Juliette Lewis
Known for: Acting
Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She is 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 garnered 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 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 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), an American romantic comedy The Switch (2010) and the drama August: Osage County (2013). Starting 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), The Act (2019), and Yellowjackets (2021).
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Cape Fear
Crystal (uncredited)
2026
Series
Cape Fear
Crystal
2026
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Wonder Years
Delores
1988
Series
My Name Is Earl
Jesse
2005
Series
The Facts of Life
1979
Series
Yellowjackets
Natalie Scatorccio
2021
Film
Over Your Dead Body
Allegra
2026
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Host
1996
Series
The Conners
Blue
2018
Series
Portlandia
Darcy
2011
Series
Wayward Pines
Beverly Brown
2015
Film
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Audrey Griswold
1989
Series
Dharma & Greg
September
1997
Film
Old School
Heidi
2003
Film
Cape Fear
Danielle Bowden
1991
Film
From Dusk Till Dawn
Kate Fuller
1996
Series
The Firm
Tammy
2012
Series
I'm a Virgo
Justin (Voice)
2023
Film
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Becky
1993
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Series
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Film
Natural Born Killers
Mallory Knox
1994
Series
It's Florida, Man.
Kim
2024
Series
Secrets and Lies
Detective Andrea Cornell
2015
Series
The Act
Kathy
2019
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Series
I Know This Much Is True
Nedra Frank
2020
Series
Graves
Bailey Todd
2016
Film
Due Date
Heidi
2010
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
self - segment
2004
Film
Starsky & Hutch
Kitty
2004
Series
Welcome to Chippendales
Denise
2022
Film
The Basketball Diaries
Diane Moody
1995
Film
Nerve
Nancy Delmonico
2016
Film
August: Osage County
Karen Weston
2013
Film
Ma
Erica
2019
Film
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Lexie
1988
Film
Strange Days
Faith Justin
1995
Film
The Switch
Debbie
2010
Film
Enough
Ginny
2002
Series
Filthy Rich
Juliette
2020
Series
Queer as Folk
Judy
2022
Film
Opus
Clara Armstrong
2025
Film
The Thicket
Cut Throat Bill
2024
Series
Camping
Jandice
2018
Series
Sacred Lies
Harper
2018
Film
Mixed Nuts
Gracie Barzini
1994
Film
Catch and Release
Maureen Monette
2006
Film
Kalifornia
Adele Corners
1993
Film
Cold Creek Manor
Ruby
2003
Film
Whip It
Iron Maven
2009
Film
Bronco Billy
Child Spectator (uncredited)
1980
Film
Breaking News in Yuba County
Gloria Michaels
2021
Film
Romeo Is Bleeding
Sheri
1993
Film
Husbands and Wives
Rain
1992
Film
The Way of the Gun
Robin
2000
Film
Metropia
Nina (voice)
2009
Film
Music
Evelyn
2021
Film
The Evening Star
Melanie Horton
1996
Film
Hick
Tammy
2012
Film
Jem and the Holograms
Erica Raymond
2015
Film
Blueberry
Maria Sullivan
2004
Film
Some Girl
April
1998
Film
The Other Sister
Carla Tate
1999
Film
Conviction
Roseanna Perry
2010
My Coolest Years
Herself
2004
Film
That Night
Sheryl O'Connor
1992
Film
The 4th Floor
Jane Emelin
1999
Series
Free for All
Paula Wisconsin
2003
Film
The Darwin Awards
Joleen
2007
I Married Dora
Kate Farrell
1987
Film
Back Roads
Bonnie Altmyer
2019
Film
By Design
Camille
2026
Film
Mayday
June
2021
Film
Too Young to Die
Amanda Sue Bradley
1990
Film
A Million Little Pieces
Joanne
2019
A Family for Joe
Holly Bankston
1990
Film
Hellion
Pam Noonan
2014
Film
Full Tilt Boogie
Self
1998
Film
Grilled
Suzanne
2006
Film
Sympathy for Delicious
Ariel Lee
2010
Weezer: Security Threat
Film
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Crooked Hearts
Cassie Warren
1991
Film
Picture Claire
Claire Beaucage
2001
Film
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet
Mary
2019
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
DreamQuil
Nurse Chapman
2026
Series
TV total
Self
1999
Film
Open Road
Jill
2013
Film
Hysterical Blindness
Beth
2002
Film
Aurora Borealis
Kate
2005
Film
Room to Rent
Linda
2001
Film
Daltry Calhoun
Flora
2005
Lips Like Sugar
The Second Sound Barrier
Lady Billionaire
2016
Film
Foreverland
Vicky
2011
Film
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Self
2001
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Meet the Hollowheads
Cindy Hollowhead
1989
Film
Kelly & Cal
Kelly
2014
Film
The Runnin' Kind
Amy Curtis
1989
Film
My Louisiana Sky
Dorie Kay
2001
Film
Gaudi Afternoon
April
2001
Film
Future Relic 03
Lona Rey
2015
Film
Jesus Land
Ruth
Film
Dreamland
Countess
2019
Film
Home Fires
Mary Ash
1987
Film
Chasing Freedom
Libby
2004
Film
Scorsese's Women
Medicine
2014
Film
Assembling Armitage
Self
2002
Film
Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond
2010
Film
HIM vs BAM
2005
Hard Lovin' Woman
Herself
2016
Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor
Self - Singer
2006
Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash
Narrator
2012