Biography
One of a very small number of Academy Award-nominated actresses who also fronted a hard-edged rock band, Juliette Lewis was only 18 years old when she was thrust into the spotlight following her unforgettable performance in Martin Scorsese's "Cape Fear" (1991). In quick succession, Lewis co-starred as one-half of young, sexy, murderous couples for whom crime was a just a game in "Kalifornia" (1993) and Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers" …
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Career Milestones
1980 | Appeared uncredited in Clint Eastwood's "Bronco Billy" |
1987 | Appeared as series regular on the ABC sitcom "I Married Dora" |
1987 | Landed first leading role in the Showtime miniseries "Homefires" |
1989 | Appeared on three episodes of "The Wonder Years" (ABC) as Wayne's girlfriend |
1989 | Feature debut, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" |
1990 | Cast as a series regular on the short-lived "A Family For Joe" (NBC) |
1990 | Co-starred with Brad Pitt in the TV-movie "Too Young to Die?" (NBC) |
1991 | Breakthrough feature, playing Nick Nolte's daughter in Martin Scorsese's remake of "Cape Fear"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress |
1992 | First leading role in a feature, "That Night" |
1992 | Portrayed Gary Oldman's peroxide blonde moll in "Romeo Is Bleeding" |
1992 | Replaced Emily Lloyd in Woody Allen's ensemble feature "Husbands and Wives" |
1993 | Co-starred with Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" |
1993 | Re-teamed with Pitt for "Kalifornia," delivering a harrowing portrait as his childlike, clueless trailer trash girlfriend |
1994 | Teamed with Woody Harrelson as two love-thugs terrorizing the Southwest in Oliver Stone's controversial "Natural Born Killers" |
1995 | Found an authentic note as a scuzzy hooker in "Basketball Diaries," starring DiCaprio |
1995 | Played a rock singer in the film "Strange Days" |
1996 | Cast as Melanie Horton in "The Evening Star," a sequel to "Terms of Endearment" starring Shirley MacLaine |
1996 | Co-starred in "From Dusk till Dawn," directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino |
1996 | Produced and starred in brother Lightfield Lewis' "The Audition" |
1998 | Played an unsympathetic best friend in "Some Girls," co-starring Marissa Ribisi and Giovanni Ribisi |
1999 | Played a mentally-challenged female in Garry Marshall's "The Other Sister"; re-teamed with Giovanni Ribisi who played her love interest |
2000 | Co-starred with Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, and James Caan in "The Way of the Gun" |
2001 | Portrayed Aunt Dorie Kay in the film adaptation of "My Louisiana Sky" on Showtime; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special |
2002 | Co-starred with Uma Thurman in the HBO movie "Hysterical Blindness"; produced for cable and also screened at Sundance; earned Independent Spirit Award and Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress |
2003 | Appeared in memorable role as Heidi, Luke Wilson's kinky ex-girlfriend in Todd Phillips' comedy feature "Old School" |
2004 | Featured in the big screen adaption of the 1970s cop series "Starsky & Hutch" |
2006 | Made London stage debut as the heroine of Sam Shepard's classic play "Fool For Love" |
2006 | Played Donald Sutherland's feisty home nurse in "Aurora Borealis" |
2009 | Played Iron Maven, a rival roller derby player in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut "Whip It" |
2009 | Released first album with The New Romantiques, Terra Incognita |
2010 | Appeared in the romantic comedy "The Switch" opposite Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman |
2010 | Cast in a supporting role alongside Hilary Swank in "Conviction" |
2012 | Co-starred with Chloë Grace Moretz in the indie drama "Hick" |
Awards
1991 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Cape Fear |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Cape Fear |
1992 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Cape Fear |
1995 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Natural Born Killers |
1995 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in Natural Born Killers |
2003 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in Hysterical Blindness |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Hysterical Blindness |
2010 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Conviction |