Juliette Lewis
Acting
Born: June 21, 1973 (age 53) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. Lewis became an "it girl" of American cinema in the early 1990s, appearing in various independent and arthouse films. Her accolades include a Pasinetti Award, one Academy Award nomination, one Golden Globe nomination, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. The daughter of character actor Geoffrey Lewis, Lewis began her career in television at age 14 before being cast in her first major film role as Audrey Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). She garnered international notice for her role in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear (1991), which saw Lewis nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Golden Globe in the same category. Following the success of Cape Fear, Lewis had a supporting role in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992), followed by the thriller Kalifornia (1993) in which she portrayed a childlike woman whose boyfriend is a serial killer. She appeared in the drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape (also 1993), playing a young drifter. Lewis gained further notice for her lead role as Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's controversial satirical crime film Natural Born Killers (1994), which earned her the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. She subsequently starred in Kathryn Bigelow's science fiction film Strange Days (1995), and Robert Rodriguez's vampire film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). In 1999, Lewis had a leading role in the drama The Other Sister as a woman with mental disabilities. The 2000s saw Lewis appearing in a series of supporting roles in independent features and studio films, and in 2003 she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in Hysterical Blindness (2002). She went on to appear in supporting parts in such comedies as Old School (2003) and Starsky & Hutch (2004), and embarked on a musical career in 2003, forming the rock band Juliette and the Licks; in 2009, Lewis began releasing material as a solo artist. Subsequent film roles include the sports comedy Whip It (2009), the biographical crime film Conviction (2010), an American romantic comedy The Switch (2010) and the drama August: Osage County (2013). Starting in the later 2010s, Lewis worked more frequently in television, appearing in lead roles on the series The Firm (2012), Wayward Pines (2015), Secrets and Lies (2015–2016), The Act (2019), and Yellowjackets (2021).
Known for
Nerve
2016
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Due Date
2010
The Act
2019
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
Cape Fear
1991
Natural Born Killers
1994
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Ma
2019
The Basketball Diaries
1995
Old School
2003
Photos (5)
Movies (70)
Over Your Dead Body
Allegra
From Dusk Till Dawn
Kate Fuller
Old School
Heidi
Natural Born Killers
Mallory Knox
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Becky
Cape Fear
Danielle Bowden
Due Date
Heidi
Ma
Erica
The Basketball Diaries
Diane Moody
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Lexie
Enough
Ginny
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Audrey Griswold
Starsky & Hutch
Kitty
Nerve
Nancy Delmonico
Kalifornia
Adele Corners
August: Osage County
Karen Weston
The Thicket
Cut Throat Bill
The Switch
Debbie
Strange Days
Faith Justin
Romeo Is Bleeding
Sheri
The Way of the Gun
Robin
Whip It
Iron Maven
Husbands and Wives
Rain
The Darwin Awards
Joleen
Breaking News in Yuba County
Gloria Michaels
Cold Creek Manor
Ruby
Catch and Release
Maureen Monette
Opus
Clara Armstrong
Metropia
Nina (voice)
Mixed Nuts
Gracie Barzini
Conviction
Roseanna Perry
Jem and the Holograms
Erica Raymond
Music
Evelyn
Bronco Billy
Child Spectator (uncredited)
The Other Sister
Carla Tate
Blueberry
Maria Sullivan
That Night
Sheryl O'Connor
The 4th Floor
Jane Emelin
Back Roads
Bonnie Altmyer
Hellion
Pam Noonan
Hick
Tammy
By Design
Camille
Grilled
Suzanne
A Million Little Pieces
Joanne
Dreamland
Countess
Some Girl
April
Hysterical Blindness
Beth
The Evening Star
Melanie Horton
Too Young to Die
Amanda Sue Bradley
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet
Mary
Room to Rent
Linda
Sympathy for Delicious
Ariel Lee
Mayday
June
Picture Claire
Claire Beaucage
Crooked Hearts
Cassie Warren
Kelly & Cal
Kelly
Foreverland
Vicky
Aurora Borealis
Kate
Open Road
Jill
Daltry Calhoun
Flora
My Louisiana Sky
Dorie Kay
Meet the Hollowheads
Cindy Hollowhead
The Runnin' Kind
Amy Curtis
HIM vs BAM
2005
Gaudi Afternoon
April
Chasing Freedom
Libby
Home Fires
Mary Ash
Scorsese's Women
Medicine
Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond
2010
Future Relic 03
Lona Rey
TV Shows (23)
Cape Fear
Crystal (uncredited) · 2 eps
Cape Fear
Crystal · 4 eps
The Facts of Life
2 eps
The Wonder Years
Delores · 4 eps
My Name Is Earl
Jesse · 1 eps
Yellowjackets
Natalie Scatorccio · 19 eps
Portlandia
Darcy · 1 eps
The Conners
Blue · 3 eps
Wayward Pines
Beverly Brown · 3 eps
Dharma & Greg
September · 1 eps
The Firm
Tammy · 22 eps
The Act
Kathy · 1 eps
Secrets and Lies
Detective Andrea Cornell · 20 eps
I Know This Much Is True
Nedra Frank · 2 eps
It's Florida, Man.
Kim · 1 eps
I'm a Virgo
Justin (Voice) · 1 eps
Graves
Bailey Todd · 2 eps
Welcome to Chippendales
Denise · 8 eps
Filthy Rich
Juliette · 3 eps
Queer as Folk
Judy · 3 eps
Camping
Jandice · 8 eps
Sacred Lies
Harper · 10 eps
Free for All
Paula Wisconsin · 7 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 6 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Host · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Through the Night with...
Self · 1 eps
TV total
Self · 1 eps
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Full Tilt Boogie
Self
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Assembling Armitage
Self
