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Jenifer Lewis
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She starred in and co-wrote a one-woman show called "The Diva is Dismissed". The show earned her two NAACP Theater Awards.
Was once one of
Bette Midler
's Harlettes.
Despite playing her mother in
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
, Lewis is just one year older than
Angela Bassett
.
Attended and graduated from Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri.
She is the youngest of seven children.
Has an adopted daughter named Charmaine Lewis.
Despite playing her mother in
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
, Lewis was just six years older than the late
Whitney Houston
.
Sang in her church choir at the age of five.
She began her career on Broadway in the musical "Eubie!".
Attended and graduated from Kinloch High School in Kinloch, Missouri.
In 1990, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6284 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 15, 2022.
Sister of Lawrence Lewis, Jackie Davis, Vertella Lewis, and Wilatrel Rice.
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