Jenifer Lewis is best known as Actress, Comedian, Singer, Dancer, Voiceover Artist, Activist who has an estimated Net Worth of $2 Million. Back-up singer who became a voice and screen actress, providing her voice for the Disney animated films Cars and The Princess and the Frog. Her roles in Dreamgirls and Beaches brought her additional fame. She's also appeared in The Black-ish since 2014. She was born on January 25,1957, Kinloch, MO. She provided the voice for Mama Odie in The Princess and the Frog. She made her acting debut in the Broadway musical Eubie in 1979. In 2006, she starred opposite Meryl Streep in a performance of Shakespeare in the Park. She married Arnold Byrd in 2012 and she has a daughter named Charmaine. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Jenifer Lewis Bio, Wiki
Best Known For
Movie Actress
Nick Name
The Black Mother of Hollywood
Full Name
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis
Birth Place
Kinloch, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Residence
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Education
Jenifer Lewis studied at Kinloch High School before getting enrolled at Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri.
VoiceNominated — Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
2010
Hereafter
Candace
2011
Cars 2
Flo
Voice
2011
Five
Maggie
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or MovieNominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialNominated – NAMIC Vision Awards for Best Performance – Drama
2012
Think Like a Man
Loretta Hanover
2012
Zambezia
Gogo
Voice
2013
Playin' for Love
Alize Gates
2013
Baggage Claim
Catherine Moore
Nominated — Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2014
Secrets of the Magic City
Aunt Valerie
2014
Think Like a Man Too
Loretta Hanover
2015
The Wedding Ringer
Doris Jenkins
2015
It Had to Be You
Reggie
Television film
2017
Cars 3
Flo
Voice
2019
The Addams Family
Great Auntie Sloom
Voice
Jenifer Lewis TV Shows
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990–1991
Murphy Brown
Sales Person
Episodes: “Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way” and “Uh-Oh: Pt. 2”
1990–1993
A Different World
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
Recurring role, 9 episodes
1991
Stat
Felicia Brown
Episode: “Psychosomatic”
1991–1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Aunt Helen Smith
Recurring role, 8 episodes
1992
Dream On
Carolyn
Episode: “To the Moon, Alex!”
1993
In Living Color
Various characters
Episodes: “Bunny Clive” and “Calhoun Tubbs”
Roc
Charlaine
Episode: “Joey the Bartender”
Moon Over Miami
Aurora Tyler
Episode: “If You Only Knew”
1993–1994
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Georgia Rodman
Episodes: “Father Fairest” and “Double Cheeseburger, Hold the Diploma”
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Mystique
Episode: “All Shook Up”
Friends
Paula
Episode: “The One With the Thumb”
1995
New York Undercover
Medina
Episode: “Private Enemy No. 1”
Living Single
Delia Deveaux
Episode: “Talk Showdown”
Courthouse
Judge Rosetta Reide
Series regular, 11 episodes
1996
Cosby
Bernice
Episode: “Basketball Story”
1997
Touched by an Angel
Queenie
Episode: “Amazing Grace: Part 1”
Promised Land
Episode: “Amazing Grace: Part 2”
1997–1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Black Widow Spider (voice)Hazel (voice)
Episode: “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”Episode: “The Bremen Town Musicians”
1998
The Parent 'Hood
Linda
Episode: “Hurricane Linda”
1998-2000
For Your Love
Sylvia Ellis / Mel and Reggie's Mother
Episodes: “The Brother's Day” and “Father Fixture”
Episodes: “A Short Story and a Tall Tale” and “The Way the Cookie Crumbles”
American Dad!
Lessie
Episode: “School Lies”
State of Georgia
Patrice
Episode: “Best Friends For-Never”
The Playboy Club
Pearl
Recurring role, 7 episodes
2014
The Boondocks
Boss Willona / Geraldine
Episodes: “Breaking Grandad” and “Early Bird Special”
2014–present
Black-ish
Ruby Johnson
Recurring (Season 1), Series regular (Season 2-)Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017)Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (2016)Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017)Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2017-2018)
