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Jenifer Lewis

ジェニファー・ルイス　/　じぇにふぁー・るいす

American television actor

January 25, 1957 (age 69)　・　Kinloch, Missouri, United States

Missouri
television actor
film actor
actor

My Take

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.

Overview

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress and singer. 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).

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1. Profile

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rooster
Origin: Kinloch, Missouri, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / actor / voice actor / singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Kinloch High School
University: Webster University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

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