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Jenifer Lewis
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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 char…
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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.
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GOAT
as Flo Everson (voice)
No Friends
as Paula
Ado
as Ms. Hopkins
Spellbound
as Nazara (voice)
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
as Self
This Is Me…Now
as Gemini
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
All Boys Aren't Blue
Finding Kendrick Johnson
as Narrator (voice)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
as Margeline
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self (archive footage)
The Addams Family
as Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
Forbidden
Cars 3
as Flo (voice)
Jewel's Catch One
as Self
Secrets of the Magic City
as Aunt Valerie
The Wedding Ringer
as Doris Jenkins
Think Like a Man Too
as Loretta
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Flo (voice)
Baggage Claim
as Catherine Moore
Hiccups
as Flo (voice)
Zambezia
as Gogo (voice)
Think Like a Man
as Loretta Hanover
Five
as Maggie
Cars 2
as Flo (voice)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
as Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
Hereafter
as Candace
The Princess and the Frog
as Mama Odie (voice)
Not Easily Broken
as Mary 'Mama' Clark
Prop 8: The Musical
as Riffing Prop 8'er
Meet the Browns
as Vera
Redrum
as Therapist
Who's Your Caddy?
as C-Note's Mom
Geared-Up
Dirty Laundry
as Aunt Lettuce
Cars
as Flo (voice)
Madea's Family Reunion
as Milay Jenay Lori
Earth to America
as Self
Shark Tale
as Motown Turtle (voice)
The Cookout
as Lady Em
Nora's Hair Salon
as Nora
Antwone Fisher
as Aunt Mary Williams (uncredited)
Juwanna Mann
as Aunt Ruby
The Brothers
as Louise Smith
Dancing in September
as Judge Warner
Cast Away
as Becca Twig
Partners
as Detective Lancy
Little Richard
as Muh Penniman
Mystery Men
as Lucille
Jackie's Back!
as Jackie Washington
Blast from the Past
as Dr. Aron
Get Bruce!
as Self
An Unexpected Life
as Camille
The Mighty
as Mrs. Addison
Rituals
as Carmen
The Preacher's Wife
as Margueritte Coleman
Girl 6
as Boss #1 - Lil
Dead Presidents
as Mrs. Curtis
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Denice Cooper
Panther
as Rita
Deconstructing Sarah
as Betty
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Amanda
Corrina, Corrina
as Jevina
Renaissance Man
as Mrs. Coleman
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Vegas Backup Singer #1
Undercover Blues
as Cab Driver
The Meteor Man
as Mrs. Williams
Poetic Justice
as Annie
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Zelma Bullock
Frozen Assets
as Jomisha
Sister Act
as Michelle
Sunday in Paris
as Taylor Chase
Beaches
as Diva
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
as Self - Harlette
No Poster
Bette Midler: No Frills
as Herself
No Poster