Jenifer Lewis

Oyuncu Doğum: 1957-01-25 • Kinloch, Missouri, USA

Biyografi

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.

Jenifer Lewis

Biyografi

Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)

Family Affair

Rituals

Amphibia

Sıkı Dostlar

Genç Kahramanlar

The Boondocks

The Boondocks

Ailem Bir Acayip: Yeni Bir Dilek

Forbidden

Haunted Hotel

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Şampiyon Keçi: Tüm Zamanların En İyisi

Living Single

Courthouse

The Temptations

Rebel Highway

Boston Legal

Nora's Hair Salon

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Roc

grown-ish

Bette

Earth to America

Yeni Hayat

Finding Kendrick Johnson

In Living Color

Star Trek: Lower Decks

The Upshaws

6 Süper Kahraman: Serüvenler

A Different World

Arabalar Yollarda

Strong Medicine

Day Break

New York Undercover

So Help Me Todd

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Prenses ve Kurbağa

Tam Raven’a Göre

And Just Like That…

Touched by an Angel

Koruyucu Meleğim

The Parent 'Hood

A Different World

A Different World

Girlfriends

Sevimli Canavarlar İş Başında

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

What's Love Got to Do with It

black-ish

Arabalar

Beş

American Dad!

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

The $100,000 Pyramid

Not Dead Yet

Antwone Fisher

Rugrats

Rugrats

Prop 8: The Musical

Jackie's Back!

Moesha

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

The PJs

Dream On

Arabalar 3

Yırtık Rahibe

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Bir Erkek Gibi Düşün

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

Geçmişin Sığınağı

Kumsaldaki Şarkı

Sadece Justice

Shark

Corrina, Corrina

Dead Presidents

Addams Ailesi

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