Jenifer Lewis
Acting
Born: January 25, 1957 (age 69) · Kinloch, Missouri, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Cars
2006
Cast Away
2000
Friends
1994
Cars 2
2011
Shark Tale
2004
Cars 3
2017
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Sister Act
1992
The Addams Family
2019
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
American Dad!
2005
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
Photos (2)
Movies (66)
GOAT
Flo Everson (voice)
Cars 3
Flo (voice)
Cars 2
Flo (voice)
Cars
Flo (voice)
The Princess and the Frog
Mama Odie (voice)
Cast Away
Becca Twig
Shark Tale
Motown Turtle (voice)
The Addams Family
Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
Sister Act
Michelle
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Vegas Backup Singer #1
The Wedding Ringer
Doris Jenkins
Spellbound
Nazara (voice)
Blast from the Past
Dr. Aron
Hereafter
Candace
Mystery Men
Lucille
What's Love Got to Do with It
Zelma Bullock
Dead Presidents
Mrs. Curtis
Not Easily Broken
Mary 'Mama' Clark
Madea's Family Reunion
Milay Jenay Lori
Poetic Justice
Annie
Think Like a Man Too
Loretta
Zambezia
Gogo (voice)
Beaches
Diva
Renaissance Man
Mrs. Coleman
Jackie's Back!
Jackie Washington
Antwone Fisher
Aunt Mary Williams (uncredited)
The Meteor Man
Mrs. Williams
The Preacher's Wife
Margueritte Coleman
Think Like a Man
Loretta Hanover
Undercover Blues
Cab Driver
Corrina, Corrina
Jevina
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Margeline
Panther
Rita
Meet the Browns
Vera
This Is Me…Now
Gemini
The Mighty
Mrs. Addison
Baggage Claim
Catherine Moore
The Radiator Springs 500½
Flo (voice)
The Cookout
Lady Em
Juwanna Mann
Aunt Ruby
Girl 6
Boss #1 - Lil
Hiccups
Flo (voice)
Who's Your Caddy?
C-Note's Mom
The Brothers
Louise Smith
Prop 8: The Musical
Riffing Prop 8'er
Frozen Assets
Jomisha
Deconstructing Sarah
Betty
Five
Maggie
Geared-Up
2006
Nora's Hair Salon
Nora
Redrum
Therapist
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Amanda
Forbidden
2018
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Denice Cooper
Partners
Detective Lancy
Little Richard
Muh Penniman
Ado
Ms. Hopkins
Sunday in Paris
Taylor Chase
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
Finding Kendrick Johnson
Narrator (voice)
Dancing in September
Judge Warner
Dirty Laundry
Aunt Lettuce
Rituals
Carmen
An Unexpected Life
Camille
Secrets of the Magic City
Aunt Valerie
All Boys Aren't Blue
2021
TV Shows (58)
American Dad!
Lessie (voice) · 1 eps
The Daily Show
1 eps
Teen Titans Go!
Microwavabelle (voice) · 1 eps
Friends
Paula · 1 eps
Young Justice
Olympia Savage (voice) · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Judge Isabel Fisher · 2 eps
Strong Medicine
Lana Hawkins · 132 eps
black-ish
Ruby Johnson · 159 eps
Touched by an Angel
Queenie · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Mystique · 1 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Bartender (voice) · 1 eps
grown-ish
Ruby Johnson · 2 eps
A Different World
Susan Clayton · 1 eps
A Different World
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport · 8 eps
Girlfriends
Veretta Childs · 8 eps
The Boondocks
Boss Willona (voice) · 1 eps
The Boondocks
Geraldine (voice) · 1 eps
The Jamie Foxx Show
Josie · 1 eps
Big Hero 6 The Series
Professor Granville (voice) · 2 eps
That's So Raven
Vivian · 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Aunt Helen · 8 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
Amphibia
Mama Hasselback (voice) · 1 eps
Monsters at Work
Grandma Tuskmon (voice) · 5 eps
And Just Like That…
Lucille Highwater · 1 eps
Moesha
Mrs. Biggs · 1 eps
Rugrats
Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Rugrats
Ms. Marjorie (voice) · 1 eps
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Georgia Rodman · 3 eps
Living Single
1 eps
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Patty (voice) · 7 eps
Shark
Ellie Broussard · 1 eps
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Wheezelene (voice) · 1 eps
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Female Black Widow Spider (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Hazel (voice) · 1 eps
Dream On
Carolyn · 1 eps
Haunted Hotel
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
In Living Color
1 eps
So Help Me Todd
Jacqueline Burton · 1 eps
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
Mother Nature (voice) · 1 eps
History of the World: Part II
Grandma · 1 eps
The Upshaws
Dr. Pearl Edmunds · 5 eps
The Parent 'Hood
1 eps
Cars on the Road
Flo (voice) · 1 eps
Night Court
Erika · 1 eps
The PJs
Bebe Ho (voice) · 43 eps
Day Break
Elizabeth Hopper · 1 eps
Not Dead Yet
Donna · 2 eps
Promised Land
Queenie · 1 eps
Rebel Highway
Amanda Baldwin Cooper · 1 eps
Time of Your Life
1 eps
I Love That for You
Patricia Cochran · 8 eps
The Temptations
Mama Rose · 2 eps
Roc
Charlaine · 1 eps
Bette
1 eps
The Playboy Club
Pearl · 3 eps
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
Jenifer Lewis · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Match Game
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
The Chris Rock Show
Self · 1 eps
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Get Bruce!
Self
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Self
Earth to America
Self
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self (archive footage)
Jewel's Catch One
Self
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
Self - Harlette
