Jenny Lewis
Biography
Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released five solo albums.
Filmography
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
2025
as Self
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
2025
- No poster
Jenny Lewis - 2022 XPoNential Music Festival
2022
as Self
kid 90
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
2020
as Self
Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online
2019
as Self
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
as The Waitress
The Postal Service: Everything Will Change
2014
as Self
Some Idealistic Future
2013
as Herself
Bolt
2008
as Assistant Director (voice)
Coachella
2006
as Self - Interviewee
American Misfits
2003
as Self
Don's Plum
2002
as Sara
Pleasantville
1998
as Christin
Little Boy Blue
1998
as Traci Connor
Talk to Me
1996
as Kelly Reilly
Foxfire
1996
as Rita Faldes
Sweet Temptation
1996
as Jade Larson
Runaway Daughters
1994
as Laura Cahn
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
as Corinne
Daddy
1991
as Melissa Watson
Runaway Father
1991
as Marcia
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991
as Ellie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1990
as Melanie Benson