Juliette Lewis
| Juliette Lewis | |
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 Lewis at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | June 21, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Religion | Scientology[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Berra (1999–2003) |
| Parents | Geoffrey Lewis |
Juliette Lewis (born June 21, 1973)[2] is an American actress and singer. She gained fame for her role in the 1991 thriller Cape Fear for which she was nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. This followed with major roles in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Natural Born Killers, Strange Days, The Evening Star, Kalifornia, From Dusk Till Dawn, and The Other Sister. Her work in television has resulted in two Emmy nominations.
Lewis launched a career as a singer and musician, leading the American rock band, Juliette and the Licks, until 2009.
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Early life[edit]
Lewis was born in Los Angeles, California, to Geoffrey Lewis, an actor, and Glenis Duggan Batley, a graphic designer.[3] She has four siblings – brothers Lightfield (an actor who starred in The New WKRP in Cincinnati) and Peter; and sisters Deirdre and Brandy.[4][5][6]
Career[edit]
Acting[edit]
Lewis appeared in The Wonder Years as Wayne's girlfriend in Episodes 24, 34 and 36.[7] She also played Audrey Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Lewis first garnered international attention and acclaim in 1991 with her turn as Danielle Bowden in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1991.[8] Over the next few years, she appeared in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives, Peter Medak's Romeo Is Bleeding,[9] and opposite Brad Pitt in Kalifornia. In 1993, she acted alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp in the drama film What's Eating Gilbert Grape.[10] She played Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers.[11] She played a rock singer in the film Strange Days, doing her own singing on covers of two songs written by PJ Harvey, revealing her musical ability.[12]
She received an Emmy nomination for her performance in Hysterical Blindness in 2003.[13] She also appeared in the HIM music video for "Buried Alive By Love" in 2003.[14]
Lewis appeared in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV, providing the voice of "Juliette", the host of fictional radio station "Radio Broker" (on which appears the Juliette and the Licks song 'Inside the Cage)'.[15] She appeared in a GAP commercial in which she was dancing with Daft Punk to the tune of the song "Digital Love".[16] She also appeared in the movie Renegade with Vincent Cassel, a Jan Kounen film. In 2012 she starred in the short-lived series The Firm, on NBC as Tammy, assistant to lead character Mitch McDeere (Josh Lucas).[17]
Reprised her role as Audry Griswold in 2012 in a series of Old Navy holiday commercials featuring the Griswold family.
Music[edit]
Lewis launched a career as a solo singer and musician, leading American rock band Juliette and the Licks until 2009. She then formed a new band, with which she has recorded and released the album entitled Terra Incognita.[18]
Lewis features on the track "Bad Brother" by the band The Infidels, from The Crow: Salvation Soundtrack album, which was released on April 2000. Lewis has also appeared on three tracks by Electronic Music group The Prodigy's 2004 CD Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned ("Spitfire", "Get Up Get Off", and "Hot Ride").[19] In 2006, Blender magazine included her in their hottest women of rock music list.[20]
In 2009, Lewis performed at the Przystanek Woodstock in Poland.[21] In 2010, she played at the Rock for People festival in the Czech Republic.[citation needed] In December 2010, Lewis hosted the game television show Never Mind the Buzzcocks and repeated in January 2012.[citation needed]
In 2013, Lewis contributed backing vocals to the track, "Saint of Impossible Causes", on Joseph Arthur's tenth studio album, The Ballad of Boogie Christ.
Personal life[edit]
Dropping out of high school, she got into trouble with the law for driving illegally at age 15, then was arrested for illegally patronizing a nightclub when she was 16. While in her 20s she went into rehabilitation for drug addiction.[22] From 1990 to 1993 Lewis dated Brad Pitt, who is ten years older. Lewis married professional skateboarder Steve Berra in 1999; they divorced in 2003.[23]
Lewis is a member of the Church of Scientology.[1][24][25]
In October 2010, she was the victim of a hit-and-run car accident in which an unknown driver T-boned the Lincoln Town Car in which she was traveling.[26]
Discography[edit]
- …Like a Bolt of Lightning (2004)
- You're Speaking My Language (2005)
- Four on the Floor (2006)
- Terra Incognita (2009)
Filmography[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Shaw, William (14 February 2008). "The Science of Celebrity: Religion to Non-Believers, It Seems Barmy. But to the Faithful, Like John Travolta and Tom Cruise, Scientology is Life-Affirming, Empowering and the Secret of Their Success. What Do They Know That We Don't? William Shaw Reports". The Sunday Telegraph. p. 26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California, as per Ancestry.com website.
- ^ "Juliette Lewis | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Brockington, Ryan (2010-03-10). "Watch Juliette Lewis new music video 'Uh Huh' - PopWrap". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Millard Kaufman". Tcm.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Garnett, Daisy (2006-06-11). "Rock and role". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Wonder Years Cast and Details". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "All about Oscar". Britannica.com. 1948-02-28. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Romeo is Bleeding (UK - DVD R2) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive". Dvdactive.com. 2003-05-19. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Jon Wilde (2010-03-10). "Juliette Lewis: 'Dating Brad Pitt isn't the most interesting thing that ever happened to me' T | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Juliette Lewis Biography". Yahoo! Movies. December 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ Teran, Andi. "Juliette Lewis Wants to Play Patti Smith! | VF Daily". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Short List of Emmy Nominations - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment". FOXNews.com. 2003-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - H.I.M.: 'Love Metal Archives Vol. 1' DVD Details Revealed". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - Music: Soundtrack, Radio, Songs". Gta4.net. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Daft Punk Gap Clothing Commercial". SPIKE. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (July 12, 2011). "Callum Keith Rennie & Juliette Lewis Tapped for NBC's 'The Firm'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Juliette Lewis Explains Why She Sacked Her Old Band NME.com, 2009-03-04.
- ^ Bansal, Vik (2004). "The Prodigy – Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned". musicOMH.
- ^ Errico, Mike (December 2006). "Hottest Women of…Rock!". Blender. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "Home – HOME – The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity". En.wosp.org.pl. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Garnett, Daisy (2006-06-11). "Rock and Role". telegraph.co.uk (London). Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ Bio at MTV
- ^ Reitman, Janet (2006-02-23). "Inside Scientology". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Spitznagel, Eric (December 9, 2010). "Juliette Lewis Explains Why Scientologists Can Celebrate Christmas". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "Juliette Lewis -- The T-Bone Crash Pics". TMZ. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Los Angeles, California
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American Scientologists
- American rock singers
- Musicians from Los Angeles, California
- Singers from California
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
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