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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Spellbound as Minister Nazara Prone (voice) | 2024-11-15 |
The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self | 2024-02-26 |
This Is Me…Now as Gemini | 2024-02-15 |
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special as Self | 2022-04-19 |
All Boys Aren't Blue | 2021-08-13 |
Finding Kendrick Johnson as Narrator (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square as Margeline | 2020-11-22 |
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back as Self (archive footage) | 2019-11-10 |
The Addams Family as Great Auntie Sloom (Voice) | 2019-10-10 |
Forbidden | 2018-03-15 |
Cars 3 as Flo (voice) | 2017-06-15 |
Jewel's Catch One as Self | 2017-01-07 |
Secrets of the Magic City as Aunt Valerie | 2015-06-26 |
The Wedding Ringer as Doris Jenkins | 2015-01-16 |
Think Like a Man Too as Loretta | 2014-06-20 |
The Radiator Springs 500½ as Flo (voice) | 2014-05-20 |
Baggage Claim as Catherine Moore | 2013-09-27 |
Hiccups as Flo (voice) | 2013-03-22 |
Zambezia as Gogo (voice) | 2012-06-05 |
Think Like a Man as Loretta Hanover | 2012-04-20 |
Five as Maggie | 2011-10-10 |
Cars 2 as Flo (voice) | 2011-06-11 |
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited) | 2011-04-06 |
Hereafter as Candace | 2010-10-22 |
The Princess and the Frog as Mama Odie (voice) | 2009-12-08 |
Not Easily Broken as Mary 'Mama' Clark | 2009-01-09 |
Prop 8: The Musical as Riffing Prop 8'er | 2008-12-03 |
Meet the Browns as Vera | 2008-03-21 |
Redrum as Therapist | 2007-10-30 |
Who's Your Caddy? as C-Note's Mom | 2007-07-27 |
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP | 2006-11-07 |
Dirty Laundry as Aunt Lettuce | 2006-07-15 |
Cars as Flo (voice) | 2006-06-08 |
Madea's Family Reunion as Milay Jenay Lori | 2006-02-24 |
Earth to America as Self | 2005-11-20 |
Shark Tale as Motown Turtle (voice) | 2004-09-20 |
The Cookout as Lady Em | 2004-09-03 |
Nora's Hair Salon as Nora | 2004-05-25 |
Juwanna Mann as Aunt Ruby | 2002-06-21 |
The Brothers as Louise Smith | 2001-03-23 |
Dancing in September as Judge Warner | 2001-02-03 |
Cast Away as Becca Twig | 2000-12-22 |
Partners as Detective Lancy | 2000-07-20 |
Little Richard as Muh Penniman | 2000-02-20 |
Mystery Men as Lucille | 1999-08-06 |
Jackie's Back! as Jackie Washington | 1999-06-14 |
Blast from the Past as Dr. Aron | 1999-02-12 |
Get Bruce! as Self | 1999-01-01 |
An Unexpected Life as Camille | 1998-06-24 |
The Mighty as Mrs. Addison | 1998-06-01 |
The Preacher's Wife as Margueritte Coleman | 1996-12-13 |
Girl 6 as Boss #1 - Lil | 1996-03-22 |
Dead Presidents as Mrs. Curtis | 1995-09-29 |
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan as Denice Cooper | 1995-05-08 |
Panther as Rita | 1995-05-03 |
Deconstructing Sarah as Betty | 1994-12-16 |
Shake, Rattle and Rock! as Amanda | 1994-08-26 |
Corrina, Corrina as Jevina | 1994-08-12 |
Renaissance Man as Mrs. Coleman | 1994-06-03 |
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Vegas Backup Singer #1 | 1993-12-09 |
Undercover Blues as Cab Driver | 1993-09-10 |
The Meteor Man as Mrs. Williams | 1993-08-06 |
Poetic Justice as Annie | 1993-07-23 |
What's Love Got to Do with It as Zelma Bullock | 1993-06-09 |
Frozen Assets as Jomisha | 1992-10-23 |
Sister Act as Michelle | 1992-05-28 |
Sunday in Paris as Taylor Chase | 1991-07-07 |
Beaches as Diva | 1988-12-21 |
Bette Midler: Art or Bust as Self - Harlette | 1984-08-18 |
Bette Midler: No Frills as Herself | 1983-08-23 |