Vicki Lewis

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Biography

She has recurring roles as Tim Allen's inept producer on ABC's "Home Improvement" and as Jason Alexander's bane-of-my-existence secretary on NBC's "Seinfeld" before landing the regular stint as Beth, the secretary from Smart Aleck 101, on "NewsRadio" (NBC, 1995-99).

Although originally an awkward math major, Lewis took dancing lessons while in college and before long was performing for an audience. She went to New York, where she appeared in …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

March 17, 1960

Career Milestones

Played Beth the secretary on "NewsRadio"

1982

Co-starred in musical, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"

1985

Co-starred with Nathan Lane in the short-lived Broadway musical "The Wind in the Willows"

1985

Early TV role, Schoolbreak Special, "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"

1988

First episodic guest appearance, "Annie McGuire"

1992

Played recurring role of Maureen Binford, producer of "Home Improvement" (ABC)

1994

Appeared in Broadway revival of "Damn Yankees"

1994

Feature film debut, "I'll Do Anything"

1994

Had recurring role as Ada, George's secretary on "Seinfeld" (NBC)

1997

Co-starred opposite Nathan Lane in "Mousehunt"

1998

Had featured role as a paleontologist in "Godzilla"

1999

Appeared opposite off-screen companion Nick Nolte in "Breakfast of Champions"

1999

Played Velma Kelly in the national tour of the stage musical "Chicago"; assumed role on Broadway in summer 2000

2001

Co-starred in the NBC midseason replacement sitcom "Three Sisters"

2001

Returned to Broadway playing Velma in the hit revival of "Chicago"

2009

Landed a recurring role on the Disney Channel comedy series "Sonny with a Chance"

2009

Played a saleswoman in the romantic comedy, "The Ugly Truth"

2010

Voiced the character of Eve in the animated feature, "Alpha and Omega"