Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her television role as Ellen's annoying friend Audrey[2] in the sitcom Ellen. Lewis also played Margaret Redding on Royal Pains and Deirdre Kemp on The Americans. She guest-starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the pilot episode of Friends, and was a series regular on Flying Blind and Andy Barker, P.I.[3] Additionally, she appeared in movies like The Rich Man's Wife, Diabolique, and Perfect Stranger,[4] and is also known for her theatre roles, including on Broadway in Absurd Person Singular,[5] and her voiceover work, such as in the movie Ice Age: The Meltdown and voicing Nicky Little in the Disney cartoon Pepper Ann.
Clea Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1965 Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Peter Ackerman |
| Children | 2[1] |
Personal life
editLewis was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to a writer mother and a former vaudeville performer and lawyer father. Lewis graduated from Brown University in 1987. She has two sons with her husband, playwright and children's book author Peter Ackerman: Stanley, born in 2002, and Alvin, born in 2005.[1]
Career
editAs well as playing Audrey on Ellen, Lewis appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and was a series regular on Flying Blind.[3] She also appeared in the pilot episode of Friends, in which she played Frannie. She has appeared in numerous films, including Scotch & Milk, The Rich Man's Wife, and Diabolique.[4] In 2000, she performed the voice of Amy Lawrence in Tom Sawyer. Lewis played Gina, a chatty ad agency worker, in 2007's Perfect Stranger.
She played Margaret Redding on Royal Pains and Deirdre Kemp on The Americans. She also appeared on the short-lived Andy Barker, P.I. as Jenny Barker, the wife of the title character.
Her somewhat nasal, squeaky voice has meant a great deal of animation voice-over work for Lewis, including in both television (ABC's Saturday morning cartoon, Pepper Ann) as Nicky Little and film (Ice Age: The Meltdown). She also recorded the book-on-CD for books 4-10 of The Princess Diaries book series.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hero | Sylvia | |
| 1996 | Diabolique | Lisa Campos | |
| 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Nora Golden | |
| 1998 | Scotch and Milk | Ilsa | |
| 2000 | Tom Sawyer | Amy Lawrence (voice role) | Direct-to-Video |
| 2000 | The Office Party | Grace | Short film |
| 2004 | Superstore | Joan | Short film |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Female Mini Sloth/Dung Beetle Mom (voice role) | |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger | Gina | |
| 2009 | Motherhood | Lily | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Miss Ptaszinski | |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Start Mom (voice role) | |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Tyra Taylor |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Lyla | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Laugh" |
| 1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Krista | Episode: "Hilary Gets a Life" |
| 1992–1993 | Flying Blind | Megan | series regular (22 episodes) |
| 1994 | Friends | Franny | Episode: "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate" |
| 1994–1998 | Ellen | Audrey Penney | series regular (79 episodes) |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Salesperson | Episode: "Purseona" |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Danielle | Episode: "Love Letters" |
| 1996 | Maury | Herself (Guest) | Episode: "10.17.1996" |
| 1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Nicky Anais Little (voice role) | recurring role (32 episodes) |
| 1998–1999 | Maggie Winters | Rachel Tomlinson | recurring regular (16 episodes) |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Carol | Episode: "Road Rage" |
| 1999 | The Angry Beavers | Wanda (voice role) | Episode: "Tough Love/A Little Dad'll Do You" |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Wendy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Jenny Barker | series regular (6 episodes) |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Heaven Moscowitz | Episode: "Trade" |
| 2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Emily | Episode: "Truth or Dare" |
| 2015 | The Affair | Simone | Episode: "2.4" |
| 2015–2016 | Royal Pains | Margaret Redding | recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2017 | Doubt | Tanya Gibson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | The Americans | Deirdre Kemp | recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Alexa Girard | Episode: "Philomena (No. 61)" |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | All in the Timing | unknown role | Geffen Playhouse | |
| 1999 | Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Grace | Promenade Theatre | |
| 2002 | Once in a Lifetime | Miss Leighton | Adams Memorial Theatre | |
| 2005 | Absurd Person Singular | Jane | Biltmore Theatre |
References
edit- ^ a b "Clea Lewis".
- ^ Clea Lewis is Audrey Penney on Ellen Archived November 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Clea Lewis". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Clea Lewis". BFI. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Clea Lewis – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
External links
edit- Clea Lewis at IMDb
- Clea Lewis at the Internet Broadway Database
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