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.
Acted in
Spellbound
2024
as Nazara (voice)
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
2024
as Self
This Is Me…Now
2024
as Gemini
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Grandma
Not Dead Yet
2023
as Donna
Night Court
2023
as Erika
So Help Me Todd
2022
as Jacqueline Burton
Cars on the Road
2022
as Flo (voice)
I Love That for You
2022
as Patricia Cochran
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
2022
as Self
The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021
as Patty (voice)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
2021
as Wheezelene (voice)
All Boys Aren't Blue
2021
Finding Kendrick Johnson
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Monsters at Work
2021
as Grandma Tuskmon (voice)
Rugrats
2021
as Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voice)
Rugrats
2021
as Ms. Marjorie (voice)
The Upshaws
2021
as Dr. Pearl Edmunds
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020
as Margeline
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Bartender (voice)
Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Addams Family
2019
as Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
Amphibia
2019
as Mama Hasselback (voice)
Forbidden
2018
grown-ish
2018
as Ruby Johnson
Big Hero 6 The Series
2017
as Professor Granville (voice)
Cars 3
2017
as Flo (voice)
Jewel's Catch One
2017
as Self
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
as Aunt Valerie
The Wedding Ringer
2015
as Doris Jenkins
black-ish
2014
as Ruby Johnson
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Loretta
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
as Flo (voice)
Baggage Claim
2013
as Catherine Moore
Hiccups
2013
as Flo (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
2012
as Jenifer Lewis
Zambezia
2012
as Gogo (voice)
Think Like a Man
2012
as Loretta Hanover
Five
2011
as Maggie
The Playboy Club
2011
as Pearl
Cars 2
2011
as Flo (voice)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
Young Justice
2010
as Olympia Savage (voice)
Hereafter
2010
as Candace
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as Mama Odie (voice)
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Mary 'Mama' Clark
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
as Riffing Prop 8'er
Meet the Browns
2008
as Vera
Redrum
2007
as Therapist
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
as C-Note's Mom
Day Break
2006
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
2006
Shark
2006
Dirty Laundry
2006
as Aunt Lettuce
Cars
2006
as Flo (voice)
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as Milay Jenay Lori
Earth to America
2005
as Self
The Boondocks
2005
as Boss Willona (voice)
The Boondocks
2005
as Geraldine (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Lessie (voice)
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Isabel Fisher
Shark Tale
2004
as Motown Turtle (voice)
The Cookout
2004
as Lady Em
Nora's Hair Salon
2004
as Nora
That's So Raven
2003
as Vivian Baxter
Juwanna Mann
2002
as Aunt Ruby
The Brothers
2001
as Louise Smith
Dancing in September
2001
as Judge Warner
Cast Away
2000
as Becca Twig
Bette
2000
Girlfriends
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
as Lana Hawkins
Partners
2000
as Detective Lancy
Little Richard
2000
as Muh Penniman
Time of Your Life
1999
Mystery Men
1999
as Lucille
Grown Ups
1999
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Jackie Washington
Blast from the Past
1999
as Dr. Aron
The PJs
1999
as Bebe Ho (voice)
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
The Temptations
1998
as Mama Rose
An Unexpected Life
1998
as Camille
The Mighty
1998
as Mrs. Addison
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Preacher's Wife
1996
as Margueritte Coleman
Promised Land
1996
as Queenie
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Girl 6
1996
as Boss #1 - Lil
Moesha
1996
Dead Presidents
1995
as Mrs. Curtis
Courthouse
1995
as Judge Rosetta Reide
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Denice Cooper
Panther
1995
as Rita
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Female Black Widow Spider (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Hazel (voice)
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Deconstructing Sarah
1994
as Betty
Friends
1994
as Paula
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Queenie
New York Undercover
1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
as Amanda
Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Jevina
Rebel Highway
1994
as Amanda
Renaissance Man
1994
as Mrs. Coleman
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Vegas Backup Singer #1
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Undercover Blues
1993
as Cab Driver
Living Single
1993
The Meteor Man
1993
as Mrs. Williams
Poetic Justice
1993
as Annie
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
as Zelma Bullock
Frozen Assets
1992
as Jomisha
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Georgia Rodman
Sister Act
1992
as Michelle
Roc
1991
as Charlaine
Sunday in Paris
1991
as Taylor Chase
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Aunt Helen
Dream On
1990
as Carolyn
In Living Color
1990
Beaches
1988
as Diva
A Different World
1987
as Susan Clayton
A Different World
1987
as Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
1984
as Self - Harlette
Bette Midler: No Frills
1983
as Herself
The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire
as Mama Rose
