Cast
Jenifer Lewis
Acting
Cast
Jenifer Lewis
Known for
Acting
Born
1957-01-25
From
Kinloch, Missouri, USA
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.
★8.1
MOVIE2026
GOAT
as Flo Everson (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE2017
Cars 3
as Flo (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2011
Cars 2
as Flo (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2006
Cars
as Flo (voice)
★7.2
MOVIE2009
The Princess and the Frog
as Mama Odie (voice)
★7.7
MOVIE2000
Cast Away
as Becca Twig
★6.6
MOVIE2019
The Addams Family
as Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
★6.6
MOVIE2024
Spellbound
as Nazara (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE2004
Shark Tale
as Motown Turtle (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE2015
The Wedding Ringer
as Doris Jenkins
★6.8
MOVIE1992
Sister Act
as Michelle
★6.2
MOVIE2012
Zambezia
as Gogo (voice)
★6.4
MOVIE2014
Think Like a Man Too
as Loretta
★6.5
MOVIE1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1999
Blast from the Past
as Dr. Aron
★6.4
MOVIE1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Vegas Backup Singer #1
★6.8
MOVIE2012
Think Like a Man
as Loretta Hanover
★5.4
MOVIE2024
This Is Me…Now
as Gemini
★6.7
MOVIE1988
Beaches
as Diva
★5.0
MOVIE1996
Girl 6
as Boss #1 - Lil
★3.0
MOVIE1994
Deconstructing Sarah
as Betty
★6.1
MOVIE2010
Hereafter
as Candace
★6.3
MOVIE2009
Not Easily Broken
as Mary 'Mama' Clark
★6.3
MOVIE1995
Panther
as Rita
★5.3
MOVIE2013
Baggage Claim
as Catherine Moore
★6.6
MOVIE2017
Jewel's Catch One
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE2006
Madea's Family Reunion
as Milay Jenay Lori
★6.7
MOVIE1993
Poetic Justice
as Annie
★5.8
MOVIE1996
The Preacher's Wife
as Margueritte Coleman
★7.9
MOVIE2004
Nora's Hair Salon
as Nora
★5.9
MOVIE1999
Mystery Men
as Lucille
★6.3
MOVIE2014
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Flo (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE2002
Antwone Fisher
as Aunt Mary Williams (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1995
Dead Presidents
as Mrs. Curtis
★7.1
MOVIE1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Zelma Bullock
★1.5
MOVIE2007
Redrum
as Therapist
★6.0
MOVIE2013
Hiccups
as Flo (voice)
★6.7
MOVIE1994
Corrina, Corrina
as Jevina
★6.1
MOVIE1994
Renaissance Man
as Mrs. Coleman
★6.9
MOVIE2008
Prop 8: The Musical
as Riffing Prop 8'er
★7.6
MOVIE2021
Finding Kendrick Johnson
as Narrator (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE2011
Five
as Maggie
★6.0
MOVIE1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Amanda
★4.7
MOVIE2004
The Cookout
as Lady Em
★7.3
MOVIE1998
The Mighty
as Mrs. Addison
★6.5
MOVIE2024
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2001
Dancing in September
as Judge Warner
MOVIE2006
Geared-Up
★3.6
MOVIE1992
Frozen Assets
as Jomisha
★6.7
MOVIE2008
Meet the Browns
as Vera
★5.8
MOVIE1993
The Meteor Man
as Mrs. Williams
★6.1
MOVIE1993
Undercover Blues
as Cab Driver
★6.6
MOVIE2000
Little Richard
as Muh Penniman
★8.2
MOVIE2018
Forbidden
MOVIE2023
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
★6.6
MOVIE2001
The Brothers
as Louise Smith
★3.4
MOVIE2007
Who's Your Caddy?
as C-Note's Mom
★4.9
MOVIE1998
An Unexpected Life
as Camille
★6.9
MOVIE1999
Jackie's Back!
as Jackie Washington
★7.0
MOVIE1984
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
as Self - Harlette
★5.1
MOVIE2002
Juwanna Mann
as Aunt Ruby
★5.8
MOVIE2020
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
as Margeline
★7.0
MOVIE1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Denice Cooper
★7.7
MOVIE2005
Earth to America
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2025
Ado
as Ms. Hopkins
★9.0
MOVIE1998
Rituals
as Carmen
★5.0
MOVIE2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self (archive footage)
★5.5
MOVIE2000
Partners
as Detective Lancy
★5.7
MOVIE2006
Dirty Laundry
as Aunt Lettuce
MOVIE1983
Bette Midler: No Frills
as Herself
★6.9
MOVIE2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
as Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE2015
Secrets of the Magic City
as Aunt Valerie
★6.0
MOVIE2025
Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mama Odie (Voice)
★6.0
MOVIE1991
Sunday in Paris
as Taylor Chase
★2.5
MOVIE2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
MOVIE2021