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Jenny Lewis

Biography

Jenny Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and actress who began as a child performer, first appearing in a Jell-O commercial and later in ads and television roles. Born in Las Vegas, she gained notice as a child actress with Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the series Brooklyn Bridge, and went on to appear in Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992), Foxfire (1996), Pleasantville (1998) and Don's Plum (2001). She stepped back from acting in the mid-1990s to concentrate on music, forming the indie rock band Rilo Kiley in 1998; the group released four albums before disbanding in 2014. Her solo albums include Rabbit Fur Coat (2006), Acid Tongue (2008), The Voyager (2014), On the Line (2019) and Joy'All (2023). She has also sung with The Postal Service and appeared in the Netflix movie A Very Murray Christmas (2015).

50years old

Turns 51 on January 8in 59 days

  • Born Las Vegas
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Jennifer Diane Lewis (birth name)

Movie Career

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10
Career span
33 years1988 to 2021

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  1. First role

    Lewis's first professional work was a Jell-O commercial. She went on to appear in ads for Mattel's Barbie and Baby Skates dolls, Toys "R" Us toy stores, and Kellogg's Corn Pops, among others.

  2. Behind the camera

    Jenny Lewis directed the music video for her 2014 single "Just One of the Guys," which starred Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart, Brie Larson, and Tennessee Thomas.

  3. Beyond film

    Jenny Lewis voiced the assistant director in Disney's animated film Bolt and provided the song "Barking at the Moon" for it.

  4. Behind the camera

    Jenny Lewis created the music score for the 2013 film Very Good Girls, providing original music and older Rilo Kiley songs such as "Go Ahead."

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  1. Pleasantville1998 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Christin

    IMDb rating 7.5146K votes

  2. Foxfire1996 Dramaas Rita Faldes

    IMDb rating 6.210K votes

  3. Troop Beverly Hills1989as Hannah Nefler

    IMDb rating 6.013K votes

  4. A Very Murray Christmas2015as The Waitress

    IMDb rating 5.517K votes

  5. Don's Plum2001as Sara

    IMDb rating 5.55.1K votes

  6. The Wizard1989as Haley

    IMDb rating 6.118K votes

  7. Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even1992as Corinne

    IMDb rating 6.32.4K votes

  8. Little Boy Blue1997as Traci Connor

    IMDb rating 6.22.4K votes

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