Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis

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.

Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-01-25

Place of birth

Kinloch, Missouri, USA

Images

Cast

Cars

Cars

2006

7.00

Beaches

Beaches

1988

6.69

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

6.83

The Brothers

The Brothers

2001

6.60

The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

7.18

Mystery Men

Mystery Men

1999

5.82

Panther

Panther

1995

6.20

The Cookout

The Cookout

2004

4.58

Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

1999

6.20

Shark Tale

Shark Tale

2004

6.03

Partners

Partners

2000

4.80

Spellbound

Spellbound

2024

6.70

Zambezia

Zambezia

2012

6.20

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

6.15

Five

Five

2011

7.10

Juwanna Mann

Juwanna Mann

2002

5.07

Cars 3

Cars 3

2017

6.86

Hereafter

Hereafter

2010

6.12

Hiccups

Hiccups

2013

6.19

Forbidden

Forbidden

2018

8.20

Girl 6

Girl 6

1996

4.98

Cast Away

Cast Away

2000

7.66

Redrum

Redrum

2007

1.40

ADO

ADO

2025

9.00