Sicily Sewell (born October 1, 1985) is an

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chef, restaurateur,

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, and former

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. She is sometimes credited in film or

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as simply with a

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Sicily. Following the birth of two daughters, Sewell became a restaurateur.

Television and film career

She made her television appearance on an Emmy Award-winning episode of ''

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'' when she was eight years old. She played "Young Aisha" in a two-part episode of Season 2 of ''

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'' called "Rangers Back In Time", as well as in the 10 part mini series ''

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''. She starred as young Diana in the hit miniseries, ''

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'' in 1998, and as Angela Bassett's niece in the film ''

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''. For 4 seasons, Sewell portrayed Spirit Jones, the best friend of Breanna Barnes (played by

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) in the

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'' One on One''. Citing a decision by

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to move in a different direction for the fifth 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

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. Sewell also appeared in the Lifetime original movie '' Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story'' alongside

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and

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in August 2005.

Chef and restaurateur

Sewell's family has a long tradition of skilled cookery. She has told interviewers she is much happier as a chef and restaurateur than she was an actor. In 2010, while Sewell was attending the Hollywood campus of

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, she was an intern at the ''Los Angeles Times'' Test Kitchen. Sewell subsequently graduated, with honours. Sewell and her mother are co-owners of a

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restaurant known as ''Pinky and Red's'', in

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. In late 2019 Sewell was hired as the chef of a high-profile restaurant known as ''Colors'', in

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Filmography

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