Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960[1]) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. She is also well known for her roles as Deb and Flo in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, April Smuntz in Mouse Hunt, and Dr. Elsie Chapman in Godzilla. Additionally, she starred as Headmistress Knightslinger in Upside-Down Magic on Disney Channel.
Vicki Lewis | |
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 Vicki Lewis in 2011 | |
| Born | March 17, 1960 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse |
Philip Allen (m. 2008) |
| Partner | Nick Nolte (1994–2003) |
| Website | vickilewis |
Early life and education
editLewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio,[2] the daughter of Jim (1932-2023) and Marlene Lewis[3]. Her father was air traffic supervisor who served in the U.S. Air Force and her mother was a nursing administrator.[4] She also has a sister, Denise.[3]
After graduating from Anderson High School in Cincinnati in 1978, she studied musical theater at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.[5] After receiving her diploma she moved to New York City. She proceeded to work in various on and off-Broadway shows.[citation needed]
Career
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Lewis's film appearances include roles in Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, Mouse Hunt, Godzilla, Pushing Tin, 2007's California Dreaming with NewsRadio co-star Dave Foley, and 2010's Den Brother. On television, Lewis starred for five seasons on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, followed by Three Sisters and the WB animated comedy Mission Hill.
She made guest appearances on Seinfeld (in the episodes "The Secretary" and "The Race") and Murphy Brown. In a recurring role on Home Improvement, she played Maureen Binford, producer of the show-within-a-show Tool Time. On How I Met Your Mother, she had the recurring role of Lily Aldrin's doctor, "Dr. Sonya".
She appeared on Caroline in the City, The Norm Show, Grace Under Fire, Phenom and The 5 Mrs. Buchanans. More recently, she made guest appearances on Surviving Suburbia, ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance as Ms. Bitterman, The Middle as Ms. Barry, and FX's Dirt. She recurred as Erica on Modern Family, Mrs. Chadwick in Making History, Dr. Chapman in Still the King, Miss Moffett in Angie Tribeca, and Marie Mortel in The Blacklist.
Aside from Mission Hill, her voice acting career includes characters in Justice League Heroes, Rugrats Pre-School Daze, King of the Hill, Hercules: The Animated Series, An Extremely Goofy Movie, Finding Nemo, Phineas and Ferb, and Justice League: The New Frontier. Most recently, she voiced Eve in the 2010 film Alpha and Omega and its sequel.[6]
On stage, Lewis has appeared in City of Angels and My One and Only in Los Angeles, and has performed as a soloist with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Her Broadway credits include I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Snoopy!!! The Musical, Damn Yankees, Chicago, The Crucible, and she was the final actress to play Countess Lily in Anastasia. She also appeared with Peter Gallagher and Patti LuPone in Pal Joey at the New York City Center. Lewis won the 2007 Ovation Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's Hotel C'est L'amour.
She was part of the one-night celebrity-performed staging of Howard Ashman's unproduced musical Dreamstuff. The musical was re-imagined by Ashman's partners Marsha Malamet and Dennis Green and performed one night only at Los Angeles's Hayworth Theatre as part of the Bruno Kirby celebrity reading series.
Her debut solo album East of Midnight was released in May 2010. The eclectic rock album has songs penned by Lewis as well as three cover songs. Lewis considered the writing to be "dauntingly destructive and spiritually bereft. Locked in my office in Malibu, California I wrote what would become a self-fulfilling prophecy – it would also prove to be the making of me."[7]
In 2018, she starred on Broadway as Countess Lily in Anastasia, directed by Darko Tresnjak. She played Ms. Winx/Mrs. Brown/Kyrie/Jessamyn Jacobs/Lady in Waiting in Between the Lines Off-Broadway in 2022.
Personal life
editLewis was in a long-term relationship with Nick Nolte.[8] The two met during the filming of I'll Do Anything. She is married to sound designer Philip G. Allen.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Millie | |
| 1997 | Mouse Hunt | April Smuntz | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Dr. Elsie Chapman | |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Grace Le Sabre | |
| Pushing Tin | Tina Leary | ||
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Beret Girl | Voice, direct-to-video[10] |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Deb / Flo | Voice[10] |
| 2007 | California Dreaming | Teensie Porter | |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier | Iris West | Voice, direct-to-video[10] |
| Roadside Romeo | Mini | Voice, uncredited | |
| 2009 | Wonder Woman | Persephone | Voice, direct-to-video[10] |
| Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Chubster | ||
| The Ugly Truth | Saleswoman | ||
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Eve | Voice[10] |
| 2014 | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Drizelda | Voice, direct-to-video[10] |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Deb / Flo | Voice[10] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Diane Kaplan | Episode: "The Day the Senior Class Got Married" |
| 1992 | Home Improvement | Maureen Binford | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Secretary No. 59 | Episode: "One" |
| Grace Under Fire | Wanda | Episode: "Say Goodnight, Gracie" | |
| 1994 | Phenom | Betsy | Episode: "Angela's Fifteen Minutes" |
| Seinfeld | Ada | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Donna | Episode: "Viv'acious" |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Gloria Rasputin | Television film | |
| 1995–1999 | NewsRadio | Beth | 94 episodes |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Merle Heller | Episode: "Caroline in the Cereal" |
| 1997–2005 | Rugrats | Miss Carol, Miss Weemer, Witch, Mother Cat | Voice, 6 episodes[10] |
| 1998 | Hercules | Arachne | Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate" |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Weasel | Voice, episode: "Lost and Foundation"[10] |
| The Norm Show | Kyra | Episode: "Drive, Norm Say" | |
| 2000 | King of the Hill | Kate | Voice, episode: "Movin' on Up" |
| The Huntress | Myrna Factor | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1999–2000, 2002 | Mission Hill | Posey Tyler, Natalie Leibowitz-Hernandez | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Three Sisters | Nora Bernstein-Flynn | 18 episodes |
| 2005 | Rugrats Pre-School Daze | Ms. Weemer | Voice, 4 episodes[10] |
| 2007–2008, 2010 | Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures | Molly | Voice, 17 episodes |
| 2007 | Come On Over | Actress Vicki | Episode: "Thespians" |
| Grey's Anatomy | Harriet | Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction" | |
| The Last Day of Summer | Paige | Television film | |
| 2008 | Dirt | The Beautician | Episode: "What Is This Thing Called?" |
| Phineas and Ferb | Lulu Jones | Voice, episode: "Leave the Busting to Us!"[10] | |
| Ben 10: Alien Force | Serena | Voice, episode: "X = Ben + 2"[10] | |
| 'Til Death | Melissa | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Bones | Helen Bridenbecker | Episode: "The Skull in the Sculpture" |
| 2009–2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Ms. Joy Bitterman | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Surviving Suburbia | Clerk | 2 episodes |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Stacey | Episode: "The Table Read" | |
| The Middle | Ms. Barry | Episode: "The Scratch" | |
| 2010 | Den Brother | Dina Reams | Television film |
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey | Alexis McKenna | Episode: "The Settlement" |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Wonder Woman, Star Sapphire | Voice, 2 episodes[10] | |
| 2011–2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Dr. Sonya | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Agent Locke | Voice, episode: "The Widening Gyre" |
| 2012 | Checked Out | Lisa | 3 episodes |
| I Married Who? | Vivienne | Television film | |
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Carla | 2 episodes |
| Austin & Ally | Donna | Episode: "Family & Feuds" | |
| 2014 | Turbo Fast | Arctic Hare, Rich Lady #1 | Voice, episode: "The Escargot Affair"[10] |
| See Dad Run | Kat | 2 episodes | |
| Complete Works | Ashley Spitzer | ||
| 2014-2020 | Doc McStuffins | Dr. Tundra | Voice, 4 episodes[10] |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Erica | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Anne Muffet | Episode: "Fleas Don't Kill Me" |
| 2017 | Making History | Mrs. Chadwick | Episode: "Chadwick's Angels" |
| Still the King | Dr. Chapman | Episode: "Battle of the Basement" | |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Marie Mortel | Episode: "The Third Estate" |
| 2020 | Upside-Down Magic | Headmistress Knightslinger | Disney Channel Original Movie[11] |
| 2021 | The Goldbergs | Maggie | Episode: “The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure“ |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Deb / Flo |
| 2009 | Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks | Serena[10] |
References
edit- ^ "Today's Birthdays". Daily Record. March 17, 2000. p. 2. ProQuest 2373066253.
Actor Kurt Russell is 49. Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 46. Actress Vicki Lewis is 40.
See also:- "Celebrity Birthdays". Tallahassee Democrat. March 17, 2023. p. 9A. ProQuest 2789679154.
Actor Kurt Russell is 72. [...] Actor Vicki Lewis ("NewsRadio") is 63.
- "Celebrity Birthdays". Tallahassee Democrat. March 17, 2023. p. 9A. ProQuest 2789679154.
- ^ Reid, Dixie (July 13, 2008). "Onstage: 'Gypsy' in her soul: Vicki Lewis taps her inner fire to play the formidable Mama Rose". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. p. 2. ProQuest 464722023.
'Gypsy' marks Lewis' Music Circus debut. [..] Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati. She lived in New York City for 13 years and made her Broadway debut in 'Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?' in 1982. The show ran for five performances over four days before it closed. She continued to work in the theater before auditioning in New York for director James L. Brooks, who was casting singers for his 1994 movie musical 'I'll Do Anything,' starring Nolte and Albert Brooks. Lewis landed a role and moved to Los Angeles. She lived on one coast or the other over the next several years, as TV, movie and Broadway roles came her way. She now has a home in Marina del Rey, and she's thrilled to be back on stage, and singing.
- ^ a b Paeth, Greg (December 17, 1997). "Movies, National Anthem Keeping Vicki Lewis Busy". Cincinnati Post. p. 41. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ https://www.thelegacymemorialfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/James-Vernon-Lewis-Jr?obId=29521058
- ^ Everett, Carole J. (2009). "University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music". College Guide for Performing Arts Majors: The Real-World Admission Guide for Dance, Music, and Theater Majors. Peterson's. p. 325. ISBN 9780768926989.
Alumni continue to hold key positions in the performing and media arts. Numbered among them are ... Vicki Lewis ...
- ^ "Front and back of Alpha and Omega 2 DVD case". DVD Box. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Vicki (2010). East of Midnight (CD/album). USA: Betting On the Muse. Liner Notes. 250385.
- ^ Voll, Daniel (January 29, 2007). "Nick Nolte Has a Drawer Full of Tourniquets". Esquire. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Vicki Lewis Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Vicki Lewis (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 2, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 19, 2019). "Disney Channel Sets Cast For 'Upside-Down Magic' Movie As Production Begins". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
