Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1957-01-25
Place of Birth: Kinloch, Missouri, USA
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Movies List of Jenifer Lewis

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Cars

2006 Movie
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Prop 8: The Musical

2008 Movie
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Beaches

1988 Movie
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Sister Act

1992 Movie
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The Brothers

2001 Movie
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The Preacher's Wife

1996 Movie
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The Mighty

1998 Movie
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Mystery Men

1999 Movie
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Dirty Laundry

2006 Movie
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Panther

1995 Movie
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Jackie's Back!

1999 Movie
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Not Easily Broken

2009 Movie
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The Cookout

2004 Movie
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Get Bruce!

1999 Movie
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Think Like a Man

2012 Movie
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Nora's Hair Salon

2004 Movie
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Meet the Browns

2008 Movie
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Shark Tale

2004 Movie
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Think Like a Man Too

2014 Movie
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Partners

2000 Movie
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Deconstructing Sarah

1994 Movie
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The Wedding Ringer

2015 Movie
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Baggage Claim

2013 Movie
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Spellbound

2024 Movie
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Dancing in September

2001 Movie
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Undercover Blues

1993 Movie
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Zambezia

2012 Movie
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An Unexpected Life

1998 Movie
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Earth to America

2005 Movie
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This Is Me…Now

2024 Movie
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Cars 2

2011 Movie
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Five

2011 Movie
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Frozen Assets

1992 Movie
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Juwanna Mann

2002 Movie
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Cars 3

2017 Movie
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Blast from the Past

1999 Movie
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Hereafter

2010 Movie
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Little Richard

2000 Movie
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Hiccups

2013 Movie
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Jewel's Catch One

2017 Movie
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Forbidden

2018 Movie
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Girl 6

1996 Movie
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Sunday in Paris

1991 Movie
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Corrina, Corrina

1994 Movie
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The Addams Family

2019 Movie
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Cast Away

2000 Movie
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Dead Presidents

1995 Movie
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Who's Your Caddy?

2007 Movie
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Redrum

2007 Movie
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Renaissance Man

1994 Movie
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All Boys Aren't Blue

2021 Movie
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Poetic Justice

1993 Movie
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The Meteor Man

1993 Movie