---
name: "Juliette Lewis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/juliette-lewis"
fi1m_id: "juliette-lewis"
imdb_id: "nm0000496"
tmdb_id: 3196
wikidata_id: "Q230523"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 June 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T21:35:05.075602+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Juliette Lewis

## Identity

Juliette Lewis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/juliette-lewis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** juliette-lewis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000496
- **TMDB ID:** 3196
- **Wikidata ID:** Q230523
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230523, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000496/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3196

Actor. Born 21 June 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 June 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1991–present
- **Also known as:** Julliete Lewis, Juliette & The Licks, Juliette and the Licks, Juliette Lake Lewis, Juliette L. Lewis
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Goldberg](https://film.one/person/daniel-goldberg.md), [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md), [Robert Downey Jr.](https://film.one/person/robert-downey-jr.md), [Todd Phillips](https://film.one/person/todd-phillips.md), [Tom Sizemore](https://film.one/person/tom-sizemore.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (4), 2000s 60 (1), 2010s 57 (1), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 62 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $479m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230523, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000496/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3196

## Coming up

- *DreamQuil* (2026-10-29), as Nurse Chapman

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*From Dusk Till Dawn*](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md) (75), [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1991.md) (71), [*August: Osage County*](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md) (57)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Husbands and Wives*](https://film.one/film/husbands-and-wives.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Juliette Lewis

> Juliette Lewis makes volatile characters feel capable of doing something the scene has not prepared for. We value that unpredictability, particularly when the writing is thin, though casting her only for intensity would waste her playfulness.

Juliette Lewis makes Mallory Knox seem capable of disrupting any scene she enters in *Natural Born Killers* (1994). Oliver Stone surrounds her with people behaving at maximum volume, yet she remains someone worth watching rather than another reason to turn it down. We rate Lewis for that untidy, unpredictable presence. She gives Mallory enough personality to keep us interested even when the writing has reduced the people around her to broad social types.

Her breakthrough came as Danielle Bowden in *Cape Fear* (1991), and the early films need not all be read through Mallory. Woody Allen's *Husbands and Wives* (1992) gave her the self-possessed Rain; *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993) cast her as Becky alongside Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. Both are supporting roles, a useful corrective to the idea that Lewis is only there to make trouble.

In Stone's film, Woody Harrelson gives Mickey a self-possession that helps explain why attention settles on him; Lewis makes Mallory the less predictable presence beside him. They give the couple enough personality to survive some thin dialogue. We were worn down by the film's cumulative noise, but the energy between Lewis and Harrelson kept us interested. Victor Kempster's exaggerated production design leaves little sense of ordinary life around them, which makes the actors' success in giving these people something individual all the more valuable.

The reservation is what happens when a film relies on that force without giving her enough to work with. *Natural Born Killers* keeps repeating its point about celebrity killers, and her commitment cannot supply the explanation that Stone's satire lacks. *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino, continued her work in genre films. Being repeatedly useful to dark stories can make an actor's possibilities look narrower than they are.

Later supporting work in film and television included *Yellowjackets* (2021–2023). We would welcome more parts that make use of the playfulness as well as the intensity. For Lewis at full force, try *Natural Born Killers*, allowing for a film that becomes considerably less interesting whenever it turns away from its couple.

## Biography

Juliette Lewis is an American actress and singer. Born on 21 June 1973 in Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of actor Geoffrey Lewis. She began her career in television and made her feature film debut in *My Stepmother Is an Alien* (1988). Her first major film role was as Audrey Griswold in *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989).

Lewis received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in *Cape Fear* (1991). She appeared as Rain in Woody Allen's *Husbands and Wives* (1992) and as Mallory Knox in *Natural Born Killers* (1994), for which she won the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. Other credits include *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996) and *Ma* (2019). She has also performed as the lead singer of the band Juliette and the Licks.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Yellowjackets* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Natalie Scatorccio — [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *August: Osage County* (2013), Fi1m 57, as Karen Weston — [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Old School* (2003), Fi1m 60, as Heidi — [page](https://film.one/film/old-school.md)
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Kate Fuller — [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), Fi1m 64, as Mallory Knox — [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)
- *Husbands and Wives* (1992), Fi1m 83, as Rain — [page](https://film.one/film/husbands-and-wives.md)
- *Cape Fear* (1991), Fi1m 71, as Danielle Bowden — [page](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1991.md)

## Complete filmography (100)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *DreamQuil* (2026), as Nurse Chapman
- *Cape Fear* (2026), series, as Crystal (uncredited), Crystal — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *Over Your Dead Body* (2026), as Allegra
- *By Design* (2026), as Camille
- *Opus* (2025), as Clara Armstrong
- *It's Florida, Man.* (2024), series, as Kim
- *The Thicket* (2024), as Cut Throat Bill
- *I'm a Virgo* (2023), series, as Justin (Voice)
- *Welcome to Chippendales* (2022), series, as Denise
- *Queer as Folk* (2022), series, as Judy
- *Yellowjackets* (2021), series, as Natalie Scatorccio — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Mayday* (2021), as June
- *Breaking News in Yuba County* (2021), as Gloria Michaels
- *Music* (2021), as Evelyn
- *Filthy Rich* (2020), series, as Juliette
- *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), series, as Nedra Frank — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md)
- *Back Roads* (2019), as Bonnie Altmyer
- *A Million Little Pieces* (2019), as Joanne
- *Ma* (2019), as Erica
- *Dreamland* (2019), as Countess
- *The Act* (2019), series, as Kathy
- *Anthem of a Teenage Prophet* (2019), as Mary
- *The Conners* (2018), series, as Blue
- *Camping* (2018), series, as Jandice
- *Sacred Lies* (2018), series, as Harper
- *Graves* (2016), series, as Bailey Todd
- *Nerve* (2016), as Nancy Delmonico
- *The Second Sound Barrier* (2016), as Lady Billionaire
- *Jem and the Holograms* (2015), as Erica Raymond
- *Wayward Pines* (2015), series, as Beverly Brown
- *Future Relic 03* (2015), as Lona Rey
- *Secrets and Lies* (2015), series, as Detective Andrea Cornell
- *Scorsese's Women* (2014), as Medicine
- *Hellion* (2014), as Pam Noonan
- *Kelly & Cal* (2014), as Kelly
- *August: Osage County* (2013), as Karen Weston — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Open Road* (2013), as Jill
- *Hick* (2012), as Tammy
- *Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash* (2012), as Narrator
- *The Firm* (2012), series, as Tammy
- *Foreverland* (2011), as Vicky
- *Portlandia* (2011), series, as Darcy
- *Mando Diao: MTV Unplugged - Above and Beyond* (2010), Actor
- *Due Date* (2010), as Heidi
- *Conviction* (2010), as Roseanna Perry
- *The Switch* (2010), as Debbie
- *Sympathy for Delicious* (2010), as Ariel Lee
- *Metropia* (2009), as Nina (voice)
- *Whip It* (2009), as Iron Maven
- *The Darwin Awards* (2007), as Joleen
- *Catch and Release* (2006), as Maureen Monette
- *Grilled* (2006), as Suzanne
- *Daltry Calhoun* (2005), as Flora
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as Jesse — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Aurora Borealis* (2005), as Kate
- *HIM vs BAM* (2005), Actor
- *Starsky & Hutch* (2004), as Kitty
- *Blueberry* (2004), as Maria Sullivan
- *Chasing Freedom* (2004), as Libby
- *Cold Creek Manor* (2003), as Ruby
- *Free for All* (2003), series, as Paula Wisconsin
- *Old School* (2003), as Heidi — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/old-school.md)
- *Enough* (2002), as Ginny
- *Hysterical Blindness* (2002), as Beth
- *Picture Claire* (2001), as Claire Beaucage
- *Room to Rent* (2001), as Linda
- *My Louisiana Sky* (2001), as Dorie Kay
- *Gaudi Afternoon* (2001), as April
- *The Way of the Gun* (2000), as Robin
- *The 4th Floor* (1999), as Jane Emelin
- *The Other Sister* (1999), as Carla Tate
- *Some Girl* (1998), as April
- *Dharma & Greg* (1997), series, as September
- *The Evening Star* (1996), as Melanie Horton
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), as Kate Fuller — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)
- *Strange Days* (1995), as Faith Justin
- *The Basketball Diaries* (1995), as Diane Moody
- *Mixed Nuts* (1994), as Gracie Barzini
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), as Mallory Knox — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)
- *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), as Becky
- *Romeo Is Bleeding* (1993), as Sheri
- *Kalifornia* (1993), as Adele Corners
- *Husbands and Wives* (1992), as Rain — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/husbands-and-wives.md)
- *That Night* (1992), as Sheryl O'Connor
- *Cape Fear* (1991), as Danielle Bowden — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/cape-fear-1991.md)
- *Crooked Hearts* (1991), as Cassie Warren
- *A Family for Joe* (1990), series, as Holly Bankston
- *Too Young to Die* (1990), as Amanda Sue Bradley
- *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), as Audrey Griswold
- *Meet the Hollowheads* (1989), as Cindy Hollowhead
- *The Runnin' Kind* (1989), as Amy Curtis
- *My Stepmother Is an Alien* (1988), as Lexie
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), series, as Delores — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *I Married Dora* (1987), series, as Kate Farrell
- *Home Fires* (1987), as Mary Ash
- *Bronco Billy* (1980), as Child Spectator (uncredited)
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *Lips Like Sugar*, Actor
- *Weezer: Security Threat*, Actor
- *Jesus Land*, as Ruth

## Gallery

- ![Juliette Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-772473f246ac.jpg) Juliette Lewis — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Juliette_Lewis_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Juliette_Lewis_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-40da89381d38.jpg) Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_25_%289737700044%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_25_%289737700044%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-e87c4d16d2a7.jpg) Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_26_%289734462945%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_26_%289734462945%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-313a5e8a16c9.jpg) Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_27_%289734464931%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_27_%289734464931%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Juliette Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-949f45877de4.jpg) Juliette Lewis — Image via TMDB
- ![Juliette Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-e00ef6b8190a.jpg) Juliette Lewis — Image via TMDB
- ![Juliette Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-0f0ad436aad8.jpg) Juliette Lewis — Image via TMDB
- ![Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-c8068b633ec1.jpg) Juliette Lewis at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_28_%289737704862%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_28_%289737704862%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alexander Skarsgard and Juliette Lewis at Tribeca Film Festival 2010](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-b5d67694b558.jpg) Alexander Skarsgard and Juliette Lewis at Tribeca Film Festival 2010 — David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Alexander_Skarsgard_and_Juliette_Lewis_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Alexander_Skarsgard_and_Juliette_Lewis_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Juliette Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/81464/gallery-67d0cb7054d4.jpg) Juliette Lewis — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1992: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Cape Fear*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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