Jenifer Lewis

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 25, 1957 (68 years old)

Jenifer Lewis

Known For

ADO
0h 15m
Movie 2025

ADO

Ms. Hopkins is rehearsing Much Ado About Nothing with her middle school theatre class when it is interrupted by a school shooter.

Spellbound
1h 51m
Movie 2024

Spellbound

When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.

The Greatest Love Story Never Told
1h 27m
Movie 2024

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Follow Jennifer Lopez as she attempts her most daring project yet: independently producing a new album and cinematic original that explore her twenty-year journey to self-love.

This Is Me…Now
1h 6m
Movie 2024

This Is Me…Now

An intimate, fantastical and narrative-driven reflection of Jennifer Lopez's journey of self-healing and self-love in an immersive world where music and visuals intertwine, revealing the challenges faced and the triumphs achieved.

I Love That for You
TV Show 2022

I Love That for You

A woman overcomes childhood leukemia to achieve her dream of becoming an on-air host at a home shopping network.

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Movie 2022

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

An exclusive look at final table read and original audition tapes; interviews with cast, crew and guest stars of the show's eight seasons.

All Boys Aren't Blue
0h 40m
Movie 2021

All Boys Aren't Blue

Actors Bernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, and Jenifer Lewis bring to life the words of Black non-binary author George Matthew Johnson’s transparent and sparkling memoir, aided by director Nathan Hale Williams’ visual poetry. Tackling issues of Black masculinity and Black queerness in relationship to Blackness, each character represents Johnson at different stages of their life, chronicling their story of growing up and challenging gender identity norms, as well as learning to adapt to HIV/AIDS.

Finding Kendrick Johnson
1h 43m
Movie 2021

Finding Kendrick Johnson

A filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen.

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
1h 38m
Movie 2020

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 original songs with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton!

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
1h 37m
Movie 2019

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.

Biography

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.