Shaznay Lewis was first seen in the short television series ‘Fresh Pop’ in 1997. The following year, she made an appearance (as a part of All Saints) in the live tribute show ‘One Amazing Night.’ That same year, she, along with her band, All Saints, became a part of the British children's television series ‘Live & Kicking.’ The show aired its final episode in 2001 after running for 8 seasons. Also in 1998, Lewis joined the cast of the British music chart television program ‘Top of the Pops,’ created by Johnnie Stewart. She starred in 12 episodes and remained a part of the show until 2004. Lewis was next seen in television series and documentaries such as Radio 1 Live in Manchester’ (1999), ‘The Priory’ (2000), ‘Andi Meets…’ (2000), and ‘The Saturday Show’ (2002). Lewis made her big-screen debut in the 2002 sports comedy-drama film ‘Bend It Like Beckham,’ directed by Gurinder Chadha. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a major box office success, grossing over $76.6 million on a budget of $5.6 million. It currently holds an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That same year, she also played the role of ‘Regina’ in the John Malkovich-directed short drama film ‘Hideous Man.’ The film has a 6.5 out of 10 rating on IMDb.
Lewis next appeared in television series and shows such as ‘Breakfast’ (2004), ‘Top of the Pops Saturday’ (2004), ‘CD: UK’ (2004), ‘Simply the Best’ (2004), ‘Chancers’ (2004), ‘Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway’ (2006), ‘Friday Night with Jonathan Ross’ (2006), ‘TRL Italy’ (2007), ‘Celebrity Ding Dong’ (2008), ‘The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single’ (2012), ‘Alan Carr: Chatty Man’ (2016), ‘Michael McIntyre's Big Show’ (2016), and ‘This Morning’ (2018). Lewis last appeared in the British breakfast television program ‘Lorraine’ in 2018.
