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Jenifer Lewis
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Jenifer Lewis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-01-25,Kinloch, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American film and television actress and singer. She is one of Hollywood's most familiar faces, with more than 300 appearances in film and television and was dubbed a "national treasure" by TV Guide.com. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in the films Beaches and Sister Act. She delivered legendary performances as Tina Turner's mother in What's Love Got to Do With It and in The Preacher's Wife as the mother of Whitney Houston's character. She starred opposite Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter. For director Tyler Perry, she created unforgettable characters in Madea's Family Reunion and Meet the Browns. In the movie Cast Away, she portrayed Tom Hanks' boss. In animated films, Jenifer's uniquely recognizable voice is adored by Disney fans worldwide in roles such as "Flo" in Cars and Cars 2, and as "Mama Odie" in The Princess and the Frog. For six seasons, Jenifer portrayed "Lana Hawkins" on Lifetime's hit series Strong Medicine. She starred on the hit show Black-ish (ABC), where her hilarious portrayal of "Ruby Johnson" earned her a nomination for the 2016 Critics Choice Award. She has also written two books: The Mother of Black Hollywood and Walking in My Joy: In These Streets.

Filmography

6.999

Cars
2006-06-08

Prop 8: The Musical

7.217

Prop 8: The Musical
2008-12-03

The Princess and the Frog

7.221

The Princess and the Frog
2009-12-08

6.7

Beaches
1988-12-21

6.823

Sister Act
1992-05-28

6.6

The Brothers
2001-03-23

The Preacher's Wife

5.8

The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13

7.2

The Mighty
1998-06-01

5.816

Mystery Men
1999-08-06

5.9

Dirty Laundry
2006-07-15

6.2

Panther
1995-05-03

6.857

Jackie's Back!
1999-06-14

Not Easily Broken

6.2

Not Easily Broken
2009-01-09

Madea's Family Reunion

6.307

Madea's Family Reunion
2006-02-24

4.58

The Cookout
2004-09-03

6.2

Get Bruce!
1999-01-01

Think Like a Man

6.79

Think Like a Man
2012-04-20

Nora's Hair Salon

7.786

Nora's Hair Salon
2004-05-25

Meet the Browns

6.63

Meet the Browns
2008-03-21

6.024

Shark Tale
2004-09-20

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

6.9

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011-04-06

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

10

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
2022-04-19

Think Like a Man Too

6.418

Think Like a Man Too
2014-06-20

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

6.353

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993-12-09

4.8

Partners
2000-07-20

Deconstructing Sarah

3

Deconstructing Sarah
1994-12-16

The Wedding Ringer

6.464

The Wedding Ringer
2015-01-16

5.278

Baggage Claim
2013-09-27

6.696

Spellbound
2024-11-22

Dancing in September

6.5

Dancing in September
2001-02-03

Undercover Blues

6.025

Undercover Blues
1993-09-10

6.2

Zambezia
2012-06-05

Bette Midler: No Frills

0

Bette Midler: No Frills
1983-08-23

The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire

0

The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire

An Unexpected Life

4.5

An Unexpected Life
1998-06-24

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

5.75

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994-08-26

Earth to America

8

Earth to America
2005-11-20

5.3

This Is Me…Now
2024-02-15

6.15

Cars 2
2011-06-11

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

6.2

The Greatest Love Story Never Told
2024-02-26

Finding Kendrick Johnson

7.8

Finding Kendrick Johnson
2021-07-30

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

0

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
2006-11-07

What's Love Got to Do with It

7.088

What's Love Got to Do with It
1993-06-09

7.1

Five
2011-10-10

3.455

Frozen Assets
1992-10-23

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

5

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995-05-08

5.1

Juwanna Mann
2002-06-21

6.854

Cars 3
2017-06-15

Blast from the Past

6.774

Blast from the Past
1999-02-12

Bette Midler: Art or Bust

6

Bette Midler: Art or Bust
1984-08-18

6.116

Hereafter
2010-10-22

6.385

Little Richard
2000-02-20

6.194

Hiccups
2013-03-22

The Radiator Springs 500½

6.278

The Radiator Springs 500½
2014-05-20

Jewel's Catch One

7

Jewel's Catch One
2017-01-07

8.2

Forbidden
2018-03-15

4.982

Girl 6
1996-03-22

Sunday in Paris

0

Sunday in Paris
1991-07-07

Corrina, Corrina

6.7

Corrina, Corrina
1994-08-12

The Addams Family

6.61

The Addams Family
2019-10-10

7.659

Cast Away
2000-12-22

Dead Presidents

6.7

Dead Presidents
1995-09-29

Secrets of the Magic City

5.5

Secrets of the Magic City
2015-06-26

Who's Your Caddy?

3.385

Who's Your Caddy?
2007-07-27

1.4

Redrum
2007-10-30

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

5.8

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020-11-22

Renaissance Man

6.1

Renaissance Man
1994-06-03

All Boys Aren't Blue

0

All Boys Aren't Blue
2021-08-13

6.88

Poetic Justice
1993-07-23

5.764

The Meteor Man
1993-08-06

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

5

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019-11-10

9

ADO
2025-01-21

6.747

Shark
2006-09-21

6.977

American Dad!
2005-02-06

8.4

Friends
1994-09-22

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.925

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

The Jamie Foxx Show

6.683

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996-08-28

7.4

Girlfriends
2000-09-11

5.2

Grown Ups
1999-08-01

The Parent 'Hood

7.3

The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18

6.949

Moesha
1996-01-23

New York Undercover

7.1

New York Undercover
1994-09-08

7.9

Bette
2000-10-11

8.4

Living Single
1993-08-29

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.966

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

Strong Medicine

7.1

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

In Living Color

7.625

In Living Color
1990-04-15

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

6.5

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992-09-22

6.81

The PJs
1999-01-10

7.913

Boston Legal
2004-10-03

Time of Your Life

5.7

Time of Your Life
1999-10-25

0

Courthouse
1995-09-13

6.923

Rugrats
2021-05-27

7.176

black-ish
2014-09-24

Star Trek: Lower Decks

7.614

Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020-08-06

6.923

Rugrats
2021-05-27

10

Rebel Highway
1994-07-07

The Chris Rock Show

4.4

The Chris Rock Show
1997-02-07

7.977

grown-ish
2018-01-03

8.383

Young Justice
2010-11-26

The $100,000 Pyramid

7.4

The $100,000 Pyramid
2016-06-27

I Love That for You

6.5

I Love That for You
2022-05-01

The Temptations

8

The Temptations
1998-11-01

7.818

Roc
1991-08-25

A Different World

7.123

A Different World
1987-09-24

A Different World

7.123

A Different World
1987-09-24

4.2

Sherri
2022-09-12

6.6

Promised Land
1996-09-17

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

7.3

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012-10-22

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.092

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

7.4

Day Break
2006-11-15

6.644

Night Court
2023-01-17

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

To Tell the Truth

6.25

To Tell the Truth
2016-06-14

Jenifer Lewis and Shangela

0

Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
2012-08-31

That's So Raven

7.165

That's So Raven
2003-01-17

5.9

Match Game
2016-06-26

Cars on the Road

7.441

Cars on the Road
2022-09-08

7.814

The Upshaws
2021-05-12

Monsters at Work

7.164

Monsters at Work
2021-07-07

7.032

Not Dead Yet
2023-02-08

So Help Me Todd

7.449

So Help Me Todd
2022-09-29

Stars in the House

0

Stars in the House
2020-03-16

6.9

Dream On
1990-07-08

8.144

The Boondocks
2005-11-06

8.144

The Boondocks
2005-11-06

The Playboy Club

5.5

The Playboy Club
2011-09-19

The Ghost and Molly McGee

8.162

The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021-10-01

History of the World: Part II

5.623

History of the World: Part II
2023-03-06

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Big Hero 6 The Series

7.616

Big Hero 6 The Series
2017-11-20

8.6

Amphibia
2019-06-17

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

7.444

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021-01-07

Mickey Mouse Funhouse

7.7

Mickey Mouse Funhouse
2021-08-20