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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Wizard
as Haley
1989
Troop Beverly Hills
as Hannah Nefler
1989
Don's Plum
as Sara
2002
My Father, My Son
as Maya
1988
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
as Corinne
1992
Foxfire
as Rita Faldes
1996
Runaway Daughters
as Laura Cahn
1994
Jenny Lewis - 2022 XPoNential Music Festival
as Self
2022
Shannon's Deal
as Neala Shannon
1989
American Misfits
as Self
2003
A Friendship in Vienna
as Inge Dournenvald
1988
Daddy
as Melissa Watson
1991
kid 90
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Evangeline "Little Eva" St. Claire
1987
Some Idealistic Future
as Herself
2013
The Postal Service: Everything Will Change
as Self
2014
Sweet Temptation
as Jade Larson
1996
Trading Hearts
as Yvonne Rhonda Nottingham
1988
A Very Murray Christmas
as The Waitress
2015
A Place at the Table
as Rachel Singer
1988
TV Appearances
Growing Pains
as Judy Jones
1985
Mr. Belvedere
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Leslie Walden
1984
Life with Lucy
as Becky McGibbon
1986
Once and Again
1999
The Golden Girls
as Daisy
1985
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "If She Dies")
1985
Just the Ten of Us
1988
Gossip Girl
as Self
2007
Get Real
as Meg O'Donnell
1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Free Spirit
1989