Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films Beaches (1988) and Sister Act (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of mothers in the films What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), Poetic Justice (1993), The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Brothers (2001), The Cookout (2004), Think Like a Man (2012) and in the sequel Think Like a Man Too (2014), Baggage Claim (2013) and The Wedding Ringer (2015), as well as in The Temptations miniseries (1998).
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| Full name at birth | Jenifer Jeanette Lewis
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| Claim to fame | Zelma Bullock In What`s Love Got to Do With It? (1993), Marguerite Coleman In The Preacher's Wife (1996).
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| Date of birth | 25 January 1957
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| Place of birth | Kinloch, Missouri, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Singer, Comedian, Voice Artist
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| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Dress size | 8
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $2,000,000 USD
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| High school | Kinloch High School,Kinloch, Missouri,United States
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| University | Webster University, Webster Groves, Missouri, United States
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| Talent agency | Innovative Artists L.A.
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- She started her career in 1979 with a small role in the Broadway show Eubie.
- Sang in her church choir at the age of five.
- Suffers from bipolar disorder.
- Was once one of Bette Midler's Harlettes.
- She is the youngest of seven children.
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