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).
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Movies (70)
DreamQuil
2026 · Nurse Chapman
Jesus Land
2026 · Ruth
Sobre tu cadáver
2026 · Allegra
By Design
2026 · Camille
Opus
2025 · Clara Armstrong
Rescate suicida
2024 · Cut Throat Bill
Mayday
2021 · June
Últimas noticias en Yuba County
2021 · Gloria Michaels
Music
2021 · Evelyn
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Back Roads
2019 · Bonnie Altmyer
A Million Little Pieces
2019 · Joanne
Ma
2019 · Erica
Dreamland
2019 · Countess
Profeta Adolescente
2019 · Mary
Nerve: Un juego sin reglas
2016 · Nancy Delmonico
Hard Lovin' Woman
2016 · Herself
Jem y los Hologramas
2015 · Erica Raymond
Hellion
2014 · Pam Noonan
Kelly & Cal
2014 · Kelly
Las vueltas del destino
2013 · Karen Weston
Open Road
2013 · Jill
Hick
2012 · Tammy
Foreverland
2011 · Vicky
Todo un parto
2010 · Heidi
Conviction
2010 · Roseanna Perry
Loco por ella
2010 · Debbie
Sympathy for Delicious
2010 · Ariel Lee
Metropia
2009 · Nina (voice)
Chicas sin freno
2009 · Iron Maven
The Darwin Awards
2007 · Joleen
Las vueltas de la vida
2006 · Maureen Monette
Grilled
2006 · Suzanne
Daltry Calhoun
2005 · Flora
Aurora Borealis
2005 · Kate
Starsky y Hutch
2004 · Kitty
Blueberry
2004 · Maria Sullivan
Chasing Freedom
2004 · Libby
La garganta del diablo
2003 · Ruby
Aquellos Viejos Tiempos
2003 · Heidi
Nunca más
2002 · Ginny
Hysterical Blindness
2002 · Beth
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001 · Self
Picture Claire
2001 · Claire Beaucage
Room to Rent
2001 · Linda
My Louisiana Sky
2001 · Dorie Kay
Gaudi Afternoon
2001 · April
A sangre fría
2000 · Robin
The 4th Floor
1999 · Jane Emelin
The Other Sister
1999 · Carla Tate
Full Tilt Boogie
1998 · Self
Some Girl
1998 · April
The Evening Star
1996 · Melanie Horton
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · Kate Fuller
Strange Days
1995 · Faith Justin
The Basketball Diaries
1995 · Diane Moody
Mixed Nuts
1994 · Gracie Barzini
Natural Born Killers
1994 · Mallory Knox
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993 · Becky
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993 · Sheri
Kalifornia
1993 · Adele Corners
Husbands and Wives
1992 · Rain
That Night
1992 · Sheryl O'Connor
Cape Fear
1991 · Danielle Bowden
Crooked Hearts
1991 · Cassie Warren
Too Young to Die
1990 · Amanda Sue Bradley
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Audrey Griswold
Meet the Hollowheads
1989 · Cindy Hollowhead
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Lexie
Lips Like Sugar
TV shows (42)
Cape Fear
2026 · Crystal (uncredited), Crystal
Sólo En Florida
2024 · Kim
Soy Virgo
2023 · Justin (Voice)
Bienvenidos al Chippendale
2022 · Denise
Queer as Folk
2022 · Judy
Yellowjackets
2021 · Natalie Scatorccio
Filthy Rich
2020 · Juliette
La innegable verdad
2020 · Nedra Frank
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The Act
2019 · Kathy
The Conners
2018 · Blue
Camping
2018 · Jandice
Sacred Lies
2018 · Harper
Graves
2016 · Bailey Todd
Wayward Pines
2015 · Beverly Brown
Secretos y Mentiras
2015 · Detective Andrea Cornell
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
La tapadera
2012 · Tammy
Portlandia
2011 · Darcy
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Mi nombre es Earl
2005 · Jesse
My Coolest Years
2004 · Herself
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004 · self - segment
Free for All
2003 · Paula Wisconsin
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Through the Night with...
2002 · Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
TV total
1999 · Self
Dharma & Greg
1997 · September
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self - Host
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Performer (segment: Raising Victor Vargas)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
GMTV
1993 · Self
A Family for Joe
1990 · Holly Bankston
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
The Wonder Years
1988 · Delores
I Married Dora
1987 · Kate Farrell
The Facts of Life
1979