Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 25, 1957
Place of Birth
Kinloch, Missouri, USA
Credits
145 titles
Jenifer Lewis
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
GOAT
Flo Everson (voice)
Haunted Hotel
Additional Voices (voice)
Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mama Odie (Voice)
Ado
Ms. Hopkins
Spellbound
Nazara (voice)
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
Mother Nature (voice)
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
This Is Me…Now
Gemini
History of the World: Part II
Grandma
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Not Dead Yet
Donna
Night Court
Erika
So Help Me Todd
Jacqueline Burton
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
Sherri
Self - Guest
Cars on the Road
Flo (voice)
I Love That for You
Patricia Cochran
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Self
And Just Like That…
Lucille Highwater
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Patty (voice)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Wheezelene (voice)
All Boys Aren't Blue
Finding Kendrick Johnson
Narrator (voice)
Monsters at Work
Grandma Tuskmon (voice)
Rugrats
Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voice)
The Upshaws
Dr. Pearl Edmunds
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Margeline
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Bartender (voice)
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self (archive footage)
The Addams Family
Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
Amphibia
Mama Hasselback (voice)
Forbidden
grown-ish
Ruby Johnson
Big Hero 6 The Series
Professor Granville (voice)
Cars 3
Flo (voice)
Jewel's Catch One
Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
Match Game
Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Secrets of the Magic City
Aunt Valerie
The Wedding Ringer
Doris Jenkins
black-ish
Ruby Johnson
Think Like a Man Too
Loretta
The Radiator Springs 500½
Flo (voice)
Baggage Claim
Catherine Moore
LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!
Thanks
Teen Titans Go!
Microwavabelle (voice)
Hiccups
Flo (voice)