Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and
singer 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
went on to garner 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 also 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 cult 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),
and the drama August: Osage County (2013). 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
(2015â€"2016), and The Act (2019).
singer 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
went on to garner 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 also 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 cult 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),
and the drama August: Osage County (2013). 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
(2015â€"2016), and The Act (2019).
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