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Aliases: Julliete Lewis , Juliette & The Licks , Juliette and The Licks , Juliette and the Licks , 줄리엣 루이스 , Juliette Lake Lewis , Juliette L. Lewis , ژولیت لوئیس

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 50

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Judge (archive footage)
GMTV
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6

GMTV

(1993) Self
Yellowjackets
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8

Yellowjackets

(2021) Adult Nat
Secrets and Lies
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7

Secrets and Lies

(2015) Det. Andrea Cornell
The Act
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8

The Act

(2019) Kathy
Queer as Folk
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7

Queer as Folk

(2022) Judy
The Firm
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6

The Firm

(2012) Tammy
Wayward Pines
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7

Wayward Pines

(2015) Beverly Brown

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Clara Armstrong
Camille
2024 Kim
Cut Throat Bill
2022 Denise
Judy
2021 Self - Adult Nat
Natalie Scatorccio
June
Gloria Michaels
Evelyn
Self (archive footage)
2020 Juliette
Nedra Frank
2019 Bonnie Altmyer
N/A
Joanne
Erica
Countess
Kathy
Mary
2018 Blue
Jandice
Harper
2016 Nancy Delmonico
Herself
Lady Billionaire
2015 Erica Raymond
Beverly Brown
Lona Rey
Detective Andrea Cornell
2014 Medicine
Pam Noonan
Kelly
2013 Karen Weston
Jill
2012 Tammy
Narrator
Tammy
2011 Vicky
Darcy
2010 N/A
Heidi
Roseanna Perry
Debbie
Ariel Lee
2009 Nina (voice)
Self
Self - Guest
Iron Maven
Self - Judge (archive footage)
Self - Guest Judge
2007 Self
2006 Maureen Monette
Self - Singer
Suzanne
Joleen
2005 Flora
Jesse
Kate
2004 Herself
self - segment
Kitty
Maria Sullivan
Libby
2003 Ruby
Paula Wisconsin
Heidi
2002 Ginny
Self
Beth
Self
2001 Self - Guest
Self
Claire Beaucage
Linda
Dorie Kay
April
2000 Robin
1999 Jane Emelin
Self - Guest
Self
Carla Tate
1998 Self
April
1997 September
1996 Melanie Horton
Self - Host
Self (archive footage)
Kate Fuller
1995 Faith Justin
Diane Moody
1994 Gracie Barzini
Mallory Knox
1993 Becky
Self - Guest
Sheri
Adele Corners
Self
1992 Rain
Sheryl O'Connor
1991 Danielle Bowden
Cassie Warren
1990 Holly Bankston
Amanda Sue Bradley
1989 Audrey Griswold
Cindy Hollowhead
Amy Curtis
1988 Lexie
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Delores
1987 Kate Farrell
Mary Ash
1980 Child Spectator
1979 N/A
Nurse Chapman
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Year Character Movie/Tv

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