Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born June 21, 1973
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).
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2026
as Nurse Chapman
TVCape Fear
2026
as Crystal (uncredited)
MovieOver Your Dead Body
2026
as Allegra
MovieBy Design
2026
as Camille
MovieOpus
2025
as Clara Armstrong
TVIt's Florida, Man.
2024
as Kim
MovieThe Thicket
2024
as Cut Throat Bill
TVI'm a Virgo
2023
as Justin (Voice)
TVWelcome to Chippendales
2022
as Denise
TVQueer as Folk
2022
as Judy
TVYellowjackets
2021
as Natalie Scatorccio
MovieMayday
2021
as June
MovieBreaking News in Yuba County
2021
as Gloria Michaels
MovieMusic
2021
as Evelyn
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TVFilthy Rich
2020
as Juliette
TVI Know This Much Is True
2020
as Nedra Frank
MovieBack Roads
2019
as Bonnie Altmyer
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieA Million Little Pieces
2019
as Joanne
MovieMa
2019
as Erica
MovieDreamland
2019
as Countess
TVThe Act
2019
as Kathy
MovieAnthem of a Teenage Prophet
2019
as Mary
TVThe Conners
2018
as Blue
TVCamping
2018
as Jandice
TVSacred Lies
2018
as Harper
TVGraves
2016
as Bailey Todd
MovieNerve
2016
as Nancy Delmonico
Hard Lovin' Woman
2016
as Herself
The Second Sound Barrier
2016
as Lady Billionaire
MovieJem and the Holograms
2015
as Erica Raymond
TVWayward Pines
2015
as Beverly Brown
MovieFuture Relic 03
2015
as Lona Rey
TVSecrets and Lies
2015
as Detective Andrea Cornell
MovieScorsese's Women
2014
as Medicine
MovieHellion
2014
as Pam Noonan
MovieKelly & Cal
2014
as Kelly
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieAugust: Osage County
2013
as Karen Weston
MovieOpen Road
2013
as Jill
MovieHick
2012
as Tammy
Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash
2012
as Narrator
TVThe Firm
2012
as Tammy
MovieForeverland
2011
as Vicky
TVPortlandia
2011
as Darcy
MovieMando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond
2010
MovieDue Date
2010
as Heidi
MovieConviction
2010
as Roseanna Perry
MovieThe Switch
2010
as Debbie
MovieSympathy for Delicious
2010
as Ariel Lee
MovieMetropia
2009
as Nina (voice)
TVLive from Studio Five
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieWhip It
2009
as Iron Maven
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieThe Darwin Awards
2007
as Joleen
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieCatch and Release
2006
as Maureen Monette
Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor
2006
as Self - Singer
MovieGrilled
2006
as Suzanne
MovieDaltry Calhoun
2005
as Flora
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Jesse
MovieAurora Borealis
2005
as Kate
MovieHIM vs BAM
2005
My Coolest Years
2004
as Herself
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
as self - segment
MovieStarsky & Hutch
2004
as Kitty
MovieBlueberry
2004
as Maria Sullivan
MovieChasing Freedom
2004
as Libby
MovieCold Creek Manor
2003
as Ruby
TVFree for All
2003
as Paula Wisconsin
MovieOld School
2003
as Heidi
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieEnough
2002
as Ginny
TVThrough the Night with...
2002
as Self
MovieHysterical Blindness
2002
as Beth
MovieAssembling Armitage
2002
as Self
TVFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001
as Self
MoviePicture Claire
2001
as Claire Beaucage
MovieRoom to Rent
2001
as Linda
MovieMy Louisiana Sky
2001
as Dorie Kay
MovieGaudi Afternoon
2001
as April
MovieThe Way of the Gun
2000
as Robin
MovieThe 4th Floor
1999
as Jane Emelin
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
TVTV total
1999
as Self
MovieThe Other Sister
1999
as Carla Tate
MovieFull Tilt Boogie
1998
as Self
MovieSome Girl
1998
as April
TVDharma & Greg
1997
as September
MovieThe Evening Star
1996
as Melanie Horton
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Host
MovieShirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrom Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Kate Fuller
MovieStrange Days
1995
as Faith Justin
MovieThe Basketball Diaries
1995
as Diane Moody
MovieMixed Nuts
1994
as Gracie Barzini
MovieNatural Born Killers
1994
as Mallory Knox
MovieWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
as Becky
MovieRomeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Sheri
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieKalifornia
1993
as Adele Corners
TVGMTV
1993
as Self
MovieHusbands and Wives
1992
as Rain
MovieThat Night
1992
as Sheryl O'Connor
MovieCape Fear
1991
as Danielle Bowden
MovieCrooked Hearts
1991
as Cassie Warren
A Family for Joe
1990
as Holly Bankston
MovieToo Young to Die
1990
as Amanda Sue Bradley
MovieNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Audrey Griswold
MovieMeet the Hollowheads
1989
as Cindy Hollowhead
MovieThe Runnin' Kind
1989
as Amy Curtis
MovieMy Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
as Lexie
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
TVThe Wonder Years
1988
as Delores
I Married Dora
1987
as Kate Farrell
MovieHome Fires
1987
as Mary Ash
MovieBronco Billy
1980
as Child Spectator (uncredited)
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
Lips Like Sugar
Weezer: Security Threat
MovieJesus Land
as Ruth
