374: Angela Lewis: Embracing Motherhood & Hollywood

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Rising star Angela Lewis has garnered many roles in some of the most illustrious off-Broadway play productions to award-winning drama television series. Angela will make her return as ‘Aunt Louie’ on season 3 of the FX series, “Snowfall” created by award-winning director, John Singleton. Her role as ‘Aunt Louise Saint,’ a drug-addict with big dreams in the middle of the 1980’s crack cocaine epidemic in South-Central LA, is set to showcase her artistic talent of acting. With appearances in many popular hit TV shows, such as “iCarly”,“Code Black”, and “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin,'' Lewis is sure to show the industry her never-ending talent. Now residing in Los Angeles with her husband, Lewis spends her time between her film and TV projects by giving back to charities that have been significant to her such as Cancer Society of America, Black & Missing, and Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Listen in to hear Angela share: The impact of playing the role of a women from circumstances vastly different than her own The contrast of the War on Drugs in the 80’s between the opioid epidemic today The difference between “struggling” and putting in the hard work How she navigates being in the “machine” of Hollywood The growth, evolution, and accountability she wants to see in Hollywood Links mentioned: Connect with Angela on Instagram Join our free private FB group: Shameless Mom Join us for Shameless Mom Con 2020! Get your Early Bird tickets here! Thank you to our sponsors: Grove Collaborative: For a limited time, when my listeners go to Grove Collaborative you will get a FREE FIVE PIECE Gift Set from Mrs. Meyer and Grove, free shipping AND a free 60-day VIP trial! Check out Grove and our special offer at Grove. Precious: Go to Precious App slash SHAMELESS and start your FREE three-day trial to Baby Art Unlimited. Brooklinen: Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code SHAMELESS at Brooklinen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 374 with Angela Lewis. Show notes for this episode,
0:06.5	including any links mentioned in the episode, as well as any discount codes from our sponsors,
0:10.2	can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 374.
0:20.1	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:21.9	I'm your host, Sarah Dean.
0:24.0	I'm here to give you and other passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources,
0:29.8	and a little bit of humor to help you lead more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day.
0:36.0	One of the best things about the Shameless Mom Academy is our
0:38.4	community. So be sure to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other
0:42.9	shameless moms just like you. You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook.
0:49.3	All right. Let's dive into today's episode.
0:55.1	Rising star Angela Lewis has garnered many roles in some of the most illustrious
0:59.5	off-Broadway play productions to award-winning drama television series.
1:04.0	Angela will be making her return as Aunt Louis on season three of the FX series Snowfall,
1:09.2	created by award-winning director John Singleton. Her role is
1:12.5	Aunt Louise Saint, a drug addict with big dreams in the middle of the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic
1:18.1	in South Central L.A. is set to showcase her artistic talent of acting. With many appearances in
1:24.2	popular TV shows such as I Carly, Code Black, and Ocean Mysteries with Jeff
1:28.5	Corwin, Lewis is sure to show the industry her never-ending talent. Now residing in L.A. with her husband,
1:34.8	Lewis spends her time between her film and TV projects and preparing for the birth of her first
1:39.5	little baby, little baby girl, and she also spends time giving back to charities that have been significant to her
1:45.2	such as the Cancer Society of America, Black and Missing and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. So I wanted
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