Juliette Lewis
Known for
The daughter of character actor Geoffrey Lewis, American Juliette Lewis became one of the 'it girls' of nineties cinema thanks to her restless characters with dark edges. Her portrayal of the teenager seduced by the villain in Martin Scorsese's 'Cape Fear' earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She strung together memorable roles in 'The Way We Were... in Hollywood', 'Kalifornia', 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' and above all as the wild Mallory Knox in 'Natural Born Killers', which gave her the Best Actress award in Venice. A singer as well as an actress, she has combined rock with a notable television comeback in series such as 'Yellowjackets', always faithful to an intense, wild and emotionally raw register.
Juliette Lewis
64 Movies
21 Series
The daughter of character actor Geoffrey Lewis, American Juliette Lewis became one of the 'it girls' of nineties cinema thanks to her restless characters with dark edges. Her portrayal of the teenager seduced by the villain in Martin Scorsese's 'Cape Fear' earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She strung together memorable roles in 'The Way We Were... in Hollywood', 'Kalifornia', 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' and above all as the wild Mallory Knox in 'Natural Born Killers', which gave her the Best Actress award in Venice. A singer as well as an actress, she has combined rock with a notable television comeback in series such as 'Yellowjackets', always faithful to an intense, wild and emotionally raw register.
Movies
Plays Allegra
Over Your Dead Body
2026
Plays Kate Fuller
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Plays Audrey Griswold
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Plays Mallory Knox
Natural Born Killers
1994
Plays Becky
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
Plays Heidi
Old School
2003
Plays Danielle Bowden
Cape Fear
1991
Plays Diane Moody
The Basketball Diaries
1995
Plays Karen Weston
August: Osage County
2013
Plays Erica
Ma
2019
Plays Heidi
Due Date
2010
Plays Kitty
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Plays Ginny
Enough
2002
Plays Lexie
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
Plays Faith Justin
Strange Days
1995
Plays Maureen Monette
Catch and Release
2006
Plays Nancy Delmonico
Nerve
2016
Plays Sheri
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
Plays Robin
The Way of the Gun
2000
Plays Ruby
Cold Creek Manor
2003
Plays Debbie
The Switch
2010
Plays Cut Throat Bill
The Thicket
2024
Plays Rain
Husbands and Wives
1992
Plays Adele Corners
Kalifornia
1993
Plays Clara Armstrong
Opus
2025
Plays Iron Maven
Whip It
2009
Plays Evelyn
Music
2021
Plays Gloria Michaels
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021
Plays Carla Tate
The Other Sister
1999
Plays Gracie Barzini
Mixed Nuts
1994
Plays Erica Raymond
Jem and the Holograms
2015
Plays Tammy
Hick
2012
Plays Joanne
A Million Little Pieces
2019
Plays Camille
By Design
2026
Plays Roseanna Perry
Conviction
2010
Plays Maria Sullivan
Blueberry
2004
Plays Melanie Horton
The Evening Star
1996
Plays Nina (voice)
Metropia
2009
Plays Suzanne
Grilled
2006
Plays June
Mayday
2021
Plays Jane Emelin
The 4th Floor
1999
Plays Sheryl O'Connor
That Night
1992
Plays April
Some Girl
1998
Plays Pam Noonan
Hellion
2014
Plays Ariel Lee
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
Plays Claire Beaucage
Picture Claire
2001
Plays Bonnie Altmyer
Back Roads
2019
Plays Flora
Daltry Calhoun
2005
Plays Mary
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet
2019
Plays Kate
Aurora Borealis
2005
TV Shows
Plays Tammy
The Firm
2012
Plays Detective Andrea Cornell
Secrets and Lies
2015
Plays Natalie Scatorccio
Yellowjackets
2021
Plays Harper
Sacred Lies
2018
Plays Jandice
Camping
2018
Plays Denise
Welcome to Chippendales
2022
Plays Paula Wisconsin
Free for All
2003
Plays Delores
The Wonder Years
1988
Plays Crystal
Cape Fear
2026
Plays Juliette
Filthy Rich
2020
Plays Judy
Queer as Folk
2022
Plays Blue
The Conners
2018
Plays Beverly Brown
Wayward Pines
2015
Plays Nedra Frank
I Know This Much Is True
2020
Plays Bailey Todd
Graves
2016
Plays Jesse
My Name Is Earl
2005
Plays September
Dharma & Greg
1997
Plays Darcy
Portlandia
2011
Plays Kathy
The Act
2019
Plays Kim
It's Florida, Man.
2024
Plays Justin (Voice)
I'm a Virgo
2023
Latest Trailers
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Over Your Dead Body
Full Filmography
DreamQuil
Nurse Chapman
2026
Film
Cape Fear
Crystal (uncredited) · 2 episodes
2026–
TV
Over Your Dead Body
Allegra
2026
Film
By Design
Camille
2026
Film
Opus
Clara Armstrong
2025
Film
It's Florida, Man.
Kim · 1 episode
2024–
TV
The Thicket
Cut Throat Bill
2024
Film
I'm a Virgo
Justin (Voice) · 1 episode
2023–
TV
Queer as Folk
Judy · 3 episodes
2022
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Juliette Lewis and where are they from?
Juliette Lewis is 53 years old, born on June 21, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Juliette Lewis?
Juliette Lewis is best known for roles in Nerve, From Dusk Till Dawn, Due Date.
How many movies has Juliette Lewis been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1980), Juliette Lewis has appeared in 64 movies and 21 TV shows.
What was Juliette Lewis's first movie?
The career of Juliette Lewis began with Bronco Billy (1980).
What is Juliette Lewis's most recent movie or series?
Juliette Lewis's most recent release is Cape Fear, which premiered on June 4, 2026.
What TV shows has Juliette Lewis appeared in?
On television, Juliette Lewis has appeared in The Act, My Name Is Earl, The Wonder Years, Yellowjackets.
Does Juliette Lewis have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Juliette Lewis's upcoming work includes: DreamQuil (2026).
Juliette Lewis
1973-06-21 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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).