Juliette Lewis is an American actress who came to prominence in the early 1990s after appearing in numerous independent and mainstream films. After appearing in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), she garnered widespread fame for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991), which earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
She followed this with a supporting role in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992), the thriller Kalifornia, and drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape (the latter two both released in 1993). She gained further notice for her role as murderous woman Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's controversial satirical crime film Natural Born Killers (1994). Lewis subsequently starred in Kathryn Bigelow's science fiction film Strange Days (1995), playing a musician, and appeared as a teenager in Robert Rodriguez's vampire film From Dusk till Dawn (1996). In 1999, Lewis had a leading role as a mentally-disabled woman in the drama The Other Sister.
The 2000s saw Lewis appearing in a series of supporting roles in independent features as well as studio films, and in 2003 she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002). She went on to appear in supporting parts in such comedies as Todd Phillips's Old School (2003) and Starsky & Hutch (2004). 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 (2015–2016), and The Act (2019).
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien Lexie 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Audrey Griswold Meet the Hollowheads Cindy Hollowhead The Runnin' Kind Amy Curtis 1991 Cape Fear Danielle Bowden Crooked Hearts Cassie 1992 Husbands and Wives Rain That Night Sheryl O'Connor 1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape Becky Romeo Is Bleeding Sheri Kalifornia Adele Corners 1994 Natural Born Killers Mallory Knox Mixed Nuts Gracie Barzini 1995 Strange Days Faith Justin The Basketball Diaries Diane Moody 1996 The Evening Star Melanie Horton From Dusk till Dawn Katherine Fuller 1998 Some Girl April 1999 The Other Sister Carla Tate The 4th Floor Jane Emelin 2000 Room to Rent Linda The Way of the Gun Robin 2001 Picture Claire Claire Beaucage Gaudi Afternoon April 2002 Enough Ginny Armitage: Dual Matrix Naomi Armitage English dub 2003 Cold Creek Manor Ruby Ferguson Old School Heidi 2004 Blueberry (aka Renegade) Maria Sullivan Starsky & Hutch Kitty 2005 Daltry Calhoun Flora Flick Aurora Borealis Kate Grilled Suzanne 2006 The Darwin Awards Joleen 2007 Catch and Release Maureen 2009 Whip It! Iron Maven Metropia Nina Voice 2010 Sympathy for Delicious Ariel Lee The Switch Debbie Epstein Conviction Roseanna Perry Due Date Heidi 2011 Hick Tammy Cutter-McMullen Foreverland Vicky 2012 Open Road Jill 2013 August: Osage County Karen Weston 2014 Hellion Pam Kelly & Cal Kelly 2015 Jem and the Holograms Erica Raymond 2016 Nerve Nancy Delmonico 2018 Back Roads Bonnie Altmyer A Million Little Pieces Joanne 2019 Ma Erica Thompson Dreamland The Countess Alex Rose, "Bruce McDonald’s totally gonzo new movie Dreamland needs to be seen". Cult MTL, May 29, 2020.2021 Music Evelyn Mayday June/Bathroom Attendant Breaking News in Yuba County Gloria Michaels 2024 The Thicket Cut Throat Bill Peter Dinklage & Juliette Lewis To Lead Dark Western Thriller ‘The Thicket’ For Tubi 2025 By DesignJuliette Lewis & Mamoudou Athie To Topline Body Swap Pic ‘By Design’ From Amanda Kramer Camille Opus Clara Armstrong 2026 Over Your Dead Body Allegra Weaver DreamQuil Nurse Chapman
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987Home Fires Maty Television film 1987–1988I Married Dora Katie Ferrell 13 episodes 1988The Facts of Life Terry Rankin 2 episodes 1989–1990The Wonder Years Delores 4 episodes 1990 Too Young to Die? Amanda Sue Bradley Television film A Family for Joe Holly Bankston 8 episodes 2001My Louisiana Sky Dorie Kay Television filmDharma & Greg September Episode: "Try to Remember This Kind of September" 2002Hysterical Blindness Beth Toczynski Television film 2003Free for All Paula Wisconsin (voice) 7 episodes 2004Chasing Freedom Libby Television film 2006My Name Is Earl Jessie Episode: "The Bounty Hunter" 2010Memphis Beat Cleo Episode: "Baby, Let's Play House" 2012The Firm Tamara Inez "Tammy" Hemphill 19 episodes 2015Wayward Pines Beverly Brown 3 episodes 2015–2016Secrets and Lies Detective Andrea Cornell 20 episodes 2017Graves Bailey Todd 2 episodes 2018Camping Jandice 8 episodes 2018–2019The ConnersBlue3 episodes 2019At Home with Amy SedarisTandy Tucker Episode: "Hospital-tality" The Act Kathy Godejohn Episode: "Bonnie & Clyde" 2020Sacred Lies Harper 10 episodes I Know This Much Is True Nedra Frank 2 episodes Filthy Rich Juliette 3 episodes 2021–2023 Yellowjackets Adult Natalie Scatorccio 19 episodes 2022 Queer as Folk Judy 6 episodes Welcome to Chippendales Denise 6 episodes 2023 I'm a Virgo Justin (voice) 4 episodes 2024 It's Florida, Man Kim Episode: "Bunnies" 2026 Cape Fear Crystal 5 episodes
Music videos Year Song Artist Notes 1993 "Come to My Window" Melissa Etheridge Directed by Samuel Bayer 2003 "Buried Alive By Love" HIM 2013 "City of Angels" Thirty Seconds to Mars "Prisoner" Har Mar Superstar Directed by Matt Powers
Video games Year Show Role Notes 2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Herself as a radio DJ
See also List of awards and nominations received by Juliette Lewis
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