Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1957-01-25 (68 years)
- Place of BirthKinloch, Missouri, USA
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2026
GOAT
As: Florence Everson (voice)
- 2025
ADO
As: Ms. Hopkins
- 2024
Spellbound
As: Nazara (voice)
- 2024
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
As: Mother Nature (voice)
- 2024
This Is Me…Now
As: Gemini
- 2023
History of the World: Part II
As: Grandma
- 2023
Not Dead Yet
As: Donna
- 2023
Night Court
As: Erika
2022So Help Me Todd
As: Jacqueline Burton
2022Cars on the Road
As: Flo (voice)
2022I Love That for You
As: Patricia Cochran
2021The Ghost and Molly McGee
As: Patty (voice)
2021Mickey Mouse Funhouse
As: Wheezelene (voice)
2021Finding Kendrick Johnson
As: Narrator (voice)
2021Monsters at Work
As: Grandma Tuskmon (voice)
2021Rugrats
As: Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voice)
- 2021
Rugrats
As: Ms. Marjorie (voice)
2021The Upshaws
As: Dr. Pearl Edmunds
2020Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
As: Margeline
2020Star Trek: Lower Decks
As: Bartender (voice)
2019The Addams Family
As: Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
2019Amphibia
As: Mama Hasselback (voice)
2018grown-ish
As: Ruby Johnson
2017Big Hero 6 The Series
As: Professor Granville (voice)
- 2017
Cars 3
As: Flo (voice)
2015Secrets of the Magic City
As: Aunt Valerie
2015The Wedding Ringer
As: Doris Jenkins
2014black-ish
As: Ruby Johnson
2014Think Like a Man Too
As: Loretta
2014The Radiator Springs 500½
As: Flo (voice)
2013Baggage Claim
As: Catherine Moore
2013Hiccups
As: Flo (voice)
2012Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
As: Jenifer Lewis
2012Zambezia
As: Gogo (voice)
2012Think Like a Man
As: Loretta Hanover
2011Five
As: Maggie
2011The Playboy Club
As: Pearl
- 2011
Cars 2
As: Flo (voice)
2011When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
As: Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
2010Young Justice
As: Olympia Savage (voice)
2010Hereafter
As: Candace
2009The Princess and the Frog
As: Mama Odie (voice)
2009Not Easily Broken
As: Mary 'Mama' Clark
2008Prop 8: The Musical
As: Riffing Prop 8'er
2008Meet the Browns
As: Vera
2007Redrum
As: Therapist
2007Who's Your Caddy?
As: C-Note's Mom
2006Dirty Laundry
As: Aunt Lettuce
- 2006
Cars
As: Flo (voice)
2006Madea's Family Reunion
As: Milay Jenay Lori
2005The Boondocks
As: Boss Willona (voice)
- 2005
The Boondocks
As: Geraldine (voice)
2005American Dad!
As: Lessie (voice)
2004Boston Legal
As: Judge Isabel Fisher
- 2004
Shark Tale
As: Motown Turtle (voice)
2004The Cookout
As: Lady Em
2004Nora's Hair Salon
As: Nora
2003That's So Raven
As: Vivian
2002Juwanna Mann
As: Aunt Ruby
2001The Brothers
As: Louise Smith
2001Dancing in September
As: Judge Warner
- 2000
Cast Away
As: Becca Twig
2000Girlfriends
As: Veretta Childs
2000Strong Medicine
As: Lana Hawkins
2000Partners
As: Detective Lancy
2000Little Richard
As: Muh Penniman
1999Mystery Men
As: Lucille
1999Jackie's Back!
As: Jackie Washington
1999Blast from the Past
As: Dr. Aron
1999The PJs
As: Bebe Ho (voice)
1998The Temptations
As: Mama Rose
1998An Unexpected Life
As: Camille
1998The Mighty
As: Mrs. Addison
1996The Preacher's Wife
As: Margueritte Coleman
1996Promised Land
As: Queenie
1996The Jamie Foxx Show
As: Josie
1996Girl 6
As: Boss #1 - Lil
1995Dead Presidents
As: Mrs. Curtis
1995Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
As: Denice Cooper
1995Panther
As: Rita
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Female Black Widow Spider (voice)
- 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Hazel (voice)
1994Deconstructing Sarah
As: Betty
1994Friends
As: Paula
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Queenie
1994Shake, Rattle and Rock!
As: Amanda
1994Corrina, Corrina
As: Jevina
1994Rebel Highway
As: Amanda
1994Renaissance Man
As: Mrs. Coleman
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
As: Vegas Backup Singer #1
1993Undercover Blues
As: Cab Driver
1993The Meteor Man
As: Mrs. Williams
1993Poetic Justice
As: Annie
1993What's Love Got to Do with It
As: Zelma Bullock
1992Frozen Assets
As: Jomisha
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
As: Georgia Rodman
1992Sister Act
As: Michelle
1991Roc
As: Charlaine
1991Sunday in Paris
As: Taylor Chase
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
As: Aunt Helen
1990Dream On
As: Carolyn
1988Beaches
As: Diva
1987A Different World
As: Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
1987A Different World
As: Susan Clayton
- 1987
A Different World
As: Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport