Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American stage, film and voice actress, comedian, singer, and activist. She is known for her roles in several films, such as Louise Smith in the 2001 comedy . She also had a recurring role as Aunt Helen in the sitcom .
Lewis has made several contributions to Disney. She voiced Flo in the 2006 Disney/Pixar film Cars and its sequels: Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017). She also voiced Aunt Spice in The Proud Family, Tornado in Elena of Avalor, Mama Odie in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog, Professor Granville in the animated TV series Big Hero 6,, Mama Hasselback in Amphibia, Patty in The Ghost and Molly McGee, Wheezelene in Mickey Mouse Funhouse, and Virginia Tuskmon in Monsters at Work. She also plays Ruby Johnson in the ABC TV show . Additionally, she played Diva in the 1988 Touchstone Pictures film Beaches, Michelle in the 1992 Touchstone Pictures film Sister Act and its 1993 sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Zelma Bullock in the 1993 Touchstone Pictures film What's Love Got to Do with It, Mrs. Beverly Coleman in the 1994 Touchstone Pictures film Renaissance Man, Mrs. Curtis in the 1995 Hollywood Pictures film Dead Presidents, Marguerite Coleman in the 1996 Touchstone Pictures film The Preacher's Wife, Mrs. Addison in the 1998 Miramax film , and Vivian in the That's So Raven episode "To See or Not to See".
==Roles==
That's So Raven - Viv.png|Vivian(That's So Raven)
5858ggi5895.png|Sista Spice(The Proud Family)
Profile-Flo.png|Flo (Cars franchise)
Profile - Mama Odie.jpeg|Mama Odie(The Princess and the Frog and Tiana's Bayou Adventure)
Professor Granville.png|Professor Grace Granville(Big Hero 6: The Series)
Tornado EoA.jpg|Tornado(Elena of Avalor)
Patty (The Ghost and Molly McGee).png|Patty(The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Hasselback Mama.png|Mama Hasselback(Amphibia)
Wheezelene.jpg|Wheezelene(Mickey Mouse Funhouse)
Grandma Tuskmon.jpg|Virginia Tuskmon(Monsters at Work)
==Gallery==
Jenifer Lewis behind the scenes Cars.jpg|Jenifer Lewis behind the scenes of Cars.
Jenifer Lewis behind the scenes PatF.jpg|Jenifer Lewis behind the scenes of The Princess and the Frog.
Jenifer Lewis PatF premiere.jpg|Jenifer Lewis at the premiere of The Princess and the Frog in November 2009.
Jenifer Lewis Cars Land grand opening.jpg|Jenifer Lewis at the grand opening of Cars Land at Disneyland Resort in June 2012.
Jenifer Lewis Summer TCA16.jpg|Jenifer Lewis speaks at the panel at the 2016 Summer TCA Tour.
Jenifer Lewis 70th Emmys.jpg|Jenifer Lewis attending the 70th annual Emmy awards in September 2018.
==Trivia==
*She portrays Raven-Symoné's grandmother in That's So Raven, and later portrays her mother in Black-ish.
*She originally auditioned to play Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It, but was cast instead as Tina's mother, Zelma Bullock, despite being only a year older than Tina's actress, Angela Bassett.
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