Jenifer Lewis
Acting
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…
Filmography
80
GOAT
2026
Haunted Hotel
2025
Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Disneyland Resort
2025
Ado
2025
Spellbound
2024
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
2024
This Is Me…Now
2024
History of the World: Part II
2023
Not Dead Yet
2023
Night Court
2023
So Help Me Todd
2022
Cars on the Road
2022
I Love That for You
2022
And Just Like That…
2021
The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
2021
All Boys Aren't Blue
2021
Finding Kendrick Johnson
2021
Monsters at Work
2021
Rugrats
2021
The Upshaws
2021
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
The Addams Family
2019
Amphibia
2019
Forbidden
2018
grown-ish
2018
Big Hero 6 The Series
2017
Cars 3
2017
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
The Wedding Ringer
2015
black-ish
2014
Think Like a Man Too
2014
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
Baggage Claim
2013
Teen Titans Go!
2013
Hiccups
2013
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
2012
Zambezia
2012
Think Like a Man
2012
Five
2011
The Playboy Club
2011
Cars 2
2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
Young Justice
2010
Hereafter
2010
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Not Easily Broken
2009
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
Meet the Browns
2008
Redrum
2007
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Day Break
2006
Geared-Up
2006
Shark
2006
Dirty Laundry
2006
Cars
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
The Boondocks
2005
American Dad!
2005
Boston Legal
2004
Shark Tale
2004
The Cookout
2004
Nora's Hair Salon
2004
That's So Raven
2003
Antwone Fisher
2002
Juwanna Mann
2002
The Brothers
2001
Dancing in September
2001
Cast Away
2000
Bette
2000
Girlfriends
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Partners
2000
Little Richard
2000
Time of Your Life
1999
Grown Ups
Grown Ups
1999
Mystery Men
1999
Jackie's Back!
1999
Blast from the Past
1999