Juliette Lewis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 21, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. Lewis became an "it girl" of American cinema in the early 1990s, appearing in various independent and arthouse films. Her accolades include a Pasinetti Award, one Academy Award nomination, one Golden Globe nomination, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. The daughter of character actor Geoffrey Lewis, Lewis began her career in television at age 14 before being cast in her first major film role as Audrey Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). She garnered international notice for her role in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear (1991), which saw Lewis nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Golden Globe in the same category. Following the success of Cape Fear, Lewis had a supporting role in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992), followed by the thriller Kalifornia (1993) in which she portrayed a childlike woman whose boyfriend is a serial killer. She appeared in the drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape (also 1993), playing a young drifter. Lewis gained further notice for her lead role as Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's controversial satirical crime film Natural Born Killers (1994), which earned her the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. She subsequently starred in Kathryn Bigelow's science fiction film Strange Days (1995), and Robert Rodriguez's vampire film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). In 1999, Lewis had a leading role in the drama The Other Sister as a woman with mental disabilities. The 2000s saw Lewis appearing in a series of supporting roles in independent features and studio films, and in 2003 she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in Hysterical Blindness (2002). She went on to appear in supporting parts in such comedies as Old School (2003) and Starsky & Hutch (2004), and embarked on a musical career in 2003, forming the rock band Juliette and the Licks; in 2009, Lewis began releasing material as a solo artist. Subsequent film roles include the sports comedy Whip It (2009), the biographical crime film Conviction (2010), an American romantic comedy The Switch (2010) and the drama August: Osage County (2013). Starting in the later 2010s, Lewis worked more frequently in television, appearing in lead roles on the series The Firm (2012), Wayward Pines (2015), Secrets and Lies (2015–2016), The Act (2019), and Yellowjackets (2021).
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Filmography
Lips Like Sugar
Movie
DreamQuil
Movie · as Nurse Chapman
By Design
Movie · as Camille
Over Your Dead Body
Movie · as Allegra
Jesus Land
Movie · as Ruth
Cape Fear
TV · as Crystal (uncredited) · 2 eps
Opus
Movie · as Clara Armstrong
The Thicket
Movie · as Cut Throat Bill
It's Florida, Man.
TV · as Kim · 1 ep
I'm a Virgo
TV · as Justin (Voice) · 1 ep
Queer as Folk
TV · as Judy · 3 eps
Welcome to Chippendales
TV · as Denise · 8 eps
Music
Movie · as Evelyn
Breaking News in Yuba County
Movie · as Gloria Michaels
Mayday
Movie · as June
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Yellowjackets
TV · as Natalie Scatorccio · 19 eps
Filthy Rich
TV · as Juliette · 3 eps
I Know This Much Is True
TV · as Nedra Frank · 2 eps
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet
Movie · as Mary
Back Roads
Movie · as Bonnie Altmyer
Ma
Movie · as Erica
Dreamland
Movie · as Countess
A Million Little Pieces
Movie · as Joanne
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Act
TV · as Kathy · 1 ep
Sacred Lies
TV · as Harper · 10 eps
Camping
TV · as Jandice · 8 eps
The Conners
TV · as Blue · 3 eps
Nerve
Movie · as Nancy Delmonico
Hard Lovin' Woman
Movie · as Herself
Graves
TV · as Bailey Todd · 2 eps
Jem and the Holograms
Movie · as Erica Raymond
Secrets and Lies
TV · as Detective Andrea Cornell · 20 eps
Wayward Pines
TV · as Beverly Brown · 3 eps
Kelly & Cal
Movie · as Kelly
Hellion
Movie · as Pam Noonan
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
August: Osage County
Movie · as Karen Weston
Open Road
Movie · as Jill
Hick
Movie · as Tammy
The Firm
TV · as Tammy · 22 eps
Foreverland
Movie · as Vicky
Portlandia
TV · as Darcy · 1 ep
The Switch
Movie · as Debbie
Due Date
Movie · as Heidi
Conviction
Movie · as Roseanna Perry
Sympathy for Delicious
Movie · as Ariel Lee
Whip It
Movie · as Iron Maven
Metropia
Movie · as Nina (voice)
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Darwin Awards
Movie · as Joleen
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grilled
Movie · as Suzanne
Catch and Release
Movie · as Maureen Monette
Daltry Calhoun
Movie · as Flora
Aurora Borealis
Movie · as Kate
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Jesse · 1 ep
Blueberry
Movie · as Maria Sullivan
Starsky & Hutch
Movie · as Kitty
Chasing Freedom
Movie · as Libby
My Coolest Years
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
TV · as self - segment · 2 eps
Old School
Movie · as Heidi
Cold Creek Manor
Movie · as Ruby
Free for All
TV · as Paula Wisconsin · 7 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Enough
Movie · as Ginny
Hysterical Blindness
Movie · as Beth
Through the Night with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Picture Claire
Movie · as Claire Beaucage
My Louisiana Sky
Movie · as Dorie Kay
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Movie · as Self
Gaudi Afternoon
Movie · as April
Room to Rent
Movie · as Linda
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Way of the Gun
Movie · as Robin
The Other Sister
Movie · as Carla Tate
The 4th Floor
Movie · as Jane Emelin
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Full Tilt Boogie
Movie · as Self
Some Girl
Movie · as April
Dharma & Greg
TV · as September · 1 ep
From Dusk Till Dawn
Movie · as Kate Fuller
The Evening Star
Movie · as Melanie Horton
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Performer (segment: Raising Victor Vargas) · 1 ep
Strange Days
Movie · as Faith Justin
The Basketball Diaries
Movie · as Diane Moody
Natural Born Killers
Movie · as Mallory Knox
Mixed Nuts
Movie · as Gracie Barzini
Romeo Is Bleeding
Movie · as Sheri
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Movie · as Becky
Kalifornia
Movie · as Adele Corners
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That Night
Movie · as Sheryl O'Connor
Husbands and Wives
Movie · as Rain
Cape Fear
Movie · as Danielle Bowden
Crooked Hearts
Movie · as Cassie Warren
Too Young to Die
Movie · as Amanda Sue Bradley
A Family for Joe
TV · as Holly Bankston · 9 eps
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Movie · as Audrey Griswold
Meet the Hollowheads
Movie · as Cindy Hollowhead
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Movie · as Lexie
The Wonder Years
TV · as Delores · 4 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I Married Dora
TV · as Kate Farrell · 13 eps
The Facts of Life
TV · 2 eps