An autographed photo of Juliette Lewis.
Juliette L. Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an Oscar nominated American actress and musician.
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
- 1.3 Personal life
- 2 Filmography
- 3 External links
- 4 Articles
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Biography
Early life
Lewis was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is actor Geoffrey Lewis and her mother, Glenis Duggan, is a graphic designer. She wanted to act since she was six years old, and got her start in TV at the age of twelve.
Career
Lewis has appeared in over forty films and made-for-TV movies. She has also appeared in a GAP commercial which she was dancing with Daft Punk to the tune of the song "Digital Love". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for Cape Fear. She received an Emmy nomination for her performance in My Louisiana Sky in 2001.
Lewis has also launched a career as a solo singer and musician, leading a group called Juliette and the Licks which has released a number of recordings. She is working with rock songwriter Linda Perry, among others. Lewis has also appeared on three tracks by Rock-techno group The Prodigy's 2004 CD Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (Spitfire, Get Up Get Off and Hot Ride). She is in the HIM video for "Buried Alive By Love".
As of 2005, Lewis is one of sixteen stars who had been Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher or his crew members but refused to air it on MTVcitation needed].
Personal life
Lewis dated actor Brad Pitt for several years and co-starred with him in the movies Kalifornia and Too Young to Die?. She married professional skateboarder Steve Berra in 1999, but is now divorced. She is a member of the Church of Scientology.
Filmography
- My Name Is Earl "The Bounty Hunter" episode (2006)
- The Fuck Up (2005)
- Catch and Release (2005)
- Daltry Calhoun (2005)
- The Darwin Awards (2005)
- Lightfield's Home Videos (2005)
- Aurora Borealis (2005)
- Grilled (2005)
- Starsky & Hutch (2004)
- Blueberry (2004)
- Chasing Freedom (2004) (TV)
- Cold Creek Manor (2003)
- Free for All (2003) (TV series)
- Old School (2003)
- Enough (2002)
- Armitage: Dual Matrix (2002) (V)
- Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV)
- Picture Claire (2001)
- My Louisiana Sky (2001) (TV)
- Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
- Room to Rent (2000)
- The Way of the Gun (2000)
- The Other Sister (1999)
- The 4th Floor (1999)
- Some Girl (1998)
- The Evening Star (1996)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- The Audition (1996)
- Strange Days (1995)
- The Basketball Diaries (1995)
- Mixed Nuts (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
- Kalifornia (1993)
- That Night (1992)
- Husbands and Wives (1992)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Crooked Hearts (1991)
- A Family for Joe (1990) (TV series)
- Too Young to Die? (1990)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
- The Runnin' Kind (1989)
- My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
- I Married Dora (1987) (TV series)
- Home Fires (1987) (TV)
External links
- Juliette Lewis at the Internet Movie Database
- Juliette Lewis (music) : http://juliette-lewis.com
- Juliette Lewis band (music) : http://www.julietteandthelicks.com
- Juliette Lewis at MusicBrainz
- Juliette Lewis at the Notable Names Database
- Juliette Lewis band fansite (music): http://www.julietteandthelicks.co.uk
Articles
- Juliette Lewis, a Scientology Defender Softpedia, July 25, 2005[1]
Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | 1973 births | American film actors | American Scientologists | Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominees | High school dropouts | Living people | People from Los Angeles | Worst Supporting Actress Razzie nominees | Actors who have played serial killers
