Juliette Lewis
Biography
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Wonder Years
1988
My Name Is Earl
2005
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
The Facts of Life
1979
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge · 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Wonder Years
as Delores · 1988
My Name Is Earl
as Jesse · 2005
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Host · 1996
The Facts of Life
· 1979
GMTV
as Self · 1993
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest · 1999
Yellowjackets
as Natalie Scatorccio · 2021
The Conners
as Blue · 2018
Portlandia
as Darcy · 2011
Cape Fear
as Crystal (uncredited) · 2026
Cape Fear
as Crystal · 2026
Dharma & Greg
as September · 1997
Wayward Pines
as Beverly Brown · 2015
Through the Night with...
as Self · 2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest · 2001
The Firm
as Tammy · 2012
Secrets and Lies
as Detective Andrea Cornell · 2015
Over Your Dead Body
as Allegra · 2026
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Kate Fuller · 1996
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
as self - segment · 2004
Graves
as Bailey Todd · 2016
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Audrey Griswold · 1989
The Act
as Kathy · 2019
Natural Born Killers
as Mallory Knox · 1994
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
as Becky · 1993
Nerve
as Nancy Delmonico · 2016
It's Florida, Man.
as Kim · 2024
Old School
as Heidi · 2003
I Know This Much Is True
as Nedra Frank · 2020
Cape Fear
as Danielle Bowden · 1991
I'm a Virgo
as Justin (Voice) · 2023
Welcome to Chippendales
as Denise · 2022
Due Date
as Heidi · 2010
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Lexie · 1988
Strange Days
as Faith Justin · 1995
The Thicket
as Cut Throat Bill · 2024
Starsky & Hutch
as Kitty · 2004
The Basketball Diaries
as Diane Moody · 1995
August: Osage County
as Karen Weston · 2013
Filthy Rich
as Juliette · 2020
Camping
as Jandice · 2018
Ma
as Erica · 2019
Opus
as Clara Armstrong · 2025
The Switch
as Debbie · 2010
Sacred Lies
as Harper · 2018
Queer as Folk
as Judy · 2022
Enough
as Ginny · 2002
Cold Creek Manor
as Ruby · 2003
Catch and Release
as Maureen Monette · 2006
My Coolest Years
as Herself · 2004
Kalifornia
as Adele Corners · 1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Sheri · 1993
Whip It
as Iron Maven · 2009
Mixed Nuts
as Gracie Barzini · 1994
Breaking News in Yuba County
as Gloria Michaels · 2021
DreamQuil
as Nurse Chapman · 2026
The Darwin Awards
as Joleen · 2007
Husbands and Wives
as Rain · 1992
The Way of the Gun
as Robin · 2000
The Other Sister
as Carla Tate · 1999
I Married Dora
as Kate Farrell · 1987
Free for All
as Paula Wisconsin · 2003
Conviction
as Roseanna Perry · 2010
TV total
as Self · 1999
A Million Little Pieces
as Joanne · 2019
A Family for Joe
as Holly Bankston · 1990
Jem and the Holograms
as Erica Raymond · 2015
Too Young to Die
as Amanda Sue Bradley · 1990
The 4th Floor
as Jane Emelin · 1999
Metropia
as Nina (voice) · 2009
Blueberry
as Maria Sullivan · 2004
Music
as Evelyn · 2021
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet
as Mary · 2019
Hellion
as Pam Noonan · 2014
The Evening Star
as Melanie Horton · 1996
Some Girl
as April · 1998
That Night
as Sheryl O'Connor · 1992
Back Roads
as Bonnie Altmyer · 2019
Mayday
as June · 2021
Hysterical Blindness
as Beth · 2002
Hick
as Tammy · 2012
Live from Studio Five
as Self · 2009
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Weezer: Security Threat
By Design
as Camille · 2026
Sympathy for Delicious
as Ariel Lee · 2010
Grilled
as Suzanne · 2006
Picture Claire
as Claire Beaucage · 2001
Full Tilt Boogie
as Self · 1998
My Louisiana Sky
as Dorie Kay · 2001
Meet the Hollowheads
as Cindy Hollowhead · 1989
Kelly & Cal
as Kelly · 2014
Daltry Calhoun
as Flora · 2005
Open Road
as Jill · 2013
Crooked Hearts
as Cassie Warren · 1991
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self · 2001
Aurora Borealis
as Kate · 2005
Room to Rent
as Linda · 2001
Gaudi Afternoon
as April · 2001
Dreamland
as Countess · 2019
Foreverland
as Vicky · 2011
Chasing Freedom
as Libby · 2004
Lips Like Sugar
Jesus Land
as Ruth
Hard Lovin' Woman
as Herself · 2016