Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

  • Birthday: 1973-06-21
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also know as: Julliete Lewis

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).

Filmography

Too Young to Die

1990

As Amanda Sue Bradley

Picture Claire

2001

As Claire Beaucage

The Other Sister

1999

As Carla Tate

The 4th Floor

1999

As Jane Emelin

My Louisiana Sky

2001

As Dorie Kay

Kelly & Cal

2014

As Kelly

Chasing Freedom

2004

As Libby

Future Relic 03

2015

As Lona Rey

Hard Lovin' Woman

2016

As Herself

Home Fires

1987

As Mary Ash

Opus

0000

As

Natural Born Killers

1994

As Mallory Knox

Renegade

2004

As Maria Sullivan

That Night

1992

As Sheryl O'Connor

Metropia

2009

As Nina (voice)

Some Girl

1998

As April

Hellion

2014

As Pam Noonan

Room to Rent

2001

As Linda

The Second Sound Barrier

2016

As Lady Billionaire

Assembling Armitage

2002

As Self

The Thicket

0000

As Cut Throat Bill

Strange Days

1995

As Faith Justin

The Way of the Gun

2000

As Robin

Enough

2002

As Ginny

Kalifornia

1993

As Adele Corners

Daltry Calhoun

2005

As Flora

The Evening Star

1996

As Melanie Horton

Aurora Borealis

2005

As Kate

Sympathy for Delicious

2010

As Ariel Lee

Ma

2019

As Erica

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

As Kate Fuller

Cape Fear

1991

As Danielle Bowden

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

As Sheri

Grilled

2006

As Suzanne

Mixed Nuts

1994

As Gracie Barzini

Cold Creek Manor

2003

As Ruby

Meet the Hollowheads

1989

As Cindy Hollowhead

The Darwin Awards

2006

As Joleen

Crooked Hearts

1991

As Cassie Warren

August: Osage County

2013

As Karen Weston

Gaudi Afternoon

2001

As April

Dreamland

2019

As Countess

Catch and Release

2006

As Maureen Monette

Husbands and Wives

1992

As Rain

Due Date

2010

As Heidi

Hick

2011

As Tammy

Nerve

2016

As Nancy Delmonico

Back Roads

2019

As Bonnie Altmyer

Mayday

2021

As June

The Basketball Diaries

1995

As Diane Moody

Old School

2003

As Heidi

Starsky & Hutch

2004

As Kitty

The Switch

2010

As Debbie

Foreverland

2011

As Vicky

Music

2021

As Evelyn

Whip It

2009

As Iron Maven

Open Road

2013

As Jill

Jem and the Holograms

2015

As Erica Raymond

The Runnin' Kind

1989

As Amy Curtis

Breaking News in Yuba County

2021

As Gloria Michaels

Full Tilt Boogie

1998

As Self

Conviction

2010

As Roseanna Perry

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996

As Self (archive footage)

Bronco Billy

1980

As Child Spectator

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