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
all 126
Movies 75
TV Shows 51
Voice 20
self 14
Narrator 1
Spellbound (2024)
The Greatest Love Story Never Told (2024)
This Is Me…Now (2024)
History of the World: Part II (2023)
Night Court (2023)
Sherri (2022)
Cars on the Road (2022)
I Love That for You (2022)
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special (2022)
The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021)
All Boys Aren't Blue (2021)
Finding Kendrick Johnson (2021)
Rugrats (2021)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
The Addams Family (2019)
Amphibia (2019)
Forbidden (2018)
grown-ish (2018)
Big Hero 6 The Series (2017)
Cars 3 (2017)
Jewel's Catch One (2017)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Match Game (2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
It Had to Be You (2015)
Secrets of the Magic City (2015)
Playin' for Love (2015)
The Wedding Ringer (2015)
black-ish (2014)
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014)
Baggage Claim (2013)
LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It! (2013)
Hiccups (2013)
Of Two Minds (2012)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela (2012)
Zambezia (2012)
Think Like a Man (2012)
Five (2011)
Cars 2 (2011)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren (2011)
Young Justice (2010)
Hereafter (2010)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
Meet the Browns (2008)
Redrum (2007)
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
Day Break (2006)
Shark (2006)
Dirty Laundry (2006)
Cars (2006)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Earth to America (2005)
The Boondocks (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Boston Legal (2004)
Shark Tale (2004)
The Cookout (2004)
Nora's Hair Salon (2004)
That's So Raven (2003)
Juwanna Mann (2002)
The Brothers (2001)
Dancing in September (2001)
Cast Away (2000)
Bette (2000)
Girlfriends (2000)
Strong Medicine (2000)
Partners (2000)
Little Richard (2000)
Time of Your Life (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
Grown Ups (1999)
Jackie's Back! (1999)
Blast from the Past (1999)
The PJs (1999)
Get Bruce! (1999)
The Temptations (1998)
An Unexpected Life (1998)
The Mighty (1998)
The Temptations (1998)
The Chris Rock Show (1997)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Promised Land (1996)
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Girl 6 (1996)
Moesha (1996)
Dead Presidents (1995)
Courthouse (1995)
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)
Panther (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
Deconstructing Sarah (1994)
Friends (1994)
New York Undercover (1994)
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Rebel Highway (1994)
Renaissance Man (1994)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Undercover Blues (1993)
Living Single (1993)
The Meteor Man (1993)
Poetic Justice (1993)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Frozen Assets (1992)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
Sister Act (1992)
Roc (1991)
Sunday in Paris (1991)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Dream On (1990)
In Living Color (1990)
Beaches (1988)
A Different World (1987)
Bette Midler: Art or Bust (1984)
Bette Midler: No Frills (1983)
The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire
Sister Act 3
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GenderFemale
Birthday1957-01-25 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceKinloch, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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