Sylvia Lewis (born April , ) is an American actress, dancer and
choreographer.Sylvia Lewis was born in York, Pennsylvania. She first
performed as a young child in the last days of vaudeville in
Baltimore, Maryland. She received her first classical training as a
scholarship student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, studying
dance, voice and piano. She went to Hollywood at the age of
twelve.Lewis began her film career in Singin' in the Rain and Red
Garters as a dancer, then in Drums of Tahiti as an actress. Later, she
added choreography on her list of credits, which began while she was a
regular featured character on the ABC television series Where's
Raymond?, in which she played the dance partner named "Sylvia" of
series star Ray Bolger. In the second season, the program was renamed
The Ray Bolger Show.Lewis has choreographed many television shows
since the s, including Who's the Boss? and Married... with Children.
Guest appearances on shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Beverly
Hillbillies and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., plus a healthy stage career on
both coasts, earned her a reputation as a triple-threat performer.
choreographer.Sylvia Lewis was born in York, Pennsylvania. She first
performed as a young child in the last days of vaudeville in
Baltimore, Maryland. She received her first classical training as a
scholarship student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, studying
dance, voice and piano. She went to Hollywood at the age of
twelve.Lewis began her film career in Singin' in the Rain and Red
Garters as a dancer, then in Drums of Tahiti as an actress. Later, she
added choreography on her list of credits, which began while she was a
regular featured character on the ABC television series Where's
Raymond?, in which she played the dance partner named "Sylvia" of
series star Ray Bolger. In the second season, the program was renamed
The Ray Bolger Show.Lewis has choreographed many television shows
since the s, including Who's the Boss? and Married... with Children.
Guest appearances on shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Beverly
Hillbillies and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., plus a healthy stage career on
both coasts, earned her a reputation as a triple-threat performer.
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