Jenny Lewis

Acting

Jenny Lewis

Born 8 January 1976 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · 50

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.

Known for

Highlights

Bolt2008 · Film · Assistant Director (voice)
Pleasantville1998 · Film · Christin
American Dad!2005 · Series · Amy (voice)
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Leslie Walden
The Golden Girls1985 · Series · Daisy
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · (segment "If She Dies")

Filmography

Movies

27 films

G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief2025 · Film
Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online2019 · Film · Writer
A Very Murray Christmas2015 · Film · The Waitress
Bolt2008 · Film · Assistant Director (voice)
Don's Plum2002 · Film · Sara
Pleasantville1998 · Film · Christin
Little Boy Blue1998 · Film · Traci Connor
Talk to Me1996 · Film · Kelly Reilly
Foxfire1996 · Film · Rita Faldes
Sweet Temptation1996 · Film · Jade Larson
Runaway Daughters1994 · Film · Laura Cahn
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even1992 · Film · Corinne
Daddy1991 · Film · Melissa Watson
Runaway Father1991 · Film · Marcia
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story1991 · Film · Ellie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter1990 · Film · Melanie Benson
The Wizard1989 · Film · Haley
Shannon's Deal1989 · Film · Neala Shannon
Troop Beverly Hills1989 · Film · Hannah Nefler
A Friendship in Vienna1988 · Film · Inge Dournenvald
Trading Hearts1988 · Film · Yvonne Rhonda Nottingham
Who Gets the Friends?1988 · Film
My Father, My Son1988 · Film · Maya
Uncle Tom's Cabin1987 · Film · Evangeline "Little Eva" St. Claire
Convicted1986 · Film · Shelley Forbes
Suburban Beat1985 · Film
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown1983 · Film · Ruby (voice)

Filmography

Series

19 shows

The Cleveland Show2009 · Series
American Dad!2005 · Series · Amy (voice)
Once and Again1999 · Series
Get Real1999 · Series · Meg O'Donnell
Rebel Highway1994 · Series · Laura Cahn
Brooklyn Bridge1991 · Series · Katie Monahan
Shannon's Deal1990 · Series · Neala Shannon
Free Spirit1989 · Series
Baywatch1989 · Series · Alex
Baby M1988 · Series · Tuesday
Just the Ten of Us1988 · Series
The Charmings1987 · Series
Life with Lucy1986 · Series · Becky McGibbon
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · (segment "If She Dies")
Growing Pains1985 · Series · Judy Jones
The Golden Girls1985 · Series · Daisy
Hell Town1985 · Series
Mr. Belvedere1985 · Series
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Leslie Walden