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.
Cars
(Flo (voice))
Prop 8: The Musical
(Riffing Prop 8'er)
The Princess and the Frog
(Mama Odie (voice))
Beaches
(Diva)
Sister Act
(Michelle)
The Brothers
(Louise Smith)
The Preacher's Wife
(Margueritte Coleman)
The Mighty
(Mrs. Addison)
Mystery Men
(Lucille)
Dirty Laundry
(Aunt Lettuce)
Panther
(Rita)
Jackie's Back!
(Jackie Washington)
Not Easily Broken
(Mary 'Mama' Clark)
Madea's Family Reunion
(Milay Jenay Lori)
The Cookout
(Lady Em)
Get Bruce!
(Self)
Think Like a Man
(Loretta Hanover)
Nora's Hair Salon
(Nora)
Meet the Browns
(Vera)
Shark Tale
(Motown Turtle (voice))
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
(Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited))
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
(Self)
Think Like a Man Too
(Loretta)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(Vegas Backup Singer #1)
Partners
(Detective Lancy)
Deconstructing Sarah
(Betty)
The Wedding Ringer
(Doris Jenkins)
Baggage Claim
(Catherine Moore)
Spellbound
(Minister Nazara Prone (voice))
Dancing in September
(Judge Warner)
Undercover Blues
(Cab Driver)
Zambezia
(Gogo (voice))
Bette Midler: No Frills
(Herself)
The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire
(Mama Rose)
An Unexpected Life
(Camille)
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
(Amanda)
Earth to America
(Self)
This Is Me…Now
(Gemini)
Cars 2
(Flo (voice))
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
(Self)
Finding Kendrick Johnson
(Narrator (voice))
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
What's Love Got to Do with It
(Zelma Bullock)
Five
(Maggie)
Frozen Assets
(Jomisha)
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
(Denice Cooper)
Juwanna Mann
(Aunt Ruby)
Cars 3
(Flo (voice))
Blast from the Past
(Dr. Aron)
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
(Self - Harlette)
Hereafter
(Candace)
Little Richard
(Muh Penniman)
Hiccups
(Flo (voice))
The Radiator Springs 500½
(Flo (voice))
Jewel's Catch One
(Self)
Forbidden
Girl 6
(Boss #1 - Lil)
Sunday in Paris
(Taylor Chase)
Corrina, Corrina
(Jevina)
The Addams Family
(Great Auntie Sloom (Voice))
Cast Away
(Becca Twig)
Dead Presidents
(Mrs. Curtis)
Secrets of the Magic City
(Aunt Valerie)
Who's Your Caddy?
(C-Note's Mom)
Redrum
(Therapist)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
(Margeline)
Renaissance Man
(Mrs. Coleman)
All Boys Aren't Blue
Poetic Justice
(Annie)
The Meteor Man
(Mrs. Williams)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
(Self (archive footage))
Shark
American Dad!
(Lessie (voice))
Friends
(Paula)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Aunt Helen)
The Jamie Foxx Show
Girlfriends
Grown Ups
The Parent 'Hood
Moesha
New York Undercover
Bette
Living Single
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Strong Medicine
(Lana Hawkins)
In Living Color
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
The PJs
(Bebe Ho)
Boston Legal
(Judge Isabel Fisher)
Time of Your Life
Courthouse
(Judge Rosetta Reide)
Rugrats
(Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voice))
black-ish
(Ruby Johnson)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
(Bartender (voice))
Rugrats
(Ms. Marjorie (voice))
Rebel Highway
(Amanda)
The Chris Rock Show
grown-ish
(Ruby Johnson)
Young Justice
(Olympia Savage (voice))
The $100,000 Pyramid
(Self)
I Love That for You
(Patricia Cochran)
The Temptations
(Mama Rose)
Roc
(Charlaine)
A Different World
(Susan Clayton)
A Different World
(Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport)
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
Promised Land
(Queenie)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(Female Black Widow Spider (voice))
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(Hazel (voice))
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
(Self - Guest Judge)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Day Break
Night Court
(Erika)
The Daily Show
To Tell the Truth
(Self - Panelist)
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
(Jenifer Lewis)
That's So Raven
(Vivian Baxter)
Match Game
(Self - Panelist)
Cars on the Road
(Flo (voice))
The Upshaws
(Dr. Pearl Edmunds)
Monsters at Work
(Grandma Tuskmon (voice))
Not Dead Yet
(Donna)
So Help Me Todd
(Jacqueline Burton)
Stars in the House
(Self - Special Guest)
Dream On
(Carolyn)
The Boondocks
(Boss Willona (voice))
The Boondocks
(Geraldine (voice))
The Playboy Club
(Pearl)
The Ghost and Molly McGee
(Patty (voice))
History of the World: Part II
(Grandma)
Touched by an Angel
(Queenie)
Big Hero 6 The Series
(Professor Granville (voice))
Amphibia
(Mama Hasselback (voice))
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
(Self - Contestant)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
(Wheezelene (voice))
