Jenifer Lewis

Person · Open Library

Born

1957

Works

2

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Film & TV

Kinloch, Missouri, USA

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…

Known for

• GOAT — Flo Everson (voice)2026
• Ado — Ms. Hopkins2025
• Haunted Hotel — Additional Voices (voice)2025
• Spellbound — Nazara (voice)2024
• This Is Me…Now — Gemini2024
• The Greatest Love Story Never Told — Self2024
• The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish — Mother Nature (voice)2024
• Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
• Night Court — Erika2023
• Not Dead Yet — Donna2023

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1935-09-29

Active to

2022-10-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

146,373

Total plays

649,875

Best known for playing unapologetically mature, assertive, and intelligent adult women, African-American supporting actress Jenifer Lewis originally launched her career as a vocalist, singing in a church choir in Kinloch, Missouri. Lewis' passion (and gift) for singing carried her to the Great White Way, where she appeared in a number of sell-out Broadway musicals -- including Ain't Misbehavin' and Dreamgirls. She subsequently migrated to the West Coast for a string of appearances in TV program

via Last.fm · Jenifer Lewis

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Lewis

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Kinloch

Occupation

singer

Educated at

Webster University

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Image

Jenifer Lewis.jpg

Number of children

1

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