Clea Lewis
Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965)[1] is an American actress and singer, best known for her television role as Ellen's annoying friend, Audrey Penney[2] in Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom Ellen.
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Born | Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. | July 19, 1965
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse(s) | Peter Ackerman |
Children | Stanley (b. 2002) Alvin (b. 2005) |
Personal life
Lewis was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to a writer mother and a former vaudeville performer and lawyer father.[3] Lewis graduated from Brown University in 1987. She has two sons with her husband Peter Ackermann, Stanley, born in 2002, and Alvin, born in 2005.
Career
Lewis appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Flying Blind. She also appeared in the first episode of Friends, in which she played Frannie. She has appeared in numerous films, including Scotch & Milk, The Rich Man's Wife, and Diabolique. In 2000, she did the voice of Amy Lawrence in Tom Sawyer. Lewis played Gina, a chatty ad agency worker, in 2007's Perfect Stranger. She also voiced various characters in the Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants.
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) and film (Ice Age: The Meltdown). She also recorded the book-on-CD for books 4-9 of The Princess Diaries book series.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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1998 | All in the Timing | unknown role | Geffen Playhouse | |
1999 | Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | unknown role | Promenade Theatre | |
2002 | Once in a Lifetime | Miss Leighton | Adams Memorial Theatre | |
2005 | Absurd Person Singular | Jane | Biltmore Theatre |
References
- "Clea Lewis".
- Clea Lewis is Audrey Penney on Ellen Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
- "Clea Lewis Biography (1982-)". Filmreference.com. July 19, 1982. Retrieved May 10, 2010.