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.
Born: 25 January 1957
Played In
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
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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)
Rugrats
Ms. Marjorie (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
Teen Titans Go!
Microwavabelle (voice)
Hiccups
Flo (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
Jenifer Lewis
Zambezia
Gogo (voice)
Think Like a Man
Loretta Hanover
Five
Maggie
The Playboy Club
Pearl
Cars 2
Flo (voice)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
Young Justice
Olympia Savage (voice)
Hereafter
Candace
The Princess and the Frog
Mama Odie (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Not Easily Broken
Mary 'Mama' Clark
Prop 8: The Musical
Riffing Prop 8'er
Meet the Browns
Vera
Redrum
Therapist
Who's Your Caddy?
C-Note's Mom
Day Break
Elizabeth Hopper
Geared-Up
Shark
Ellie Broussard
Dirty Laundry
Aunt Lettuce
Cars
Flo (voice)
Madea's Family Reunion
Milay Jenay Lori
Earth to America
Self
The Boondocks
Boss Willona (voice)
The Boondocks
Geraldine (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Musical Guest
American Dad!
Lessie (voice)
Boston Legal
Judge Isabel Fisher
Shark Tale
Motown Turtle (voice)
The Cookout
Lady Em
Nora's Hair Salon
Nora
That's So Raven
Vivian
Antwone Fisher
Aunt Mary Williams (uncredited)
Juwanna Mann
Aunt Ruby
The Brothers
Louise Smith
Dancing in September
Judge Warner
Cast Away
Becca Twig
Bette
Girlfriends
Veretta Childs
Strong Medicine
Lana Hawkins
Partners
Detective Lancy
Little Richard
Muh Penniman
Time of Your Life
Grown Ups
Kathy
Mystery Men
Lucille
Jackie's Back!
Jackie Washington
Blast from the Past
Dr. Aron
The PJs
Bebe Ho (voice)
Get Bruce!
Self
The Temptations
Mama Rose
An Unexpected Life
Camille
The Mighty
Mrs. Addison
Rituals
Carmen
The Chris Rock Show
Self
The Preacher's Wife
Margueritte Coleman
Promised Land
Queenie
The Jamie Foxx Show
Josie
The Daily Show
Girl 6
Boss #1 - Lil
Moesha
Mrs. Biggs
Dead Presidents
Mrs. Curtis
Courthouse
Rosetta Reide
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Denice Cooper
Panther
Rita
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Female Black Widow Spider (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Hazel (voice)
The Parent 'Hood
Deconstructing Sarah
Betty
Friends
Paula
Touched by an Angel
Queenie
New York Undercover
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Amanda
Corrina, Corrina
Jevina
Rebel Highway
Amanda Baldwin Cooper
Renaissance Man
Mrs. Coleman
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Vegas Backup Singer #1
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Mystique
Undercover Blues
Cab Driver
Living Single
The Meteor Man
Mrs. Williams
Poetic Justice
Annie
What's Love Got to Do with It
Zelma Bullock
Frozen Assets
Jomisha
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Georgia Rodman
Sister Act
Michelle
Roc
Charlaine
Sunday in Paris
Taylor Chase
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Aunt Helen
Dream On
Carolyn
In Living Color
Beaches
Diva
A Different World
Susan Clayton
A Different World
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
Self - Harlette
Bette Midler: No Frills
Herself
Rhona Who Lives by the River
Missy