Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released five solo albums.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 8, 1976 (50)
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Actor, also composer
- 21 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
What are Jenny Lewis' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heraldas Melanie Benson in Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
- Allyas Rita Faldes in Foxfire (1996)
- Allyas Traci Connor in Little Boy Blue (1997)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
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 Jenny Lewis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Jenny 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
49 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
A Very Murray Christmas(2015)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Song One(2014)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Very Good Girls(2013)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Cleveland Show(2009)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Bolt(2008)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Don's Plum(2001)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Pleasantville(1998)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Little Boy Blue(1997)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Talk to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Foxfire(1996)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Sweet Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Runaway Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Daddy(1991)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Runaway Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Brooklyn Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Shannon's Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Wizard(1989)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Free Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Shannon's Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Troop Beverly Hills(1989)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
A Friendship in Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Trading Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Baby M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Who Gets the Friends?(1988)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Just the Ten of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
My Father, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
A Place at the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Uncle Tom's Cabin(1987)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Charmings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Life with Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Growing Pains(1985)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
The Golden Girls(1985)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Suburban Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Mr. Belvedere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1983 to 2025; peak year 1997.
Biggest box office
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Highest rated
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2024)
Most popular right now
Very Good Girls (2013)
Film career
Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 1983Screen debut· It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
Billing
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.
How do Jenny Lewis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. 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 Jenny Lewis' work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
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.