Jenifer Lewis

Born: 1957-01-25

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American film and television actress and singer. She is one of Hollywood's most familiar faces, with more than 300 appearances in film and television and was dubbed a "national treasure" by TV Guide.com. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in the films Beaches and Sister Act. She delivered legendary performances as Tina Turner's mother in What's Love Got to Do With It and in The Preacher's Wife as the mother of Whitney Houston's character. She starred opposite Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter. For director Tyler Perry, she created unforgettable characters in Madea's Family Reunion and Meet the Browns. In the movie Cast Away, she portrayed Tom Hanks' boss. In animated films, Jenifer's uniquely recognizable voice is adored by Disney fans worldwide in roles such as "Flo" in Cars and Cars 2, and as "Mama Odie" in The Princess and the Frog. For six seasons, Jenifer portrayed "Lana Hawkins" on Lifetime's hit series Strong Medicine. She starred on the hit show Black-ish (ABC), where her hilarious portrayal of "Ruby Johnson" earned her a nomination for the 2016 Critics Choice Award. She has also written two books: The Mother of Black Hollywood and Walking in My Joy: In These Streets.


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Spellbound

as Nazara (voice)
Released: 2024-11-22

When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey...

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The Princess and the Frog

as Mama Odie (voice)
Released: 2009-12-08

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a...

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Cars 2

as Flo (voice)
Released: 2011-06-11

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand...

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Cars 3

as Flo (voice)
Released: 2017-06-15

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is...

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as Flo (voice)
Released: 2006-06-08

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the...

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as Motown Turtle (voice)
Released: 2004-09-20

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a...

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Don't See
as Becca Twig
Released: 2000-12-22

Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and...

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The Addams Family

as Great Auntie Sloom (Voice)
Released: 2019-10-10

The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy...

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The Wedding Ringer

as Doris Jenkins
Released: 2015-01-16

Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. ...

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Blast from the Past

as Dr. Aron
Released: 1999-02-12

Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years,...

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Vegas Backup Singer #1
Released: 1993-12-09

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school,...

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Sister Act

as Michelle
Released: 1992-05-28

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the...

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as Mrs. Curtis
Released: 1995-09-29

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after...

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Don't See
as Candace
Released: 2010-10-22

Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched...

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Don't See
as Lucille
Released: 1999-08-06

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain...

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Madea's Family Reunion

as Milay Jenay Lori
Released: 2006-02-24

Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship...

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Poetic Justice

as Annie
Released: 1993-07-23

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with...

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The Preacher's Wife

as Margueritte Coleman
Released: 1996-12-13

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging,...

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This Is Me…Now

as Gemini
Released: 2024-02-15

An intimate, fantastical and narrative-driven reflection of Jennifer Lopez's journey of...

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What's Love Got to Do with It

as Zelma Bullock
Released: 1993-06-09

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive...

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Zambezia

as Gogo (voice)
Released: 2012-06-05

Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story...

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Baggage Claim

as Catherine Moore
Released: 2013-09-27

Although she has traveled all over the world, flight attendant Montana Moore has yet to find a...

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Meet the Browns

as Vera
Released: 2008-03-21

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends...

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Think Like a Man Too

as Loretta
Released: 2014-06-20

All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry...

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The Meteor Man

as Mrs. Williams
Released: 1993-08-06

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly,...

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Think Like a Man

as Loretta Hanover
Released: 2012-04-20

The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the...

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Renaissance Man

as Mrs. Coleman
Released: 1994-06-03

An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he...

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Corrina, Corrina

as Jevina
Released: 1994-08-12

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope...

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The Mighty

as Mrs. Addison
Released: 1998-06-01

Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin...

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The Radiator Springs 500½

as Flo (voice)
Released: 2014-05-20

A 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns...

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Undercover Blues

as Cab Driver
Released: 1993-09-10

When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a...

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Beaches

as Diva
Released: 1988-12-21

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong...

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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

as Margeline
Released: 2020-11-22

A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning...

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Who's Your Caddy?

as C-Note's Mom
Released: 2007-07-27

Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff...

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The Cookout

as Lady Em
Released: 2004-09-03

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he...

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Girl 6

as Boss #1 - Lil
Released: 1996-03-22

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

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The Brothers

as Louise Smith
Released: 2001-03-23

This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a...

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Hiccups

as Flo (voice)
Released: 2013-03-22

When Lightning McQueen gets the hiccups, everyone in Radiator Springs thinks they have the cure.

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Five

as Maggie
Released: 2011-10-10

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

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The Greatest Love Story Never Told

as Self
Released: 2024-02-26

Follow Jennifer Lopez as she attempts her most daring project yet: independently producing a new...

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Frozen Assets

as Jomisha
Released: 1992-10-23

A man is hired to run a bank which turns out to be a sperm bank.

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Not Easily Broken

as Mary 'Mama' Clark
Released: 2009-01-09

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

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Juwanna Mann

as Aunt Ruby
Released: 2002-06-21

A basketball star is booted out of the NBA when his on-court antics go too far, so he poses as a...

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Prop 8: The Musical

as Riffing Prop 8'er
Released: 2008-12-03

The conflict of the aftermath of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California) is solved by...

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Jackie's Back!

as Jackie Washington
Released: 1999-06-14

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her...

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When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

as Retirement Home Waitress (uncredited)
Released: 2011-04-06

The remake of 'When Harry Met Sally' that everyone has been waiting for is finally here.

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Panther

as Rita
Released: 1995-05-03

Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense....

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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

as Denice Cooper
Released: 1995-05-08

Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who...

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Dancing in September

as Judge Warner
Released: 2001-02-03

A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.

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Dirty Laundry

as Aunt Lettuce
Released: 2006-07-15

After ten years, Sheldon returns from New York City to Paris, Georgia. His mother Evelyn, a...

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Little Richard

as Muh Penniman
Released: 2000-02-20

The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the...

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Forbidden

as uncredited
Released: 2018-03-15

A musical set in the North-American city of Nacirema Falls, in the country of Nacirema, which...

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Earth to America

as Self
Released: 2005-11-20

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the...

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black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

as Self
Released: 2022-04-19

An exclusive look at final table read and original audition tapes; interviews with cast, crew...

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Get Bruce!

as Self
Released: 1999-01-01

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public...

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Partners

as Detective Lancy
Released: 2000-07-20

After stealing a briefcase, a drifter finds himself caught in the middle of an international...

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Redrum

as Therapist
Released: 2007-10-30

A bored couple rejuvenate their marriage by turning to murder.

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An Unexpected Life

as Camille
Released: 1998-06-24

Sequel to "An Unexpected Family."

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Bette Midler: Art or Bust

as Self - Harlette
Released: 1984-08-18

The Divine Miss M is featured in a concert filmed at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,...

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Secrets of the Magic City

as Aunt Valerie
Released: 2015-06-26

The Magic City, by Director R. Malcolm Jones, is a motion picture based on hope and resilience...

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Finding Kendrick Johnson

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2021-07-30

A filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen.

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Shake, Rattle and Rock!

as Amanda
Released: 1994-08-26

In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as...

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Nora's Hair Salon

as Nora
Released: 2004-05-25

Welcome to Nora's Hair Salon. Leave your troubles outside and get set for neighborhood drama,...

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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-11-10

Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show...

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Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

as uncredited
Released: 2006-11-07

The Making of "Life is a Highway". A musical Road Trip with Rascal Flatts.

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Deconstructing Sarah

as Betty
Released: 1994-12-16

Thriller about an advertising executive Kelley who leads a double life, looking for men in dive...

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Sunday in Paris

as Taylor Chase
Released: 1991-07-07

A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family...

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Jewel's Catch One

as Self
Released: 2017-01-07

With four strikes against her (black, female, poor and a lesbian), our trailblazer, Jewel...

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All Boys Aren't Blue

as uncredited
Released: 2021-08-13

Actors Bernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, and Jenifer Lewis bring to life the...

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American Dad!

as Lessie (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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Friends

as Paula
First aired: 1994-09-22

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world,...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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The Daily Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Boston Legal

as Judge Isabel Fisher
First aired: 2004-10-03

Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston...

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Young Justice

as Olympia Savage (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-26

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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The Boondocks

as Boss Willona (voice)
First aired: 2005-11-06

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the...

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The Boondocks

as Geraldine (voice)
First aired: 2005-11-06

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the...

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Star Trek: Lower Decks

as Bartender (voice)
First aired: 2020-08-06

The lives of the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S....

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Strong Medicine

as Lana Hawkins
First aired: 2000-07-23

The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-12

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty...

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Girlfriends

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-09-11

The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of...

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black-ish

as Ruby Johnson
First aired: 2014-09-24

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a...

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Monsters at Work

as Grandma Tuskmon (voice)
First aired: 2021-07-07

Ever since he was a kid, Tylor Tuskmon has dreamed of becoming a Scarer just like his idol James...

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Amphibia

as Mama Hasselback (voice)
First aired: 2019-06-17

The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the...

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Touched by an Angel

as Queenie
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Big Hero 6 The Series

as Professor Granville (voice)
First aired: 2017-11-20

Picking up immediately following the events in the feature film, these are the continuing...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Aunt Helen
First aired: 1990-09-10

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...

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That's So Raven

as Vivian Baxter
First aired: 2003-01-17

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and...

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grown-ish

as Ruby Johnson
First aired: 2018-01-03

Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly...

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A Different World

as Susan Clayton
First aired: 1987-09-24

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise...

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A Different World

as Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
First aired: 1987-09-24

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise...

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The Ghost and Molly McGee

as Patty (voice)
First aired: 2021-10-01

When a curse from Scratch backfires, he finds himself forever bound to Molly. Despite that,...

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New York Undercover

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-08

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...

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Sherri

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2022-09-12

Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears...

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In Living Color

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-04-15

In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on the Fox...

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Shark

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-09-21

Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Female Black Widow Spider (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Hazel (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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So Help Me Todd

as Jacqueline Burton
First aired: 2022-09-29

Despite their opposing personalities, a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep...

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Moesha

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-01-23

Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May...

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Night Court

as Erika
First aired: 2023-01-17

Unapologetically optimistic judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in...

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge
First aired: 2012-10-22

The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag...

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Cars on the Road

as Flo (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-08

Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country...

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Living Single

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-08-29

Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network...

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Mickey Mouse Funhouse

as Wheezelene (voice)
First aired: 2021-08-20

Mickey Mouse, and his friends – Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto – to Funny, an enchanted...

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The Jamie Foxx Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-28

Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and...

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Stars in the House

as Self - Special Guest
First aired: 2020-03-16

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...

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The Upshaws

as Dr. Pearl Edmunds
First aired: 2021-05-12

Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming,...

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Dream On

as Carolyn
First aired: 1990-07-08

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...

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Match Game

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-26

A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match...

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The Parent 'Hood

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-01-18

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July...

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Day Break

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-11-15

Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will...

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Rugrats

as Ms. Marjorie / Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2021-05-27

A reinvention of the beloved 90s cartoon, Rugrats follows a group of adventurous babies as they...

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Rugrats

as Ms. Marjorie (voice)
First aired: 2021-05-27

A reinvention of the beloved 90s cartoon, Rugrats follows a group of adventurous babies as they...

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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-22

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992...

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To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-14

A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be...

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Promised Land

as Queenie
First aired: 1996-09-17

Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off...

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Not Dead Yet

as Donna
First aired: 2023-02-08

Nell Serrano is a broke and newly single self-described disaster. She works to restart the life...

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The PJs

as Bebe Ho (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-10

Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife, Muriel, in the Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs housing project,...

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The Chris Rock Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-02-07

The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris...

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Time of Your Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-10-25

Sarah Reeves Merrin adjusts to her new job and new life in New York City, while trying to learn...

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2021-01-07

Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, celebrity contestants spin the wheel and solve word puzzles...

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History of the World: Part II

as Grandma
First aired: 2023-03-06

Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches.

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The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self
First aired: 2016-06-27

In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your...

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Rebel Highway

as Amanda
First aired: 1994-07-07

Rebel Highway was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced...

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Roc

as Charlaine
First aired: 1991-08-25

Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994....

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The Temptations

as Mama Rose
First aired: 1998-11-01

Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.

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The Playboy Club

as Pearl
First aired: 2011-09-19

It's the early '60s, and the legendary Playboy Club in Chicago is the door to all your...

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I Love That for You

as Patricia Cochran
First aired: 2022-05-01

A woman overcomes childhood leukemia to achieve her dream of becoming an on-air host at a home...

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Bette

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-10-11

Bette is a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, and was the debut of the...

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Jenifer Lewis and Shangela

as Jenifer Lewis
First aired: 2012-08-31

"Jenifer Lewis and Shangela," a scripted series, follows the comic adventures of Ms. Lewis and...

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