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Jenifer Lewis

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1957-01-25

Birth Place

Kinloch, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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A Different World

1987

7.0

TV
All Boys Aren't Blue

All Boys Aren't Blue

2021

0.0

Movie
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American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
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Amphibia

2019

8.6

TV
An Unexpected Life

An Unexpected Life

1998

4.5

Movie
Baggage Claim

Baggage Claim

2013

5.3

Movie
Beaches

Beaches

1988

6.7

Movie
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Bette

2000

7.9

TV
Bette Midler: Art or Bust

Bette Midler: Art or Bust

1984

6.0

Movie
Bette Midler: No Frills

Bette Midler: No Frills

1983

0.0

Movie
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Big Hero 6 The Series

2017

7.6

TV
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black-ish

2014

7.2

TV
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

2022

10.0

Movie
Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

1999

6.8

Movie
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Boston Legal

2004

7.9

TV
Cars

Cars

2006

7.0

Movie
Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

6.1

Movie
Cars 3

Cars 3

2017

6.9

Movie
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Cars on the Road

2022

7.5

TV
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

2006

0.0

Movie
Cast Away

Cast Away

2000

7.7

Movie
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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

7.1

TV
Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

1994

6.7

Movie
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Courthouse

1995

0.0

TV
Dancing in September

Dancing in September

2001

6.5

Movie
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Day Break

2006

7.4

TV
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

1995

6.6

Movie
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

1995

5.0

Movie
Deconstructing Sarah

Deconstructing Sarah

1994

3.0

Movie
Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry

2006

5.9

Movie
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

2020

5.8

Movie
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Dream On

1990

6.9

TV
Earth to America

Earth to America

2005

8.0

Movie
Finding Kendrick Johnson

Finding Kendrick Johnson

2021

7.8

Movie
Five

Five

2011

7.0

Movie
Forbidden

Forbidden

2018

8.2

Movie
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Friends

1994

8.4

TV
Frozen Assets

Frozen Assets

1992

4.0

Movie
Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

1999

6.2

Movie
Girl 6

Girl 6

1996

5.0

Movie
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Girlfriends

2000

7.6

TV
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Grown Ups

1999

5.2

TV
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grown-ish

2018

8.1

TV
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

1992

6.4

TV
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Hereafter

Hereafter

2010

6.1

Movie
Hiccups

Hiccups

2013

6.2

Movie
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History of the World: Part II

2023

5.6

TV
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I Love That for You

2022

6.5

TV
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In Living Color

1990

7.5

TV
Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

7.8

Movie
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Jenifer Lewis and Shangela

2012

0.0

TV
Jewel's Catch One

Jewel's Catch One

2017

7.0

Movie
Juwanna Mann

Juwanna Mann

2002

5.2

Movie
Little Richard

Little Richard

2000

6.3

Movie
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Living Single

1993

8.3

TV
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

7.0

TV
Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

6.3

Movie
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Match Game

2016

6.0

TV
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019

5.0

Movie
Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns

2008

6.7

Movie
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Mickey Mouse Funhouse

2021

7.4

TV
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Moesha

1996

6.8

TV
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Monsters at Work

2021

7.2

TV
Mystery Men

Mystery Men

1999

5.8

Movie
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New York Undercover

1994

7.2

TV
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Night Court

2023

6.5

TV
Nora's Hair Salon

Nora's Hair Salon

2004

8.0

Movie
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Not Dead Yet

2023

7.1

TV
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009

6.2

Movie
Panther

Panther

1995

6.2

Movie
Partners

Partners

2000

4.8

Movie
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

1993

6.9

Movie
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Promised Land

1996

6.6

TV
Prop 8: The Musical

Prop 8: The Musical

2008

7.2

Movie
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Rebel Highway

1994

10.0

TV
Redrum

Redrum

2007

1.5

Movie
Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

1994

6.1

Movie
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Roc

1991

7.8

TV
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Rugrats

2021

7.0

TV
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012

7.4

TV
Secrets of the Magic City

Secrets of the Magic City

2015

5.5

Movie
Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1994

5.8

Movie
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Shark

2006

6.8

TV
Shark Tale

Shark Tale

2004

6.0

Movie
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Sherri

2022

4.2

TV
Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

6.8

Movie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

6.4

Movie
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So Help Me Todd

2022

7.6

TV
Spellbound

Spellbound

2024

6.9

Movie
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Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020

7.6

TV
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Stars in the House

2020

0.0

TV
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Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
Sunday in Paris

Sunday in Paris

1991

0.0

Movie
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That's So Raven

2003

7.2

TV
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The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

7.3

TV
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

2019

6.6

Movie
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The Boondocks

2005

8.1

TV
The Brothers

The Brothers

2001

6.5

Movie
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The Chris Rock Show

1997

4.4

TV
The Cookout

The Cookout

2004

4.6

Movie
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The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

7.9

TV
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The Ghost and Molly McGee

2021

8.1

TV
The Greatest Love Story Never Told

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

2024

6.4

Movie
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The Jamie Foxx Show

1996

6.8

TV
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

5.8

Movie
The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

7.1

Movie
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The Parent 'Hood

1995

7.2

TV
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The PJs

1999

6.9

TV
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The Playboy Club

2011

5.6

TV
The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996

5.8

Movie
The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

2009

7.2

Movie
The Radiator Springs 500½

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014

6.3

Movie
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The Temptations

1998

8.0

TV
The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire

The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire

0.0

Movie
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The Upshaws

2021

7.9

TV
The Wedding Ringer

The Wedding Ringer

2015

6.5

Movie
Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012

6.8

Movie
Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

6.4

Movie
This Is Me…Now

This Is Me…Now

2024

5.3

Movie
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Time of Your Life

1999

5.7

TV
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To Tell the Truth

2016

6.0

TV
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Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

1993

6.0

Movie
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

7.1

Movie
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

2011

6.9

Movie
Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

3.5

Movie
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Young Justice

2010

8.4

TV
Zambezia

Zambezia

2012

6.2

Movie