Juliette Lewis is an American actress who came to prominence in the early 1990s after appearing in numerous independent and mainstream films. After appearing in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), she garnered widespread fame for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991), which earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
She followed this with a supporting role in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992), the thriller Kalifornia , and drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape (the latter two both released in 1993). She gained further notice for her role as murderous woman Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's controversial satirical crime film Natural Born Killers (1994). Lewis subsequently starred in Kathryn Bigelow's science fiction film Strange Days (1995), playing a musician, and appeared as a teenager in Robert Rodriguez's vampire film From Dusk till Dawn (1996). In 1999, Lewis had a leading role as a mentally-disabled woman in the drama The Other Sister .
The 2000s saw Lewis appearing in a series of supporting roles in independent features as well as studio films, and in 2003 she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002). She went on to appear in supporting parts in such comedies as Todd Phillips's Old School (2003) and Starsky & Hutch (2004). Subsequent film roles include the sports comedy Whip It (2009), the biographical crime film Conviction (2010), and the drama August: Osage County (2013). 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), and The Act (2019).
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | Lexie | [1] | |
1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Audrey Griswold | [2] | |
Meet the Hollowheads | Cindy Hollowhead | [3] | ||
The Runnin' Kind | Amy Curtis | [4] | ||
1991 | Cape Fear | Danielle Bowden | Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. | [5] |
Crooked Hearts | Cassie | [6] | ||
1992 | Husbands and Wives | Rain | [7] | |
That Night | Sheryl O'Connor | [8] | ||
1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Becky | [9] | |
Romeo Is Bleeding | Sheri | [10] | ||
Kalifornia | Adele Corners | [11] | ||
1994 | Natural Born Killers | Mallory Knox | [12] | |
Mixed Nuts | Gracie Barzini | [13] | ||
1995 | Strange Days | Faith Justin | [14] | |
The Basketball Diaries | Diane Moody | [15] | ||
1996 | The Evening Star | Melanie Horton | [16] | |
From Dusk till Dawn | Katherine Fuller | [17] | ||
1998 | Some Girl | April | [18] | |
1999 | The Other Sister | Carla Tate | [19] | |
The 4th Floor | Jane Emelin | [20] | ||
2000 | Room to Rent | Linda | [21] | |
The Way of the Gun | Robin | [22] | ||
2001 | Picture Claire | Claire Beaucage | [23] | |
Gaudi Afternoon | April | [24] | ||
2002 | Enough | Ginny | [25] | |
Armitage: Dual Matrix | Naomi Armitage | English dub | [26] | |
2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Ruby Ferguson | [27] | |
Old School | Heidi | [28] | ||
2004 | Blueberry (aka Renegade) | Maria Sullivan | [29] | |
Starsky & Hutch | Kitty | [30] | ||
2005 | Daltry Calhoun | Flora Flick | [31] | |
Aurora Borealis | Kate | [32] | ||
Grilled | Suzanne | [33] | ||
2006 | The Darwin Awards | Joleen | [34] | |
2007 | Catch and Release | Maureen | [35] | |
2009 | Whip It! | Iron Maven | [36] | |
Metropia | Nina | Voice | [37] | |
2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Ariel Lee | [38] | |
The Switch | Debbie Epstein | [39] | ||
Conviction | Roseanna Perry | [40] | ||
Due Date | Heidi | [28] | ||
2011 | Hick | Tammy Cutter-McMullen | [41] | |
Foreverland | Vicky | [42] | ||
2012 | Open Road | Jill | [43] | |
2013 | August: Osage County | Karen Weston | [44] | |
2014 | Hellion | Pam | [45] | |
Kelly & Cal | Kelly | [46] | ||
2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Erica Raymond | [47] | |
2016 | Nerve | Nancy Delmonico | [48] | |
2018 | Back Roads | Bonnie Altmyer | [49] | |
A Million Little Pieces | Joanne | [50] | ||
2019 | Ma | Erica Thompson | [51] | |
Dreamland | The Countess | [52] | ||
2021 | Music | Evelyn | [53] | |
Mayday | June/Bathroom Attendant | [54] | ||
Breaking News in Yuba County | Gloria Michaels | [55] | ||
TBA | The Thicket | Cut Throat Bill | Post-production | [56] |
Opus | TBA | Post-production | [57] | |
DreamQuil | TBA | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1987 | Home Fires | Maty | Television film | [58] |
1987–1988 | I Married Dora | Katie Ferrell | 13 episodes | [1] |
1988 | The Facts of Life | Terry Rankin | 2 episodes | [1] |
1989–1990 | The Wonder Years | Delores | 4 episodes | [1] |
1990 | Too Young to Die? | Amanda Sue Bradley | Television film | [59] |
A Family for Joe | Holly Bankston | 8 episodes | [1] | |
2001 | My Louisiana Sky | Dorie Kay | Television film | [60] |
Dharma & Greg | September | Episode: "Try to Remember This Kind of September" | [1] | |
2002 | Hysterical Blindness | Beth Toczynski | Television film | [61] |
2003 | Free for All | Paula Wisconsin (voice) | 7 episodes | [1] |
2004 | Chasing Freedom | Libby | Television film | [62] |
2006 | My Name Is Earl | Jessie | Episode: "The Bounty Hunter" | [1] |
2010 | Memphis Beat | Cleo | Episode: "Baby, Let's Play House" | [63] |
2012 | The Firm | Tamara Inez "Tammy" Hemphill | 19 episodes | [1] |
2015 | Wayward Pines | Beverly Brown | 3 episodes | [1] |
2015–2016 | Secrets and Lies | Detective Andrea Cornell | 22 episodes | [1] |
2017 | Graves | Bailey Todd | 2 episodes | [64] |
2018 | Camping | Jandice | 8 episodes | [1] |
2018–2019 | The Conners | Blue | 3 episodes | [1] |
2019 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Tandy Tucker | Episode: "Hospital-tality" | [65] |
The Act | Stephanie Godejohn | Episode: "Bonnie & Clyde" | [66] | |
2020 | Sacred Lies | Harper | 10 episodes | [1] |
I Know This Much Is True | Nedra Frank | 2 episodes | ||
Filthy Rich | Juliette | Episode: "Psalm 25:3" | ||
2021–2023 | Yellowjackets | Natalie Scatorccio | 19 episodes | [67] |
2022 | Queer as Folk | Judy | 6 episodes | |
Welcome to Chippendales | Denise | 6 episodes | [68] | |
2023 | I'm a Virgo | Justin (voice) | 4 episodes |
Year | Song | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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1993 | "Come to My Window" | Melissa Etheridge | Directed by Samuel Bayer | [69] |
2003 | "Buried Alive By Love" | HIM | [70] | |
2013 | "City of Angels" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | [71] | |
"Prisoner" | Har Mar Superstar | Directed by Matt Powers | [72] |
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Herself as a radio DJ | [73] |
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theater company The Wooster Group.
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More recently, she made more questionable cinematic choices: after appearing in a number of uninspired thrillers, she starred in Blueberry, Jan Kounen's poorly-received futuristic French western