Juliette Lewis
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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
Over Your Dead Body (2026)
as Allegra
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Kate Fuller
Cape Fear (1991)
as Danielle Bowden
Old School (2003)
as Heidi
Natural Born Killers (1994)
as Mallory Knox
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Diane Moody
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
as Audrey Griswold
Strange Days (1995)
as Faith Justin
Due Date (2010)
as Heidi
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
as Becky
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
as Lexie
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
as Kitty
Ma (2019)
as Erica
Enough (2002)
as Ginny
Nerve (2016)
as Nancy Delmonico
The Thicket (2024)
as Cut Throat Bill
Catch and Release (2006)
as Maureen Monette
The Switch (2010)
as Debbie
Opus (2025)
as Clara Armstrong
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
as Ruby
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
as Sheri
Mixed Nuts (1994)
as Gracie Barzini
Kalifornia (1993)
as Adele Corners
By Design (2026)
as Camille
August: Osage County (2013)
as Karen Weston
Whip It (2009)
as Iron Maven
Renegade (2004)
as Maria Sullivan
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
as Gloria Michaels
The 4th Floor (1999)
as Jane Emelin
Back Roads (2019)
as Bonnie Altmyer
Bronco Billy (1980)
as Child Spectator (uncredited)
The Darwin Awards (2007)
as Joleen
Metropia (2009)
as Nina (voice)
Conviction (2010)
as Roseanna Perry
The Other Sister (1999)
as Carla Tate
Some Girl (1998)
as April
The Way of the Gun (2000)
as Robin
Hick (2012)
as Tammy
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
as Erica Raymond
That Night (1992)
as Sheryl O'Connor
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Open Road (2013)
as Jill
Music (2021)
as Evelyn
Hellion (2014)
as Pam Noonan
DreamQuil (2026)
as Nurse Chapman
Too Young to Die (1990)
as Amanda Sue Bradley
A Million Little Pieces (2019)
as Joanne
Husbands and Wives (1992)
as Rain
Kelly & Cal (2014)
as Kelly
Picture Claire (2001)
as Claire Beaucage
The Evening Star (1996)
as Melanie Horton
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Aurora Borealis (2005)
as Kate
Grilled (2006)
as Suzanne
Crooked Hearts (1991)
as Cassie Warren
Mayday (2021)
as June
Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
as Self
Lips Like Sugar (—)
Actor
Weezer: Security Threat (—)
Actor
Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
as April
Daltry Calhoun (2005)
as Flora
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
as Beth
Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
as Ariel Lee
Jesus Land (—)
as Ruth
Room to Rent (2001)
as Linda
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (2019)
as Mary
Home Fires (1987)
as Mary Ash
Future Relic 03 (2015)
as Lona Rey
Dreamland (2019)
as Countess
Foreverland (2011)
as Vicky
The Runnin' Kind (1989)
as Amy Curtis
My Louisiana Sky (2001)
as Dorie Kay
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001)
as Self
Scorsese's Women (2014)
as Medicine
Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
as Cindy Hollowhead
Chasing Freedom (2004)
as Libby
The Second Sound Barrier (2016)
as Lady Billionaire
Assembling Armitage (2002)
as Self
Hard Lovin' Woman (2016)
as Herself
Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor (2006)
as Self - Singer
Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond (2010)
Actor
HIM vs BAM (2005)
Actor
Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash (2012)
as Narrator