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Shari Lewis Birth name: Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz Gender: Female Date of birth: 17 January 1933 Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, USA Date of death: 2 August 1998 Place of death: Los Angeles, California, USA Roles: Writer

Shari Lewis (17 January 1933 – 2 August 1998; age 65), born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, was an American writer and performer best known for her puppet character "Lamb Chop" in several children's television shows and specials including Lamb Chop's Play-Along which aired on PBS from 1992 to 1997. Lewis wrote the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "The Lights of Zetar", with her second husband Jeremy Tarcher.

In 1995, she appeared as herself (and Lamb Chop) in an episode of The Nanny, which co-starred Daniel Davis.