Personal Info
Jenifer Lewis
Acting
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 opposit…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
GOAT
as Flo Everson (voice)
Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mama Odie (Voice)
Ado
as Ms. Hopkins
Spellbound
as Nazara (voice)
This Is Me…Now
as Gemini
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
as Self
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
All Boys Aren't Blue
Finding Kendrick Johnson
as Narrator (voice)
TV Shows
Haunted Hotel
as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep.
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish
as Mother Nature (voice) · 1 ep.
History of the World: Part II
as Grandma · 1 ep.
Night Court
as Erika · 1 ep.
Not Dead Yet
as Donna · 2 ep.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
So Help Me Todd
as Jacqueline Burton · 1 ep.
Cars on the Road
as Flo (voice) · 1 ep.
I Love That for You
as Patricia Cochran · 8 ep.
