Juliette Lewis
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Opus as Clara Armstrong
- 2024 · The Thicket as Cut Throat Bill
- 2023 · I'm a Virgo as Justin (Voice)
- 2022 · Welcome to Chippendales as Denise
- 2021 · Yellowjackets as Natalie Scatorccio
- 2021 · Mayday as June
- 2020 · I Know This Much Is True as Nedra Frank
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Ma as Erica
- 2019 · The Act as Kathy
- 2018 · The Conners as Blue
- 2018 · Sacred Lies as Harper
- 2016 · Nerve as Nancy Delmonico
- 2015 · Jem and the Holograms as Erica Raymond
- 2015 · Wayward Pines as Beverly Brown
- 2015 · Secrets and Lies as Detective Andrea Cornell
- 2013 · August: Osage County as Karen Weston
- 2012 · The Firm as Tammy
- 2011 · Portlandia as Darcy
- 2010 · Due Date as Heidi
- 2010 · Conviction as Roseanna Perry
- 2010 · The Switch as Debbie
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Whip It as Iron Maven
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Grilled as Suzanne
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Jesse
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - segment
- 2004 · Starsky & Hutch as Kitty
- 2003 · Cold Creek Manor as Ruby
- 2003 · Old School as Heidi
- 2002 · Enough as Ginny
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- 2000 · The Way of the Gun as Robin
- 1999 · The 4th Floor as Jane Emelin
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1999 · The Other Sister as Carla Tate
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as September
- 1996 · The Evening Star as Melanie Horton
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Kate Fuller
- 1995 · Strange Days as Faith Justin
- 1995 · The Basketball Diaries as Diane Moody
- 1994 · Natural Born Killers as Mallory Knox
- 1993 · What's Eating Gilbert Grape as Becky
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Kalifornia as Adele Corners
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1991 · Cape Fear as Danielle Bowden
- 1989 · National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Audrey Griswold
- 1988 · My Stepmother Is an Alien as Lexie
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1988 · The Wonder Years as Delores
- 1980 · Bronco Billy as Child Spectator (uncredited)
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as
- Future · Jesus Land as Ruth
- Future · Over Your Dead Body as
- 2025 · By Design as Camille
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Kim
- 2022 · Queer as Folk as Judy
- 2021 · Breaking News in Yuba County as Gloria Michaels
- 2021 · Music as Evelyn
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Filthy Rich as Juliette
- 2019 · Back Roads as Bonnie Altmyer
- 2019 · A Million Little Pieces as Joanne
- 2019 · Dreamland as Countess
- 2019 · Anthem of a Teenage Prophet as Mary
- 2018 · Camping as Jandice
- 2016 · Hard Lovin' Woman as Herself
- 2016 · The Second Sound Barrier as Lady Billionaire
- 2015 · Future Relic 03 as Lona Rey
- 2014 · Scorsese's Women as Medicine
- 2014 · Hellion as Pam Noonan
- 2014 · Kelly & Cal as Kelly
- 2013 · Open Road as Jill
- 2012 · Hick as Tammy
- 2012 · Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash as Narrator
- 2011 · Foreverland as Vicky
- 2010 · Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond as
- 2010 · Sympathy for Delicious as Ariel Lee
- 2009 · Metropia as Nina (voice)
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2006 · Catch and Release as Maureen Monette
- 2006 · Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor as Self - Singer
- 2006 · The Darwin Awards as Joleen
- 2005 · Daltry Calhoun as Flora
- 2005 · Aurora Borealis as Kate
- 2004 · My Coolest Years as Herself
- 2004 · Renegade as Maria Sullivan
- 2004 · Chasing Freedom as Libby
- 2003 · Free for All as Paula Wisconsin
- 2002 · Hysterical Blindness as Beth
- 2002 · Assembling Armitage as Self
- 2001 · The Making of 'Cape Fear' as Self
- 2001 · Picture Claire as Claire Beaucage
- 2001 · Room to Rent as Linda
- 2001 · My Louisiana Sky as Dorie Kay
- 2001 · Gaudi Afternoon as April
- 1999 · TV total as Self
- 1998 · Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- 1998 · Some Girl as April
- 1996 · Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Mixed Nuts as Gracie Barzini
- 1993 · Romeo Is Bleeding as Sheri
- 1992 · Husbands and Wives as Rain
- 1992 · That Night as Sheryl O'Connor
- 1991 · Crooked Hearts as Cassie Warren
- 1990 · A Family for Joe as Holly Bankston
- 1990 · Too Young to Die as Amanda Sue Bradley
- 1989 · Meet the Hollowheads as Cindy Hollowhead
- 1987 · I Married Dora as Kate Farrell
- Future · Lips Like Sugar as
- Future · DreamQuil as Nurse Chapman
- Future · Untitled Weezer Film as
- 1989 · The Runnin' Kind as Amy Curtis
- 1987 · Home Fires as Mary Ash