1973-06-21 Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
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Ma | Erica | 2019-05-29 |
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Nerve | Nancy Delmonico | 2016-06-27 |
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The Second Sound Barrier | Lady Billionaire | 2016-03-10 |
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Hard Lovin' Woman | Herself | 2016-04-17 |
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Jem and the Holograms | Erica Raymond | 2015-10-22 |
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Future Relic 03 | 2015-04-18 | |
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Hellion | Pam Noonan | 2014-06-13 |
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Kelly & Cal | Kelly | 2014-03-07 |
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August: Osage County | Karen Weston | 2013-12-26 |
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Open Road | Jill | 2013-04-12 |
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Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash | Narrator | 2012-03-31 |
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Foreverland | Vicky | 2011-12-03 |
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Hick | Tammy | 2011-09-10 |
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Due Date | Heidi | 2010-11-04 |
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Sympathy for Delicious | Ariel Lee | 2010-04-29 |
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Conviction | Roseanna Perry | 2010-10-15 |
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Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond | 2010-11-12 | |
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The Switch | Debbie | 2010-05-11 |
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Whip It | Iron Maven | 2009-04-09 |
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Metropia | Nina (voice) | 2009-10-21 |
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The Darwin Awards | Joleen | 2006-07-05 |
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Catch and Release | Maureen Monette | 2006-10-20 |
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Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor | Singer | 2006-10-02 |
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Grilled | Suzanne | 2006-07-11 |
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Daltry Calhoun | Flora | 2005-09-25 |
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Aurora Borealis | Kate | 2005-04-22 |
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Chasing Freedom | Libby | 2004-01-19 |
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Blueberry | Maria Sullivan | 2004-02-09 |
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Starsky & Hutch | Kitty | 2004-03-05 |
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Old School | Heidi | 2003-02-21 |
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Cold Creek Manor | Ruby | 2003-09-19 |
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Enough | Ginny | 2002-05-21 |
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Assembling Armitage | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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Hysterical Blindness | Beth | 2002-01-16 |
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My Louisiana Sky | Dorie Kay | 2001-05-12 |
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The Making of 'Cape Fear' | Self | 2001-09-18 |
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Picture Claire | Claire Beaucage | 2001-09-10 |
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The 4th Floor | Jane Emelin | 1999-07-31 |
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Some Girl | April | 1998-04-19 |
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From Dusk Till Dawn | Kate Fuller | 1996-01-19 |
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Strange Days | Faith Justin | 1995-10-13 |
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The Basketball Diaries | Diane Moody | 1995-04-21 |
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Mixed Nuts | Gracie Barzini | 1994-12-21 |
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Natural Born Killers | Mallory Knox | 1994-08-25 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Sheri | 1993-09-13 |
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Becky | 1993-12-17 |
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Kalifornia | Adele Corners | 1993-06-24 |
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That Night | Sheryl O'Connor | 1992-08-04 |
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Husbands and Wives | Rain | 1992-09-18 |
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Crooked Hearts | Cassie Warren | 1991-09-06 |
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Cape Fear | Danielle Bowden | 1991-11-13 |
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Too Young to Die? | Amanda Sue Bradley | 1990-02-26 |
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The Runnin' Kind | Amy Curtis | 1989-09-08 |
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Audrey Griswold | 1989-11-30 |
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Meet the Hollowheads | Cindy Hollowhead | 1989-11-15 |
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My Stepmother Is an Alien | Lexie | 1988-12-09 |
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Home Fires | Mary Ash | 1987-08-16 |
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Bronco Billy | Child Spectator | 1980-06-11 |
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