{"title":"Juliette Lewis","role":"Magenta","image":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/roundabout-theatre-company\/image\/upload\/c_fill,g_auto,h_880,w_880\/f_auto\/q_auto\/v1769447574\/Headshots\/2025-2026\/Rocky%20Horror\/Juliette-Colorized?_a=BAAAV6DQ","lede":null,"content":"

JULIETTE LEWIS (<\/strong>Magenta<\/em>)<\/strong> endures as one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile actors. From the moment she first stunned audiences and critics alike with her Oscar\u00ae<\/span><\/span>-nominated performance as 'Danielle Bowden' in Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cCape Fear,\u201d she has worked with some of the most revered and influential directors and filmmakers of all time, including Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone, Kathryn Bigelow, Lasse Hallstr\u00f6m, and Garry Marshall. Her powerful scenes alongside Robert De Niro in \u201cCape Fear\u201d captured the quiet complexities of adolescence and earned Lewis nominations in the category of \u201cBest Supporting Actress\u201d at both the Academy\u00ae<\/span><\/span> Awards and the Golden Globe\u00ae<\/span><\/span> Awards. The auditorium sequence with De Niro remains one of cinema's classic scenes, securing a place in movie history for its tension and menace. Whether lending dramatic authenticity or a natural comedic flair to her roles, Lewis graces the screen with remarkable range as well as an original and captivating style. Following her breakout in \u201cCape Fear,\u201d Lewis has starred in a variety of blockbusters and critically acclaimed projects, \u201cKalifornia,\u201d \u201cRomeo Is Bleeding,\u201d \u201cWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape\u201d and \u201cNatural Born Killers\u201d\u2014Stone's controversial media satire about two mass murderers who become legendary folk heroes. Her other credits include the Nora Ephron comedy \u201cMixed Nuts\u201d with Steve Martin and Adam Sandler, Bigelow\u2019s sci-fi action film \u201cStrange Days\u201d with Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett, the Gary Marshall-directed \u201cThe Other Sister,\u201d Todd Phillips\u2019s \u201cOld School\u201d with Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell, and the Robert Rodriguez-directed and Tarantino-penned vampire cult classic \u201cFrom Dusk Till Dawn\u201d with George Clooney and Harvey Keitel. Lewis also made her stage debut in a West End revival of Sam Shepard\u2019sFool For Love<\/em>.After a five-year hiatus from film to exclusively pursue her burgeoning music career, Lewis announced her return to acting with a series of films. These included the comedy \u201cWhip It\u201d directed by Drew Barrymore, \u201cThe Switch\u201d opposite Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Patrick Wilson, Mark Ruffalo\u2019s directorial debut \u201cSympathy for Delicious\u201d costarring Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney, and the acclaimed indie-drama \u201cConviction,\u201d which also starred Hilary Swank, Melissa Leo, and Sam Rockwell. Critics applauded Lewis\u2019s performance in the latter with Time Magazine<\/u> praising her \u201cscene-stealing moments\u201d as a devious ex-girlfriend, while Entertainment Weekly<\/u> raved, \u201cJuliette Lewis reminds fans why we want her to run free forever.\u201d The San Francisco Chronicle<\/u> proclaimed, \u201cher character work should be studied in schools. Just remarkable.\u201d Juliette was also seen in \u201cAugust: Osage County,\u201d based on the Pulitzer Prize\u00ae<\/span><\/span> and Tony\u00ae<\/span><\/span>-Award winning play by Tracy Letts, alongside an ensemble cast with Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and Ewan McGregor. She stood out in the indie film \u201cKelly and Cal\u201d for which her performance was met by significant praise from film critics, including the Los Angeles Times<\/u> who raved that she \u201cdelivers one of her finest performances.\u201d In addition to her film career, Lewis has continued to add roles to her growing list of acclaimed television and series credits with Indiewire<\/u> going as far as to christen 2022 \u201cthe year of Juliette Lewis.\u201d She starred as \u201cNatalie\u201d in Showtime\u2019s acclaimed hit drama \u201cYellowjackets\u201d and was also seen in Peacock\u2019s celebrated \u201cQueer As Folk\u201d reboot. Most recently, Juliette received an EMMY nomination for \u201cOutstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie\u201d for her work as \u201cDenise\u201d in Hulu\u2019s \u201cWelcome to Chippendales.\u201d Lewis\u2019s other television and series credits span her role in Mark Ruffalo\u2019s EMMY\u00ae<\/span><\/span> Award-winning HBO limited series \u201cI Know This Much is True\u201d as well as co-starring with Jennifer Garner in HBO\u2019s comedy \u201cCamping,\u201d as well as a starring role in the Mira Nair-directed HBO film \u201cHysterical Blindness,\u201d which earned her an EMMY nomination for \u201cOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.\u201d She secured a Daytime EMMY <\/span>nomination for her role in Showtime\u2019s \u201cMy Louisiana Sky.\u201d Lewis has also appeared as the face of several noteworthy brands such as Acne, BMW, Miu Miu, Rimowa, Warby Parker and more.<\/p>","website":"","alt":null}