Jenifer Lewis

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Summary

Jenifer Lewis is an actor and singer known for her forceful comic performances and frequent roles as a mother, including Ruby Johnson on Black-ish and Mama Odie in The Princess and the Frog. Her work spans television, film, Broadway, and one-woman shows. Lewis has supported AIDS services and LGBT civil rights through benefit performances since the AIDS epidemic, and has spoken in support of Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick’s protest against racial injustice and police brutality, and women’s marches. She has described herself as part of “the resistance” and urged young people to keep protesting until legislative reform happens.