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Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Wiki Biography
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis was born on 25 January 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri USA, and is an actress known for appearing in Broadway musicals as well as films. She was a part of “Sister Act”, “Beaches”, and “The Preacher’s Wife”, but all of her endeavors have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Jenifer Lewis? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $2 million, mostly earned through a successful career as an actress. Aside from her numerous films, she’s also been a part of television series and mini-series, including “Strong Medicine”, “Girlfriends”, and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. As she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will increase.
Jenifer attended Kinloch High School, and after matriculating went to Webster University, then after graduating, she moved to New York to pursue a career as a performer. She appeared in various Broadway musicals including “Eubie” in which she was cast as the titular character. She was also considered for a role in the hit musical “Dreamgirls”, but then went to work as a background singer for Bette Midler. The two also worked together in the film “Beaches” which would start to open up more on-screen opportunities for her. She also developed a nightclub act, and was a Pre-Show announcer at Disneyland’s Star Tours.
In 1990, Lewis moved to Los Angeles and started being cast in various television shows, including “Dream On”, “In Living Color”, and “Friends”. She appeared in the final season of “A Different World” and had recurring appearances in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” from 1991 to 1996. She was also cast in the short lived drama “Courthouse”. During this time she became part of the comedy film “Sister Act” which starred Whoopi Goldberg, and continued with more films such as “Poetic Justice” and “What’s Love Got To Do With It”. Her performance in that film earned her a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Other films she was cast in during this period include “Renaissance Man”, “Panther” and “Dead Presidents”, all contributing to her net worth.
In 2000, Lewis became a part of the film “Cast Away” in a supporting role, and a regular cast member of the drama “Strong Medicine” until the end of its run in 2006; she also performed the theme song of the show. She then had a recurring role in the sitcom “Girlfriends”, and the following year she was cast in the romantic comedy “The Brothers”, as well as becoming part of several Tyler Perry films. In 2008, she continued her work on stage by being cast in “Hairspray”; she also guest starred in “Boston Legal” and “That’s So Raven’. Lewis then ventured into voice work, most notably in Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” which won her an Annie Award.
In 2010, she was cast in the Clint Eastwood film “Hereafter”, and followed it up with 2011’s “Five”, a performance which earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination. A few of her latest projects include “Baggage Claim” and “The Wedding Ringer”. She was also cast in the comedy series “Black-ish” which earned her a Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
For her personal life, it is known that she married retired marine Arnold Byrd in 2012. She also has a daughter from a previous relationship. Jenifer revealed that she has Bipolar disorder, and has been treating it for the past decade.
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Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Quick Info
Net Worth | $2 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 25, 1957 |
Place Of Birth | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Profession | Actress |
Education | Webster University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Arnold Byrd |
Children | Charmaine Lewis |
https://twitter.com/jeniferlewis | |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507338/ |
Nominations | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series |
Movies | The Princess and the Frog, Cars, What’s Love Got to Do with It, Think Like A Man, Cars 2, The Preacher’s Wife, Jackie’s Back, Think Like a Man Too, The Wedding Ringer, Meet the Browns |
TV Shows | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Strong Medicine, The PJs, Courthouse, Cars Toons |
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Trademarks
- She often plays a character’s mother or grandmother in movies or shows
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Quotes
- I’m in the moment. I’m always in the moment of life.
- If you don’t love it, don’t touch it.
- I want to co-produce again.
- If you just want to be a star, go away.
- I’ve been burn when it comes to my hair that it ain’t no joke.
- I still go to a salon where a gal does my hair, and I don’t know if it’s because I’m a celebrity but by the time I leave there, we are eating chicken and talking and screaming.
- You never know when you start a project just how good it can be.
- You have to be a star to be in this business.
- Whoopi and I have been friends ever since she claimed she couldn’t sing on the set of Sister Act.
- What if Whitney was at her top, and we brought in a name like Whitney Houston, it would sell.
- It’s important to e alive in those moment, especially when you’re doing something you love to do.
- Saturday night is when my hair would be fixed up and that was my memory.
- Sometimes I think I take on a lot of work but that’s me.
- I had not starred in an independent film and it’s about a woman who owned a hair salon.
- If you can find something you love, go for it everyday of your life, and it would be really good to you.
- America has a relationship with Bobby and Whitney.
- Apart from being Jenifer Lewis. The name pulls people in.
- We didn’t have a beauty shop as I grew up.
- I don’t have any beauty shop memories. I remember the barber shop.
- But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva’s heart is open, and she’s ready to play by her own rules – rules that are gentle and kind.
- You are a black goddess when you come out the salon.
- You think you can go into all those auditions not knowing who you are? The work came after I found my sense of self – when I wasn’t so manic and desperate.
- A diva is someone who pretends to know who she is and looks fabulous doing it.
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Important Facts
- Despite playing her mother in What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993), Lewis is just 1 year older than Angela Bassett.
- Despite playing her mother in The Preacher’s Wife (1996), Lewis was just 6 years older than Whitney Houston.
- Graduated from Webster University, Missouri.
- Has an adopted daughter named Charmaine.
- She is the youngest of seven children.
- Sang in her church choir at the age of five.
- She starred in and co-wrote a one-woman show called “The Diva is Dismissed.” It earned her two NAACP Theater Awards.
- She began her career on Broadway in “Eubie”.
- Was once one of Bette Midler’s Harlettes.
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Panther | 1995/I | Rita | Actress | |
New York Undercover | 1995 | TV Series | Medina | Actress |
Last Days of Russell | 1994 | TV Movie | Aunt Yvette | Actress |
Friends | 1994 | TV Series | Paula | Actress |
Rebel Highway | 1994 | TV Series | Amanda Baldwin Cooper | Actress |
Shake, Rattle and Rock! | 1994 | TV Movie | Amanda | Actress |
Corrina, Corrina | 1994 | Jevina | Actress | |
Deconstructing Sarah | 1994 | TV Movie | Betty | Actress |
Renaissance Man | 1994 | Mrs. Coleman | Actress | |
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Georgia Rodman | Actress |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | TV Series | Mystique | Actress |
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | 1993 | Vegas Backup Singer #1 | Actress | |
Moon Over Miami | 1993 | TV Series | Aurora Tyler | Actress |
Roc | 1993 | TV Series | Charlaine | Actress |
Undercover Blues | 1993 | Cab Driver | Actress | |
The Meteor Man | 1993 | Mrs. Williams, Lewis’ Mother | Actress | |
Poetic Justice | 1993 | Annie | Actress | |
A Different World | 1990-1993 | TV Series | Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport / Susan Clayton | Actress |
What’s Love Got to Do with It | 1993 | Zelma Bullock | Actress | |
In Living Color | 1993 | TV Series | Various | Actress |
Dream On | 1992 | TV Series | Carolyn | Actress |
Frozen Assets | 1992 | Jomisha | Actress | |
Sister Act | 1992 | Michelle | Actress | |
Murphy Brown | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Sales Person | Actress |
Sunday in Paris | 1991 | TV Short | Taylor Chase | Actress |
Stat | 1991 | TV Series | Felicia Brown | Actress |
Beaches | 1988 | Diva (as Jenifer Jeanette Lewis) | Actress | |
Red Heat | 1988 | Judge Jenifer Lewis (uncredited) | Actress | |
Big Hero 6: The Series | 2017 | TV Series filming | Professor Granville (2017) (voice) | Actress |
Black-ish | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Ruby / Ruby Johnson / Rosy | Actress |
It Had to Be You | 2015 | TV Movie | Reggie | Actress |
Instant Mom | 2015 | TV Series | Delois | Actress |
The Wedding Ringer | 2015 | Doris Jenkins | Actress | |
The Exes | 2015 | TV Series | Caren Dupree | Actress |
Think Like a Man Too | 2014 | Loretta | Actress | |
Secrets of the Magic City | 2014 | Aunt Valerie | Actress | |
The Boondocks | 2014 | TV Series | Geraldine / Boss Willona | Actress |
Baggage Claim | 2013 | Catherine | Actress | |
Disney Infinity | 2013 | Video Game | Flo (voice) | Actress |
Playin’ for Love | 2013 | Alize Gates | Actress | |
Tales from Radiator Springs | 2013 | TV Series | Flo | Actress |
Zambezia | 2012 | Gogo (voice) | Actress | |
Think Like a Man | 2012 | Loretta | Actress | |
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom | 2012 | Video Game | Mama Odie Shenzi (voice) |
Actress |
Five | 2011 | TV Movie | Maggie | Actress |
The Playboy Club | 2011 | TV Series | Pearl | Actress |
State of Georgia | 2011 | TV Series | Patrice | Actress |
Cars 2: The Video Game | 2011 | Video Game | Flo (voice) | Actress |
Cars 2 | 2011 | Flo (voice) | Actress | |
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren | 2011 | Video short | Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited) | Actress |
American Dad! | 2011 | TV Series | Lessie | Actress |
The Cleveland Show | 2011 | TV Series | Receptionist / Middle-Aged Woman / Woman / … | Actress |
Meet the Browns | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Vera Brown | Actress |
Hereafter | 2010 | Candace | Actress | |
The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Mama Odie (voice) | Actress | |
The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Video Game | Mama Odie (voice) | Actress |
Cars Race-O-Rama | 2009 | Video Game | Flo (voice) | Actress |
Not Easily Broken | 2009 | Mary ‘Mama’ Clark | Actress | |
Prop 8: The Musical | 2008 | Short | Riffing Prop 8’er | Actress |
Meet the Browns | 2008 | Vera | Actress | |
Boston Legal | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Judge Isabel Fisher | Actress |
Cars Mater-National | 2007 | Video Game | Flo (voice) | Actress |
Redrum | 2007 | Therapist | Actress | |
Who’s Your Caddy? | 2007 | C-Note’s Mom | Actress | |
Shark | 2007 | TV Series | Ellie Broussard | Actress |
Day Break | 2007 | TV Series | Elizabeth Hopper | Actress |
The Heart Specialist | 2006 | Nurse Jackson | Actress | |
Dirty Laundry | 2006/I | Aunt Lettuce | Actress | |
Cars | 2006 | Video Game | Flo (voice) | Actress |
Girlfriends | 2002-2006 | TV Series | Veretta Childs | Actress |
Cars | 2006 | Flo (voice) | Actress | |
Madea’s Family Reunion | 2006 | Milay Jenay Lori | Actress | |
Strong Medicine | 2000-2006 | TV Series | Receptionist Lana Hawkins | Actress |
Shark Tale | 2004 | Motown Turtle (voice) | Actress | |
The Cookout | 2004 | Lady Em | Actress | |
Nora’s Hair Salon | 2004 | Nora Harper | Actress | |
That’s So Raven | 2004 | TV Series | Vivian Baxter | Actress |
The Proud Family | 2003 | TV Series | Aunt Spice | Actress |
The Sunday Morning Stripper | 2003 | Short | Demetria | Actress |
Antwone Fisher | 2002 | Aunt (uncredited) | Actress | |
Family Affair | 2002 | TV Series | Mrs. Summers | Actress |
Juwanna Mann | 2002 | Aunt Ruby | Actress | |
The PJs | 1999-2001 | TV Series | Bebe Ho | Actress |
The Ponder Heart | 2001 | TV Movie | Narcissa Wingfield | Actress |
The Brothers | 2001 | Louise Smith | Actress | |
Cast Away | 2000 | Becca Twig | Actress | |
Bette | 2000 | TV Series | Inez | Actress |
Partners | 2000 | TV Movie | Detective Lancy | Actress |
Dancing in September | 2000 | Judge Warner | Actress | |
Little Richard | 2000 | TV Movie | Muh Penniman | Actress |
For Your Love | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Mel and Reggie’s Mother / Sylvia Ellis | Actress |
Time of Your Life | 1999 | TV Series | Joss’s Mother | Actress |
Grown Ups | 1999 | TV Series | Melissa’s Mother | Actress |
Moesha | 1999 | TV Series | Mrs. Biggs | Actress |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Hazel / Black Widow Spider | Actress |
Mystery Men | 1999 | Lucille | Actress | |
Jackie’s Back! | 1999 | TV Movie | Jackie Washington | Actress |
The Jamie Foxx Show | 1999 | TV Series | Josie | Actress |
Blast from the Past | 1999 | Dr. Aron | Actress | |
An Unexpected Life | 1998 | TV Movie | Camille | Actress |
Rituals | 1998 | Short | Actress | |
The Mighty | 1998 | Mrs. Addison | Actress | |
The Parent ‘Hood | 1998 | TV Series | Linda | Actress |
The Temptations | 1998 | TV Series | Mama Rose | Actress |
Promised Land | 1997 | TV Series | Queenie | Actress |
Touched by an Angel | 1997 | TV Series | Queenie | Actress |
The Preacher’s Wife | 1996 | Margueritte Coleman | Actress | |
Cosby | 1996 | TV Series | Bernice | Actress |
Girl 6 | 1996 | Boss #1 – Lil | Actress | |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1991-1996 | TV Series | Aunt Helen | Actress |
Courthouse | 1995 | TV Series | Judge Rosetta Reide | Actress |
Dead Presidents | 1995 | Mrs. Curtis | Actress | |
Living Single | 1995 | TV Series | Delia Deveaux | Actress |
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan | 1995 | TV Movie | Denice Cooper | Actress |
Strong Medicine | TV Series composer – 132 episodes, 2000 – 2006 theme vocals – 2 episodes, 2005 – 2006 | Music Department | ||
Hewy’s Animated Movie Reviews | 2009 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | performer: “Dig a Little Deeper” | Soundtrack | |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1999 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Roseanne Show | 1998 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
In Living Color | 1993 | TV Series characters – 1 episode | Writer | |
Jackie’s Back! | 1999 | TV Movie co-producer | Producer | |
To Her Own Rhythm | 2015 | Documentary short post-production | Herself | Self |
Allee Willis Loves Detroit | Documentary filming | Herself | Self | |
Exhale | 2014 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Sidewalks Entertainment | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
The Doctors | 2013 | TV Series | Self | |
Black Actress | 2013 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Piper’s QUICK Picks | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Of Two Minds | 2012 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The Mo’Nique Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Made in Hollywood | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
SAG Foundation Conversations | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Straight from the Horses Mouth | 2009 | Video | Herself | Self |
The Road to Cars | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Earth to America | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
CMT: 40 Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs | 2004 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Wayne Brady Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Hollywood Squares | 2001-2004 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Pyramid | 2002 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1996-1999 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Get Bruce | 1999 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The Roseanne Show | 1998 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
28th NAACP Image Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Chris Rock Show | 1997 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
26th NAACP Image Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Bette Midler No Frills | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself (as Jennifer Lewis, The Harlettes) | Self |
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Critics’ Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series | Black-ish (2014) | Won |
2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | Baggage Claim (2013) | Won |
2012 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female | Five (2011) | Won |
2012 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Five (2011) | Won |
2012 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance – Drama | Five (2011) | Won |
2012 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Five (2011) | Won |
2010 | Annie | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | The Princess and the Frog (2009) | Won |
2006 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Strong Medicine (2000) | Won |
2000 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable – Best Actress | Jackie’s Back! (1999) | Won |
1997 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Preacher’s Wife (1996) | Won |
1995 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993) | Won |
2016 | Critics’ Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series | Black-ish (2014) | Nominated |
2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | Baggage Claim (2013) | Nominated |
2012 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female | Five (2011) | Nominated |
2012 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Five (2011) | Nominated |
2012 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance – Drama | Five (2011) | Nominated |
2012 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Five (2011) | Nominated |
2010 | Annie | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | The Princess and the Frog (2009) | Nominated |
2006 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Strong Medicine (2000) | Nominated |
2000 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable – Best Actress | Jackie’s Back! (1999) | Nominated |
1997 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Preacher’s Wife (1996) | Nominated |
1995 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993) | Nominated |