photo of Juliette Lewis.
'''Juliette L. Lewis''' (born June 21, 1973) is an Oscar nominated American actress and musician.

Biography

Early life

Lewis was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is actor Geoffrey Lewis and her mother, Glenis Duggan, is a graphic designer. She wanted to act since she was six years old, and got her start in TV at the age of twelve.

Career

Lewis has appeared in over forty films and made-for-TV movies. She has also appeared in a GAP commercial which she was dancing with Daft Punk to the tune of the song "Digital Love". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for ''Cape Fear''. She received an Emmy nomination for her performance in ''My Louisiana Sky'' in 2001.

Lewis has also launched a career as a solo singer and musician, leading a group called Juliette and the Licks which has released a number of recordings. She is working with rock songwriter Linda Perry, among others. Lewis has also appeared on three tracks by Rock-techno group The Prodigy's 2004 CD Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (''Spitfire'', ''Get Up Get Off'' and ''Hot Ride''). She is in the H.I.M video for "Buried Alive By Love".

As of 2005, Lewis is one of sixteen stars who had been ''Punk'd'' by Ashton Kutcher or his crew members but refused to air it on MTV.

Personal life

Lewis dated actor Brad Pitt for several years and co-starred with him in the movies ''Kalifornia'' and ''Too Young to Die?''. She married professional skateboarder Steve Berra in 1999, but is now divorced. She is a member of the Church of Scientology.

Filmography

*''My Name Is Earl'' "The Bounty Hunter" episode (2006)
*''The Fuck Up'' (2005)
*''Catch and Release'' (2005)
*''Daltry Calhoun'' (2005)
*''The Darwin Awards'' (2005)
*''Lightfield's Home Videos'' (2005)
*''Aurora Borealis'' (2005)
*''Grilled'' (2005)
*''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004)
*''Blueberry'' (2004)
*''Chasing Freedom'' (2004) (TV)
*''Cold Creek Manor'' (2003)
*''Free for All'' (2003) (TV series)
*''Old School'' (2003)
*''Enough'' (2002)
*''Armitage: Dual Matrix'' (2002) (V)
*''Hysterical Blindness'' (2002) (TV)
*''Picture Claire'' (2001)
*''My Louisiana Sky'' (2001) (TV)
*''Gaudi Afternoon'' (2001)
*''Room to Rent'' (2000)
*''The Way of the Gun'' (2000)
*''The Other Sister'' (1999)
*''The 4th Floor'' (1999)
*''Some Girl'' (1998)
*''The Evening Star'' (1996)
*''From Dusk Till Dawn'' (1996)
*''The Audition'' (1996)
*''Strange Days'' (1995)
*''The Basketball Diaries'' (1995)
*''Mixed Nuts'' (1994)
*''Natural Born Killers'' (1994)
*''Article licensed under GNU Free Documentation License. See the Wikipedia article "Juliette_Lewis"