Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American actress, singer and activist. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films Beaches (1988) and Sister Act (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of mothers in the films What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), Poetic Justice (1993), The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Brothers (2001), Think Like a Man and in the sequel Think Like a Man Too (2014), Baggage Claim (2013), and The Wedding Ringer (2015), as well as in The Temptations TV miniseries (1998).
Jenifer Lewis
Active - 1984 - Present |
Birth - Jan 25, 1957 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Comedy Drama, Family
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Subgenres - Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Musical, Buddy Film, African- Biographical Dramas
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Jenifer Jeanette Lewis, Jennifer Lewis, The Black Mother of Hollywood, The Harlettes-
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Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Musical, Buddy Film, African- Biographical Dramas, Biographical Film, Family Film, 3D Animated, Basketball, Black Comedy Film, Christmas Film, Collage Film, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, LGBT-Related Film, Silent Feature, Superhero Film, Action Comedy Film, Animated Film, Apocalyptic Film, Buddy Cop Film, Comedy Horror, Computer-Animated, Computer-Animated Film, Disaster Film, Female Buddy Film, Heist Film, Mockumentary, Neo-Noir, Parody Film, Rock Music, Science Fiction Comedy, Spy Film, Survival Film