Jenny Lewis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1976-01-08 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Jenny Lewis

Biography

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.

Acting

1989

The Wizard

as Haley

1989

Troop Beverly Hills

as Hannah Nefler

2002

Don's Plum

as Sara

1996

Foxfire

as Rita Faldes

1994

Runaway Daughters

as Laura Cahn

1989

Shannon's Deal

as Neala Shannon

2003

1988

A Friendship in Vienna

as Inge Dournenvald

1991

Daddy

as Melissa Watson

2021

kid 90

as Self (archive footage)

1987

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Evangeline "Little Eva" St. Claire

1996

Sweet Temptation

as Jade Larson

1988

Trading Hearts

as Yvonne Rhonda Nottingham

2015

1988

A Place at the Table

as Rachel Singer

1991

1998

Pleasantville

as Christin

1986

Convicted

as Shelley Forbes

1997

Little Boy Blue

as Traci / Jimmy's girlfriend

2008

Bolt

as Assistant Director (voice)

1996

Talk to Me

as Kelly Reilly

2006

Coachella

as Self (Interviewee)

Production

2014

Song One

as Original Music Composer

2019

Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online

as Executive Producer

2013

Very Good Girls

as Original Music Composer

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