CMNetwork Actors

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.

  • Nacimiento: 1957-01-25, Kinloch, Missouri, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,3 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • Náufrago (2000) — Becca Twig
  • Cars (2006) — Flo (voz)
  • Tiana y el sapo (2009) — Mama Odie (voz)
  • El príncipe de Bel-Air (1990) — Aunt Helen
  • Cars 2 (2011) — Flo (voz)
  • El espantatiburones (2004) — Motown Turtle (voz)
  • Cars 3 (2017) — Flo (voz)
  • Friends (1994) — Paula

Filmografía

  • Women Like Us
  • Un mundo diferente (2026) — President Davenport
  • GOAT: Como cabras (2026) — Flo Everson (voz)
  • El hotel embrujado (2025) — Additional Voices (voz)
  • Ado (2025) — Ms. Hopkins
  • Hechizados (2024) — Nazara (voz)
  • Los padrinos mágicos: Un nuevo deseo (2024) — Mother Nature (voz)
  • La loca historia del mundo. Parte 2 (2023) — Grandma
  • Casi muertos (La muerte puede esperar) (2023) — Donna
  • Juzgado de guardia (2023) — Erika
  • So Help Me Todd (2022) — Jacqueline Burton
  • Cars: En la carretera (2022) — Flo (voz)
  • Me alegro por ti (2022) — Patricia Cochran
  • And Just Like That… (2021) — Lucille Highwater
  • La maldición de Molly McGee (2021) — Patty (voz)
  • Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021) — Wheezelene (voz)
  • All Boys Aren't Blue (2021)
  • Monstruos a la obra (2021) — Grandma Tuskmon (voz)
  • Los Rugrats (2021) — Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voz) / Ms. Marjorie (voz)
  • La familia Upshaw (2021) — Dr. Pearl Edmunds
  • Dolly Parton: Navidad en la plaza (2020) — Margeline
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) — Bartender (voz)
  • La familia Addams (2019) — Great Auntie Sloom (voz)
  • Anfibilandia (2019) — Mama Hasselback (voz)
  • Forbidden (2018)
  • grown-ish (2018) — Ruby Johnson
  • Big Hero 6: La serie (2017) — Professor Granville (voz)
  • Cars 3 (2017) — Flo (voz)
  • Secrets of the Magic City (2015) — Aunt Valerie
  • El gurú de las bodas (2015) — Doris Jenkins
  • Black-ish (2014) — Ruby Johnson
  • En qué piensan los hombres 2 (2014) — Loretta
  • Historias de Radiador Springs: Las 500 millas y ½ de Radiador Springs (2014) — Flo (voz)
  • Ligera de equipaje (2013) — Catherine Moore
  • Teen Titans Go! (2013) — Microwavabelle (voz)
  • Historias de Radiador Springs: El hipo (2013) — Flo (voz)
  • Jenifer Lewis and Shangela (2012) — Jenifer Lewis
  • Zambezia (2012) — Gogo (voz)
  • En qué piensan los hombres (2012) — Loretta Hanover
  • Five (2011) — Maggie
  • The Playboy Club (2011) — Pearl
  • Cars 2 (2011) — Flo (voz)
  • When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011) — Retirement Home Waitress (sin acreditar)
  • La joven Liga de la Justicia (2010) — Olympia Savage (voz)
  • Más allá de la vida (2010) — Candace
  • Tiana y el sapo (2009) — Mama Odie (voz)
  • Separados por accidente (2009) — Mary 'Mama' Clark
  • Prop 8: The Musical (2008) — Riffing Prop 8'er
  • Meet the Browns (2008) — Vera
  • Redrum (2007) — Therapist
  • Who's Your Caddy? (2007) — C-Note's Mom
  • Day Break (2006) — Elizabeth Hopper
  • Shark (2006) — Ellie Broussard
  • Dirty Laundry (2006) — Aunt Lettuce
  • Cars (2006) — Flo (voz)
  • La gran reunión de Madea (2006) — Milay Jenay Lori
  • The Boondocks (2005) — Boss Willona (voz) / Geraldine (voz)
  • Padre made in USA (2005) — Lessie (voz)
  • Justicia Ciega (2004) — Judge Isabel Fisher
  • El espantatiburones (2004) — Motown Turtle (voz)
  • The Cookout (2004) — Lady Em
  • Nora's Hair Salon (2004) — Nora
  • Raven (2003) — Vivian
  • Antwone Fisher (2002) — Aunt Mary Williams (sin acreditar)
  • Family Affair (2002) — Mrs. Summers
  • Juwanna Mann (2002) — Aunt Ruby
  • The Brothers (2001) — Louise Smith
  • Dancing in September (2001) — Judge Warner
  • Náufrago (2000) — Becca Twig
  • Bette (2000)
  • Girlfriends (2000) — Veretta Childs
  • Doctoras de Filadelfia (2000) — Lana Hawkins
  • Partners (2000) — Detective Lancy
  • Little Richard (2000) — Muh Penniman
  • Time of Your Life (1999)
  • Grown Ups (1999) — Kathy
  • Mystery Men (Hombres misteriosos) (1999) — Lucille
  • Jackie's Back! (1999) — Jackie Washington
  • Buscando a Eva (1999) — Dr. Aron
  • Los PJ (1999) — Bebe Ho (voz)
  • An Unexpected Life (1998) — Camille
  • Un mundo a su medida (1998) — Mrs. Addison
  • Rituals (1998) — Carmen
  • La mujer del predicador (1996) — Margueritte Coleman
  • Promised Land (1996) — Queenie
  • The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) — Josie
  • Girl 6 (1996) — Boss #1 - Lil
  • Moesha (1996) — Mrs. Biggs
  • Dinero para quemar (1995) — Mrs. Curtis
  • Courthouse (1995) — Rosetta Reide
  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) — Denice Cooper
  • Panther (1995) — Rita
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) — Female Black Widow Spider (voz) / Hazel (voz)
  • The Parent 'Hood (1995)
  • Deconstructing Sarah (1994) — Betty
  • Friends (1994) — Paula
  • Tocados por un ángel (1994) — Queenie
  • New York Undercover (1994)
  • Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) — Amanda
  • Corina, Corina (1994) — Jevina
  • Rebel Highway (1994) — Amanda Baldwin Cooper
  • Un poeta entre reclutas (1994) — Mrs. Coleman
  • Sister Act 2: De vuelta al convento (1993) — Vegas Backup Singer #1
  • Lois y Clark: Las nuevas aventuras de Superman (1993) — Mystique
  • Cuidado con la familia Blue (1993) — Cab Driver
  • Living Single (1993)
  • Meteor Man (1993) — Mrs. Williams
  • Justicia poética (1993) — Annie
  • Tina (1993) — Zelma Bullock
  • Frozen Assets (1992) — Jomisha
  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) — Georgia Rodman
  • Sister Act (Una monja de cuidado) (1992) — Michelle
  • Roc (1991) — Charlaine
  • Sunday in Paris (1991) — Taylor Chase
  • El príncipe de Bel-Air (1990) — Aunt Helen
  • Sigue soñando (1990) — Carolyn
  • In Living Color (1990)
  • Eternamente amigas (1988) — Diva
  • A Different World (1987) — Susan Clayton / Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport