Juliette Lewis
Actor
June 21, 1973 (52 years)
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).
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).
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| 2026 | Over Your Dead Body · as Allegra |
| 2025 | Opus · as Clara Armstrong |
| 2025 | By Design · as Camille |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man. · as Kim |
| 2024 | The Thicket · as Cut Throat Bill |
| 2023 | I'm a Virgo · as Justin (voice) |
| 2022 | Welcome to Chippendales · as Denise |
| 2022 | Queer as Folk (2022) · as Judy |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets · as Natalie Scatorccio |
| 2021 | Mayday · as June |
| 2021 | Breaking News in Yuba County · as Gloria Michaels |
| 2021 | Music · as Evelyn |
| 2020 | Filthy Rich (US) · as Juliette |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True · as Nedra Frank |
| 2019 | Ma · as Erica |
| 2019 | Dreamland · as CountessOn Plex |
| 2019 | The Act · as Kathy |
| 2018 | Anthem of a Teenage Prophet · as Mary |
| 2018 | Back Roads · as Bonnie AltmyerOn Plex |
| 2018 | The Conners · as BlueOn Plex |
| 2018 | A Million Little Pieces · as Joanne |
| 2018 | Camping (US) · as Jandice |
| 2018 | Sacred Lies · as Harper |
| 2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris · as Taffney Tucker |
| 2016 | Graves · as Bailey ToddOn Plex |
| 2016 | Nerve · as Nancy Delmonico |
| 2016 | The VICE Guide to Film · as From Dusk Till Dawn |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms · as Erica Raymond |
| 2015 | Wayward Pines · as Beverly Brown |
| 2015 | Secrets and Lies (2015) · as Detective Andrea Cornell |
| 2014 | Hellion · as Pam Noonan |
| 2014 | Kelly & Cal · as KellyOn Plex |
| 2013 | August: Osage County · as Karen WestonOn Plex |
| 2013 | Open Road · as Jill |
| 2012 | Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash · as Narrator |
| 2012 | The Firm · as TammyOn Plex |
| 2011 | Foreverland · as Vicky |
| 2011 | Hick · as TammyOn Plex |
| 2011 | Portlandia · as Darcy |
| 2010 | Conviction · as Roseanna Perry |
| 2010 | Due Date · as Heidi |
| 2010 | The Switch · as Debbie |
| 2010 | Memphis Beat · as Cleo Groves |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious · as Ariel Lee |
| 2009 | Metropia · as Nina (voice) |
| 2009 | Whip It · as Iron Maven |
| 2008 | 5-Second Films · as Cast |
| 2006 | Grilled · as Suzanne |
| 2006 | Catch and Release · as Maureen Monette |
| 2006 | The Darwin Awards · as Joleen |
| 2005 | Daltry Calhoun · as Flora |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl · as Jesse |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis · as Kate |
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch · as Kitty |
| 2004 | Renegade · as Maria SullivanOn Plex |
| 2004 | Chasing Freedom · as Libby |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor · as Ruby |
| 2003 | Free for All · as Paula Wisconsin |
| 2003 | Old School · as Heidi |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor: Alternate Ending · as Ruby |
| 2002 | Hysterical Blindness · as Beth |
| 2002 | Enough · as Ginny |
| 2001 | Armitage III: Dual Matrix · as Naomi Armitage |
| 2001 | Picture Claire · as Claire Beaucage |
| 2001 | Gaudi Afternoon · as AprilOn Plex |
| 2001 | My Louisiana Sky · as Dorie KayOn Plex |
| 2000 | Room to Rent · as Linda |
| 2000 | The Way of the Gun · as RobinOn Plex |
| 1999 | The 4th Floor · as Jane EmelinOn Plex |
| 1999 | The Other Sister · as Carla Tate |
| 1998 | Some Girl · as AprilOn Plex |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg · as September |
| 1996 | The Evening Star · as Melanie Horton |
| 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn · as Kate Fuller |
| 1995 | Strange Days · as Faith Justin |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries · as Diane Moody |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts · as Gracie Barzini |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers · as Mallory Knox |
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape · as Becky |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding · as Sheri |
| 1993 | Kalifornia · as Adele Corners |
| 1992 | That Night · as Sheryl O'connorOn Plex |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives · as Rain |
| 1991 | Cape Fear · as Danielle Bowden |
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts · as Cassie Warren |
| 1990 | Too Young to Die? · as Amanda Sue Bradley |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe · as Holly Bankston |
| 1989 | Christmas Vacation · as Audrey Griswold |
| 1989 | Meet the Hollowheads · as Cindy Hollowhead |
| 1989 | The Runnin' Kind · as Amy Curtis |
| 1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien · as Lexie |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years · as Delores |
| 1987 | I Married Dora · as Kate Farrell |
| 1987 | Home Fires · as Mary Ash |
| 1980 | Bronco Billy · as Child Spectator (uncredited) |
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