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Tonya Lewis Lee

b. 1966

American media producer, author, entrepreneur, advocate for women and infant health

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Born 1966. Tonya Lewis Lee is an American television producer.

Tonya Linnette Lee ( Lewis; born March 30, 1966) is an American attorney, film and television producer, author, entrepreneur, and advocate for women and infant health. She founded her production company, Madstone Company Inc., in 1998, and has been involved in media for children, through her work with Nickelodeon and her authorship of children's books.

Early life, education and personal life Lewis Lee was born in Yonkers, New York, to Lillian Charlotte (née Glenn) and George Ralph Lewis. Her father held a corporate executive position at Philip Morris. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a BA and the University of Virginia School of Law with a JD. After practicing law at Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle LLP in Washington, D.C. for nearly two years, she returned to New York and married Spike Lee in 1993. They have two children.

Career

Film and television Lewis Lee has been producing content for television and film for nearly 20 years. She began her career producing interstitial programming for Nickelodeon. She went on to produce larger projects for them, ultimately producing the miniseries Miracle’s Boys for the network along with the documentary, I Sit Where I Want, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

In 2014, Lewis Lee co-founded the production company ToniK Productions with Nikki Silver. Since its founding, ToniK has produced several projects including The Watsons Go To Birmingham, which Lewis Lee wrote, The Giver, She's Gotta Have It and MONSTER.

Writer Lewis Lee is the author of three children's books, Please Baby Please, Please Puppy Please, and Giant Steps to Change the World. She is also the co-author of the New York Times bestselling Gotham Diaries and the writer of the script The Watsons Go to Birmingham.

Advocacy Lewis Lee also served as the spokesperson for A Healthy Baby Begins With You an infant mortality awareness raising campaign out of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health from 2007 to 2013. Through the campaign she traveled the US speaking on issues of women's health for the sake of their unborn children. She also produced the documentary film Crisis in the Crib: Saving Our Nation's Babies. Her work with this campaign inspired her to found Healthy You Now, a web platform for women's health.

In 2015, she founded Movita, an organic vitamin company that is sold through e-commerce. Giant Steps to Change the World Gotham Diaries

Products Movita Organics

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Education
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Sarah Lawrence College, University of Virginia School of Law
Also known as
Tonya Linnette Lewis Lee, Tonya Linnette Lewis

Family & relationships

Spouse
Spike Lee

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tonya Lewis Lee?

American media producer, author, entrepreneur, advocate for women and infant health

When was Tonya Lewis Lee born?

Tonya Lewis Lee was born on 30 March 1966 in Yonkers.

What is Tonya Lewis Lee's occupation?

Tonya Lewis Lee is a television producer.

What nationality is Tonya Lewis Lee?

Tonya Lewis Lee is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tonya Lewis Lee

· Wikidata: Q47467694

· DBpedia: Tonya Lewis Lee

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