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Jenifer Lewis is a Actor and Co-Producer American born on 25 january 1957 at Kinloch (USA)

Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis
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Birth name Jenifer Jeanette Lewis
Nationality USA
Birth 25 january 1957 (67 years) at Kinloch (USA)

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American film, theatre, and television actress, comedian, and singer.

Best films

Cast Away (2000)
(Actress)

Usually with

John Lasseter
John Lasseter
(5 films)
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
(2 films)
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jenifer Lewis (51 films)

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Actress

Poetic Justice, 1h49
Directed by John Singleton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Poésie, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Joe Torry, Tyra Ferrell, Roger Guenveur Smith
Roles Annie
Rating61% 3.054773.054773.054773.054773.05477
Justice (Janet Jackson) is a young woman living in South Central, Los Angeles. She was named Justice by her late mother, who gave birth to her while attending law school. After the shooting death of her boyfriend Markell (Q-Tip), Justice falls into a deep depression. She spends the majority of her time in the house she inherited from her grandmother, with her cat White Boy, only going out to her job at a local hair salon. Justice is a talented poet, she reads many of her poems throughout the course of the film, both to other characters and in voice over.
Undercover Blues, 1h30
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw, Stanley Tucci, Obba Babatundé, Dennis Lipscomb
Roles Cab Driver
Rating60% 3.000073.000073.000073.000073.00007
Turner and Quaid play Jane and Jefferson Blue, a wise-cracking couple of spies for an unnamed U.S. covert organization on maternity leave in New Orleans with their baby daughter whom they dote on, though they are unable to agree on whether her name should be Louise Jane or Jane Louise. With the baby's arrival, they have decided to move on to "Chapter Two" of their marriage, retiring from field assignment in an attempt to give their daughter a normal life. However, events continually conspire to draw them back into their old lives, including fruitless attacks by a frustrated mugger (played by Stanley Tucci) while being called back into service to combat a psychotic Czech arms dealer (played by Fiona Shaw).
What's Love Got to Do with It, 1h58
Directed by Brian Gibson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about domestic violence, Musical films
Actors Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander, Jenifer Lewis, Virginia Capers, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Roles Zelma Bullock
Rating72% 3.6483753.6483753.6483753.6483753.648375
Born and raised in a small Tennessee town, Nutbush, Anna Mae Bullock (Tina's original name) grows up in an unhappy family, with her parents later leaving and abandoning her and only taking her sister. Following her grandmother's death, she relocates to St. Louis, reuniting with her mother and close sister Alline. Anna Mae pursues a chance to be a professional singer after seeing charismatic bandleader Ike Turner perform one night. Later she wins her spot in Turner's band after singing onstage and he begins mentoring her. In time, an unexpected romance develops between the two after she moves into Ike's home. Shortly afterwards, they marry and begin having musical success together as Ike and Tina Turner.
Sister Act
Sister Act (1992)
, 1h40
Directed by Emile Ardolino
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Isis Carmen Jones, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes
Roles Michelle
Rating65% 3.2544053.2544053.2544053.2544053.254405
The film opens in 1968 at St. Anne's Academy, a California Roman Catholic school, where a young girl named Deloris Wilson is scolded by Sister Immaculata (Lois de Banzie) for wisecracking and disobedience. The setting then changes to the present day, where Deloris Van Cartier is a lounge singer in a 1960s-themed act called The Ronelles (a parody of The Ronettes), who sing at The Moonlite Lounge of the Nevada Club in Reno, Nevada, run by her boyfriend, the mobster Vince LaRocca. After Deloris walks in on Vince having his chauffeur Ernie executed for betrayal, Vince orders his two henchmen Joey and Willy to kill her as well. Deloris flees Vince's casino to the local police station where Lieutenant Eddie Souther suggests she testify against Vince if he can be arrested and tried, but for now, she should go into witness protection until the time comes.
Frozen Assets, 1h36
Directed by George Trumbull Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Shelley Long, Corbin Bernsen, Larry Miller, Teri Copley, Dody Goodman, Matt Clark
Roles Jomisha
Rating33% 1.687131.687131.687131.687131.68713
Zach Shepard, an executive at a Los Angeles bank, gets a new job at a bank in Oregon, which is revealed to be a sperm bank. After some initial confusion, Zach and his nurse, Grace Murdock, deal with a shortage of donations by holding a contest with a $100,000 prize. Citizens abstain from sex to save themselves for bank "deposits," while a local brothel protests the sperm bank for ruining its business.
Beaches
Beaches (1989)
, 2h3
Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan
Roles Diva
Rating69% 3.4980653.4980653.4980653.4980653.498065
The story of two friends from different backgrounds, whose friendship spans more than 30 years through childhood, love, and tragedy: Cecilia Carol "C.C." Bloom (Bette Midler), a New York actress and singer, and Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey), a San Francisco heiress and lawyer. The film begins with middle-aged C.C. receiving a note during a rehearsal for her upcoming Los Angeles concert. She leaves the rehearsal in a panic and tries frantically to travel to her friend's side. Unable to get a flight to San Francisco because of fog, she rents a car and drives overnight, reflecting on her life with Hillary.

Production

Jackie's Back!, 2h
Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Musical
Actors Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Tangie Ambrose, Loretta Devine, David Hyde Pierce
Roles Co-Producer
Rating70% 3.5408853.5408853.5408853.5408853.540885
Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.