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  • BIRTH 25/01/1957
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 28
  • MOVIES 44

Jenifer Lewis

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.

Jenifer Lewis

Shows (28)

Friends
Friends
Paula
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet
Donna
American Dad!
American Dad!
Lessie (voice)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Aunt Helen
So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd
Jacqueline Burton
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Bartender (voice)
Monsters at Work
Monsters at Work
Grandma Tuskmon (voice)
black-ish
black-ish
Ruby Johnson
Young Justice
Young Justice
Olympia Savage (voice)
That's So Raven
That's So Raven
Vivian Baxter
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
grown-ish
grown-ish
Ruby Johnson
The Boondocks
The Boondocks
Boss Willona (voice) / Geraldine (voice)
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Judge Isabel Fisher
History of the World, Part II
History of the World, Part II
Grandma
Night Court (2023)
Night Court (2023)
Erika
The Upshaws
The Upshaws
Dr. Pearl Edmunds
Big Hero 6 The Series
Big Hero 6 The Series
Professor Granville (voice)
Amphibia
Amphibia
Mama Hasselback (voice)
I Love That for You
I Love That for You
Patricia Cochran
The Ghost and Molly McGee
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Patty (voice)
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
Lana Hawkins
A Different World
A Different World
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport / Susan Clayton
The PJs
The PJs
Bebe Ho
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
To Tell The Truth (2016)
To Tell The Truth (2016)
Self - Panelist
Match Game (2016)
Match Game (2016)
Herself - Panelist
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Self

Movies (44)

Spellbound
Spellbound
Nazara (voice)
Cars
Cars
Flo (voice)
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog
Mama Odie (voice)
Cars 2
Cars 2
Flo (voice)
Cars 3
Cars 3
Flo (voice)
The Addams Family
The Addams Family
Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
Sister Act
Sister Act
Michelle
Think Like a Man
Think Like a Man
Loretta Hanover
The Wedding Ringer
The Wedding Ringer
Doris Jenkins
Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too
Loretta
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina
Jevina
Mystery Men
Mystery Men
Lucille
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
This Is Me…Now
This Is Me…Now
Gemini
Blast from the Past
Blast from the Past
Dr. Aron
Undercover Blues
Undercover Blues
Cab Driver
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife
Margueritte Coleman
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It
Zelma Bullock
Baggage Claim
Baggage Claim
Catherine Moore
The Mighty
The Mighty
Mrs. Addison
Zambezia
Zambezia
Gogo (voice)
The Cookout
The Cookout
Lady Em
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
Mrs. Coleman
Not Easily Broken
Not Easily Broken
Mary 'Mama' Clark
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
Mrs. Williams
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion
Milay Jenay Lori
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal &…
Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents
Mrs. Curtis
The Brothers
The Brothers
Louise Smith
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Margeline
An Unexpected Life
An Unexpected Life
Camille
Forbidden
Forbidden
Five
Five
Maggie
Who's Your Caddy?
Who's Your Caddy?
C-Note's Mom
Girl 6
Girl 6
Boss #1 - Lil
Finding Kendrick Johnson
Finding Kendrick Johnson
Narrator (voice)
The Radiator Springs 500½
The Radiator Springs 500½
Flo (voice)
Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns
Vera
Little Richard
Little Richard
Muh Penniman
Hiccups
Hiccups
Flo (voice)
Jewel's Catch One
Jewel's Catch One
Self
Redrum
Redrum
Therapist
Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann
Aunt Ruby
Panther
Panther
Rita