actor
Ananda Lewis
March 21, 1973 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Ananda Lewis (born March 21, 1973) was an American television host, carpenter, former model, and social activist. She was an MTV veejay from the late 1990s until 2001, when she left the network to host her own broadcast syndicated television talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show. She was a correspondent for The Insider from 2004 to 2005. She then became a carpenter and later, hosted the 2019 revival of While You Were Out on TLC. She also hosted the true crime series Shattered Hearts.
While a student at Howard University in 1993, she was featured prominently in the hit R&B video by fellow HU alumni Shai, "Baby, I'm Yours", filmed on campus. She portrayed the love interest of vocalist Carl "Groove" Martin.
