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Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis
  • Name: Jenifer Lewis
  • Birthday: 1957-01-25
  • Place of birth: Kinloch, Missouri, USA
  • Popularity: 11.904
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

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Title Release date
Spellbound   as  Nazara (voice) 2024-11-22
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