Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis
Background information
Born	Jenifer Jeanette Lewis January 25, 1957 (age 67) Kinloch, Missouri, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, comedian, singer, activist
Years active	1979-present
Family information
Spouse	Arnold Byrd (2012-present)
Children	Charmaine Lewis (adopted)

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and activist who voiced Flo in the 2006 Disney/Pixar film Cars and its sequels, Cars 2 and Cars 3. She also voiced Aunt Spice in The Proud Family, and Mama Odie in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog.

She also plays Ruby Johnson in the ABC TV show Black-ish. She also played Diva in the 1988 Touchstone Pictures film Beaches, Michelle in the 1992 Touchstone Pictures film Sister Act and its 1993 sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Zelma Bullock in the 1993 Touchstone pictures film What's Love Got to Do With It, Mrs. Coleman in the 1994 Touchstone Pictures film Renaissance Man, Mrs. Curtis in the 1995 Hollywood Pictures film Dead Presidents, Marguerite Coleman in the 1996 Touchstone Pictures film The Preacher's Wife, Mrs. Addison in the 1998 Miramax film The Mighty, and Vivian in the That's So Raven episode "To See or Not to See’’. Jennifer is expected to voice Professor Granville in the upcoming Big Hero 6 TV series.

Disney Roles

Vivian
That's So Raven

Flo
Cars franchise

Mama Odie
The Princess and the Frog

Professor Granville
Big Hero 6: The Series

Gallery

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Jenifer Lewis behind the scenes of The Princess and the Frog.

Trivia

• She portrays Raven-Symoné's grandmother on That's So Raven, and later portrays her mother in Black-ish.