Dawn-Lyen Gardner

Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Born	1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present

Dawn-Lyen Gardner is an American actress. She is starring as a lead in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.

Gardner was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting on television at an early age, appearing in a recurring role on Viper and guest starred on ER. She later moved to New York City and graduated from the Juilliard School. In same time, Gardner began acting on stage, appearing in such productions like For Colored Girls, The School of Night, and The Seagull. She also has appeared in a number of regional productions. She also had number of guest-starring roles on television shows such as Crossing Jordan, Bones, Heroes, and Castle. Gardner also worked as voice actress playing Steela Gerrera in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

In 2016, Gardner is cast as a lead character alongside Rutina Wesley in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar created and produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.

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