Juliette Lewis
Acting
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).
Born: June 21, 1973
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Clara Armstrong
as Camille
as Kim
as Cut Throat Bill
as Justin (Voice)
as Denise
as Judy
as Natalie Scatorccio
as June
as Gloria Michaels
as Evelyn
as Juliette
as Nedra Frank
as Bonnie Altmyer
as Self
as Joanne
as Erica
as Countess
as Kathy
as Mary
as Blue
as Jandice
as Harper
as Nancy Delmonico
as Erica Raymond
as Beverly Brown
as Lona Rey
as Detective Andrea Cornell
as Medicine
as Pam Noonan
as Kelly
as Karen Weston
as Jill
as Tammy
as Tammy
as Vicky
as Darcy
as Heidi
as Roseanna Perry
as Debbie
as Ariel Lee
as Nina (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Iron Maven
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
as Self
as Maureen Monette
as Suzanne
as Joleen
as Flora
as Jesse
as Kate
as Kitty
as Maria Sullivan
as Libby
as Ruby
as Paula Wisconsin
as Heidi
as Ginny
as Self
as Beth
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Claire Beaucage
as Linda
as Dorie Kay
as April
as Robin
as Jane Emelin
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Carla Tate
as Self
as April
as September
as Melanie Horton
as Self - Host
as Self (archive footage)
as Kate Fuller
as Faith Justin
as Diane Moody
as Gracie Barzini
as Mallory Knox
as Becky
as Self - Guest
as Sheri
as Adele Corners
as Self
as Rain
as Sheryl O'Connor
as Danielle Bowden
as Cassie Warren
as Amanda Sue Bradley
as Audrey Griswold
as Cindy Hollowhead
as Amy Curtis
as Lexie
as Self
as Delores
as Mary Ash
as Child Spectator (uncredited)
as Ruth