Zoe Newman
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Zoë Newman is a former Canadian actress best known for her role as Ida Lucas in the original Degrassi series, The Kids of Degrassi Street
, which ran from 1981 to 1986. The series was inspired by a 1979 short film titled Ida Makes a Movie
, starring Newman as Ida Lucas, Dawn Harrision as Ida's best friend Catherine "Cookie" Peters, and Allan Melusi as Fred Lucas, the older brother of Ida.
The Kids of Degrassi Street
The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show which aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first in the Degrassi series, aboutthe lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Canada...
, which ran from 1981 to 1986. The series was inspired by a 1979 short film titled Ida Makes a Movie
Ida Makes a Movie
Ida Makes a Movie is the short film that inspired the Degrassi franchise: The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi High, and Degrassi: The Next Generation. It was directed by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler and was written by Amy Jo Cooper...
, starring Newman as Ida Lucas, Dawn Harrision as Ida's best friend Catherine "Cookie" Peters, and Allan Melusi as Fred Lucas, the older brother of Ida.