Alison Sealy-Smith
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Alison Sealy-Smith (born in Barbados) is a Canadian actress. Sealy-Smith attended Mount Allison University (New Brunswick, Canada). Initially she studied psychology on a scholarship, but later switched to drama.
She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specializes in Black Canadian drama. Her credits have included the series Street Legal, This is Wonderland and a recurring role in Kevin Hill. Sealy-Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet.
Smith also provided replacement voices in various cartoons such as Storm on the 1990s X-Men and Scarlett on the cartoon Delilah and Julius. She also played Sergeant Rose in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen opposite Lindsay Lohan. Smith also appeared in a few Hollywood films, playing minor roles such as Benny's mom in Honey opposite Jessica Alba.
Her daughter, Makyla Smith, is also an actress. She has another daughter named Rasheeda Guin. Rasheeda is a grade 12 student in a popular art school in Toronto.
As of the mid-2000s, she has a recurring role as Ms. Mann in the children's series Naturally, Sadie. In 2007 she had a recurring role in the television series Da Kink in My Hair - the series is renewed for 2008.
