Jenifer Lewis | |
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2008'de Lewis | |
| Doğum | Jenifer Jeanette Lewis 25 Ocak 1957 Kinloch, Missouri, ABD |
| Eğitim | Webster Üniversitesi |
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| Etkin yıllar | 1979-günümüz |
| Evlilik | Arnold Byrd (e. 2012) |
| Çocuk(lar) | 1 |
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (d. 25 Ocak 1957) Amerikalı oyuncu ve şarkıcı. Kariyerine Broadway müzikallerinde oynayarak başladı ve Beaches (1988) ve Sister Act (1992) filmlerinde görünmeden önce Bette Midler'ın vokalisti olarak çalıştı. Lewis , What Got to Do With It (1993), Poetic Justice (1993), The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Brothers (2001), The Cookout (2004) ve Think Like filmleriyle tanınır. Man (2012) ve devam filmi Think Like a Man Too (2014), Baggage Claim (2013) ve The Wedding Ringer (2015) ile The Temptations mini dizisinde (1998) rol aldı.
Lewis, sık sık anaerkil film ve televizyon rolleri göz önüne alındığında, gayri resmî olarak "Siyah Hollywood'un Annesi" (aynı zamanda anı kitabının adı) olarak bilinmektedir. Ayrıca Disney'in Prenses ve Kurbağa (2009) animasyon filminde Mama Odie'yi ve Pixar'ın Arabalar serisinde Flo'yu seslendirdi. Bunlara ek olarak Dead Presidents (1995), Cast Away (2000) ve Hereafter (2010) filmlerinde oynadı.
Lewis, 2000'den 2006'ya kadar Lifetime dizisi Strong Medicine'de Lana Hawkins karakterini oynadı. Ayrıca A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ve Girlfriends sitcomlarında tekrar eden rolleri vardı. Lewis, 2014 yılında ABC komedi dizisi Black-ish'de Ruby Johnson karakterini canlandırdı ve bu diziyle iki Eleştirmenlerin Seçimi Televizyon Ödülü adaylığı aldı.
Kinloch, Missouri'de hemşire yardımcısı annesi Dorothy ve fabrika işçisi bir babanın çocuğu olarak dünyaya geldi. Lewis, yedi çocuğun en küçüğüdür. Beş yaşında kilise korosunda şarkı söyledi. Kinloch Lisesi'ne ve ardından Missouri, Webster Groves'daki Webster Üniversitesi'ne gitti. 2015 yılında Webster'dan derece aldı. Lewis, üniversiteden sonra New York'a taşındı.
Lewis, 2012'den beri Arnold Byrd ile evlidir. Charmaine Lewis adında evlatlık bir kızı var.
1990'da Lewis'e bipolar bozukluk teşhisi kondu. Başlangıçta teşhisini utandığı için sakladı, ancak 17 yıllık terapi ve 10 yıllık ilaç tedavisinden sonra sonunda hastalığı ile barıştı. 2014 röportajında, "Aynaya bakmalısın ... ve - herhangi bir şeye gitmeden veya büyümeden önce - kendini sevdiğini söylemelisin" dedi.
| Yıl | Yapım | Rol | Not |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Murphy Brown | Sales Person | Episodes: "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" and "Uh-Oh: Pt. 2" |
| 1990–93 | A Different World | Susan Clayton / Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 1991 | Stat | Felicia Brown | Episode: "Psychosomatic" |
| Sunday in Paris | Taylor Chase | Sitcom Pilot | |
| 1991–96 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Aunt Helen Smith | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 1992 | Dream On | Carolyn | Episode: "To the Moon, Alex!" |
| 1993 | In Living Color | Various characters | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| Roc | Charlaine | Episode: "Joey the Bartender" | |
| Moon Over Miami | Aurora Tyler | Episode: "If You Only Knew" | |
| 1993–95 | Hangin' With Mr. Cooper | Georgia Rodman | Episodes: "Father Fairest", "Double Cheeseburger, Hold the Diploma" and "Here Comes the Groom" |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Mystique | Episode: "All Shook Up" |
| Friends | Paula | Episode: "The One With the Thumb" | |
| Deconstructing Sarah | Betty | Television film | |
| Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Amanda | ||
| Last Days of Russell | Aunt Yvette | ||
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Medina | Episode: "Private Enemy No. 1" |
| Living Single | Delia Deveaux | Episode: "Talk Showdown" | |
| Courthouse | Judge Rosetta Reide | Series regular, 11 episodes | |
| 1996 | Cosby | Bernice | Episode: "Basketball Story" |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Queenie | Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 1" |
| Promised Land | Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 2" | ||
| 1997–99 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Black Widow Spider (voice) / Hazel (voice) | Episodes: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Bremen Town Musicians" |
| 1998 | The Parent 'Hood | Linda | Episode: "Hurricane Linda" |
| The Temptations | Mama Rose Franklin | Television film | |
| An Unexpected Life | Camille | ||
| 1998–2000 | For Your Love | Sylvia Ellis / Mel and Reggie's Mother | Episodes: "The Brother's Day" and "Father Fixture" |
| 1999 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Josie | Episode: "Always Follow Your Heart" |
| Moesha | Mrs. Biggs | Episode: "A Den Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" | |
| Grown Ups | Melissa's mother | Episode: "Family Circus" | |
| Time of Your Life | Joss's mother | Episode: "The Time They Had Not" | |
| Jackie's Back | Jackie Washington | Television film Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actress | |
| 1999–2001 | The PJs | Bebe Ho (voice) | Series regular, 35 episodes |
| 2000 | Bette | Inez | Episode: "The Grammy Pre-Show" |
| Little Richard | Muh Penniman | Television film | |
| Partners | Detective Lancy | ||
| 2000–06 | Strong Medicine | Receptionist Lana Hawkins | Series regular, 131 episodes Nominated – NAMIC Vision Awards for Best Performance – Drama (2006) |
| 2001 | The Ponder Heart | Narcissa Wingfield | Television film |
| 2002 | Family Affair | Mrs. Summers | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
| 2002–06 | Girlfriends | Veretta Childs | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2003 | The Proud Family | Aunt Spice (voice) | Episode: "Penny Potter" |
| 2004 | That's So Raven | Vivian Baxter | Episode: "To See or Not to See" |
| 2007 | Day Break | Elizabeth Hopper | Episode: "What If She's Lying?" |
| Shark | Ellie Broussard | Episode: "Backfire" | |
| 2007–08 | Boston Legal | Judge Isabel Fisher | Episodes: "No Brains Left Behind" and "Mad About You" |
| 2009–10 | Meet the Browns | Vera Brown | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Various (voices) | Episodes: "A Short Story and a Tall Tale" and "The Way the Cookie Crumbles" |
| American Dad! | Lessie | Episode: "School Lies" | |
| State of Georgia | Patrice | Episode: "Best Friends For-Never" | |
| The Playboy Club | Pearl | Main cast | |
| Five | Maggie | Television film Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated – NAMIC Vision Awards for Best Performance – Drama | |
| 2014 | The Boondocks | Boss Willona / Geraldine (seslendirme) | Episodes: "Breaking Grandad" and "Early Bird Special" |
| 2014–22 | Black-ish | Ruby Johnson | Recurring (Season 1), Series regular (Season 2-) Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017) Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (2016) Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2017-2018) |
| 2015 | The Exes | Caren Dupree | Episode: "Requiem for a Dream" |
| Instant Mom | Delois | Episodes: "Not Full House" and "Mysteries of Maggie" | |
| It Had to Be You | Reggie | Television film | |
| 2017–21 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Professor Granville (seslendirme) | Main cast |
| 2018 | Young Justice | Olympia Savage (seslendirme) | Episode: "Evolution" |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself; konuk Yargıç | Episode: "All Star Super Queen Variety Show" | |
| 2019 | Elena of Avalor | Tornado (seslendirme) | Episodes: "Luna’s Big Leap" and "King Skylar" |
| 2019–22 | Tuca & Bertie | Aunt Tallulah Toucan (seslendirme) | Episodes: "Plumage", "Yeast Week", "Nighttime Friend" and "The Pain Garden" |
| 2020 | Amphibia | Mama Hasselback (seslendirme) | Episode: "The Ballad of Hopediah Planter" |
| Twenties | Herself | Episode: "Redemption Song" | |
| 2021 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Bartender (seslendirme) | Episode: "An Embarrassment of Dooplers" |
| 2021; 2022 | Rugrats | Ms. Marjorie (seslendirme) | Episode: "Escape from Preschool/Mr. Chuckie" and "Lucky Smudge/Our Friend Twinkle" |
| 2021–present | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Wheezelene (seslendirme) | Recurring role |
| The Ghost and Molly McGee | Patty (seslendirme) | ||
| 2022 | Grown-ish | Ruby Johnson | Episodes: "It Was Good Until It Wasn’t" and "Empire State of Mind" |
| Central Park | Celeste (seslendirme) | Episode: "Celeste We Forget" | |
| I Love That for You | Patricia Cochran | Main cast | |
| Cars on the Road | Flo (seslendirme) | Episode: "Dino Park" |