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Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Actor · Born June 21, 1973 (53) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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 Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). She garnered international notice for her role in Martin Scorsese's 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 Allen's 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 What's Eating Gilbert Grape (also 1993), playing a young drifter. Lewis gained further notice for her lead role as Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's 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 Bigelow's science fiction film Strange Days (1995), and Robert Rodriguez's 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 (2015–2016), The Act (2019), and Yellowjackets (2021).

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Born
June 21, 1973 (53)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Juliette Lewis' films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
25%
Morality
16%
Survival
13%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 12 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 25 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 16

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 23

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 32 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

42 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 42 analyzed roles.

Ally
10 of 42
Shapeshifter
8 of 42
Hero
6 of 42
Shadow
5 of 42
Herald
4 of 42
Trickster
3 of 42
Threshold guardian
3 of 42
Mentor
3 of 42
Show the 42 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Melancholic
28
Absurd
16
Dread
16
Warm
10
Other
55

How their films linger

Unsettling21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Juliette Lewis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Juliette Lewis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • DreamQuil(2026)

    as Nurse Chapman

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Crystal · as Crystal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Over Your Dead Body(2026)

    as Allegra

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • By Design(2025)

    as Camille

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Opus(2025)

    as Clara Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • It's Florida, Man(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Thicket(2024)

    as Cut Throat Bill

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • I'm a Virgo(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Chippendales(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Denise

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Queer as Folk(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Judy

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Yellowjackets(2021)

    Show 19 episodes · as Natalie Scatorccio

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Mayday(2021)

    as June

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Breaking News in Yuba County(2021)

    as Gloria Michaels

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Music(2021)

    as Evelyn

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Filthy Rich(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Juliette

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • I Know This Much Is True(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nedra Frank

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Back Roads(2018)

    as Bonnie Altmyer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Million Little Pieces(2018)

    as Joanne

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ma(2019)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dreamland(2019)

    as Countess

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Act(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Anthem of a Teenage Prophet(2018)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Conners(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Blue

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Camping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jandice

  • Sacred Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Harper

  • Graves(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bailey Todd

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Nerve(2016)

    as Nancy Delmonico

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Second Sound Barrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lady Billionaire

  • Jem and the Holograms(2015)

    as Erica Raymond

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Beverly Brown

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Future Relic 03 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lona Rey

  • Secrets and Lies(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · as Detective Andrea Cornell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Scorsese's Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Medicine

  • Hellion(2014)

    as Pam Noonan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Kelly & Cal(2014)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • August: Osage County(2013)

    as Karen Weston

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Open Road(2013)

    as Jill

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hick(2011)

    as Tammy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • The Firm(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Tammy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Foreverland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Vicky

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Darcy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Due Date(2010)

    as Heidi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Conviction(2010)

    as Roseanna Perry

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Switch(2010)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sympathy for Delicious(2010)

    as Ariel Lee

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Metropia(2009)

    as Nina (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Whip It(2009)

    as Iron Maven

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Darwin Awards(2006)

    as Joleen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Catch and Release(2006)

    as Maureen Monette

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Grilled(2006)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Daltry Calhoun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Flora

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Aurora Borealis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kate

  • HIM vs BAM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Starsky & Hutch(2004)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Renegade(2004)

    as Maria Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Libby

  • Cold Creek Manor(2003)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Free for All(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Paula Wisconsin

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Old School(2003)

    as Heidi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Enough(2002)

    as Ginny

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Hysterical Blindness(2002)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Picture Claire(2001)

    as Claire Beaucage

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Room to Rent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Linda

  • My Louisiana Sky(2001)

    as Dorie Kay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Gaudi Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as April

  • The Way of the Gun(2000)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The 4th Floor(1999)

    as Jane Emelin

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Other Sister(1999)

    as Carla Tate

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Some Girl(1998)

    as April

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as September

  • The Evening Star(1996)

    as Melanie Horton

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    as Kate Fuller

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Strange Days(1995)

    as Faith Justin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Basketball Diaries(1995)

    as Diane Moody

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mixed Nuts(1994)

    as Gracie Barzini

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Mallory Knox

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)

    as Becky

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Romeo Is Bleeding(1993)

    as Sheri

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kalifornia(1993)

    as Adele Corners

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Husbands and Wives(1992)

    as Rain

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • That Night(1992)

    as Sheryl O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cape Fear(1991)

    as Danielle Bowden

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Crooked Hearts(1991)

    as Cassie Warren

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Family for Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · as Holly Bankston

  • Too Young to Die?(1990)

    as Amanda Sue Bradley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989)

    as Audrey Griswold

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Hollowheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Cindy Hollowhead

  • The Runnin' Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Amy Curtis

  • My Stepmother Is an Alien(1988)

    as Lexie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Wonder Years(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Delores

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • I Married Dora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kate Farrell

  • Home Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mary Ash

  • Bronco Billy(1980)

    as Child Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Jesus Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ruth

  • Lips Like Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Weezer: Security Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 96 of them dated from 1979 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Due Date (2010)

$212M worldwide

Highest rated

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19792026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 100: 100 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s31 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 9% of 56 roles
88939803081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 8 major nominations, 1992–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  4. 1994
    • Venice award, won · Best Actress
    • Venice award, won
  5. 1992
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Juliette Lewis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 58; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

Music (2021)

97th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Juliette Lewis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles30–93 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles29–74 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity30 titles37–88 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs26 titles29–83 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles16–84 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Juliette Lewis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Juliette Lewis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Blum shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles