Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lake Lewis born June 21 1973 is an American actress and singer She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters often in films with dark themes Lewis became an it girl of American cinema in the early 1990s appearing in various independent and arthouse films Her accolades include a Pasinetti Award one Academy Award nomination one Golden Globe nomination and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination The daughter of character actor Geoffrey Lewis Lewis began her career in television at age 14 before being cast in her first major film role as Audrey Griswold in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 1989 She garnered international notice for her role in Martin Scorseses remake of Cape Fear 1991 which saw Lewis nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Golden Globe in the same category Following the success of Cape Fear Lewis had a supporting role in Woody Allens Husbands and Wives 1992 followed by the thriller Kalifornia 1993 in which she portrayed a childlike woman whose boyfriend is a serial killer She appeared in the drama Whats Eating Gilbert Grape also 1993 playing a young drifter Lewis gained further notice for her lead role as Mallory Knox in Oliver Stones controversial satirical crime film Natural Born Killers 1994 which earned her the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival She subsequently starred in Kathryn Bigelows science fiction film Strange Days 1995 and Robert Rodriguezs vampire film From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 In 1999 Lewis had a leading role in the drama The Other Sister as a woman with mental disabilities The 2000s saw Lewis appearing in a series of supporting roles in independent features and studio films and in 2003 she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in Hysterical Blindness 2002 She went on to appear in supporting parts in such comedies as Old School 2003 and Starsky Hutch 2004 and embarked on a musical career in 2003 forming the rock band Juliette and the Licks in 2009 Lewis began releasing material as a solo artist Subsequent film roles include the sports comedy Whip It 2009 the biographical crime film Conviction 2010 an American romantic comedy The Switch 2010 and the drama August Osage County 2013 Starting 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 20152016 The Act 2019 and Yellowjackets 2021