Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis
Background information
Born	Jenifer Jeanette Lewis January 25, 1957 (age 63) Kinloch, Missouri, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, activist
Years active	1979-present
Family information
Spouse	Arnold Byrd (2012-present)
Children	Charmaine Lewis (adopted)

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American stage and film actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and activist. She is known for her roles in several films, such as Louise Smith in the 2001 comedy The Brothers. She also had a reccuring role as Aunt Helen on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Lewis has made several contributions to Disney. She voiced Flo in the 2006 Disney/Pixar film, Cars, and its sequels, Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017). 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 even 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’’. She currently voices Professor Granville in the Big Hero 6 TV series. She will play Mama Hasselback in Amphibia.

Disney Roles

Vivian
(That's So Raven)

Sista Spice
(The Proud Family)

Flo
(Cars franchise)

Mama Odie
(The Princess and the Frog)

Professor Grace Granville
(Big Hero 6: The Series)

Tornado
(Elena of Avalor franchise)

Trivia

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

Gallery

Jenifer Lewis behind the scenes of Cars.

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

Jenifer Lewis at premiere of The Princess and the Frog in November 2009.

Jenifer Lewis at the grand opening of Cars Land at Disneyland Resort in June 2012.

Jenifer Lewis speaks at the Black-ish panel at the 2016 Summer TCA Tour.

Jenifer Lewis attending the 70th annual Emmy awards in September 2018.