Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis is a performer I think of as pure force of personality. Born in 1957 in Kinloch, Missouri, she built her foundation the old-fashioned way, on Broadway, then sang backup for Bette Midler before breaking into film with Beaches and Sister Act. That singer-to-screen path gives her work a musicality I always notice. With a degree from Webster University and a span across television, film, voice acting and singing, she's the kind of versatile veteran who anchors any project she joins. She also clearly enjoys her audience, given how active she is on Instagram and X, and that warmth comes through in everything I've seen.

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Name (English)

Jenifer Lewis

Name (Japanese)

ジェニファー・ルイス

Reading

じぇにふぁー・るいす

Born

January 25, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Kinloch, Missouri, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / actor / voice actor / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

High school

Kinloch High School

University

Webster University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jeniferlewisforreal/
• Xhttps://x.com/JeniferLewis
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenifer%20Lewis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542262

Tags

• Missouri
• television actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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