[1]Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.|Origin = California, U.S. |Instrument = Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica |Years_active = 1985 - present (acting) 1998 - present (music) |Label = Team Love, Warner Bros., Brute/Beaute, Saddle Creek, Barsuk | Associated_acts = Rilo KileyThe Postal ServiceThe Watson TwinsJenny and Johnny |Current_members = }} For the Primeval character, see Jenny Lewis (Primeval). Jennifer Diane Lewis (born on January 8, 1976[2] and has released two solo albums.[3] Contents Acting career Solo career Jenny and Johnny Other musical projects Filmography Discography Rilo Kiley Solo Other appearances Videography See also References External links Acting career Lewis made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom Life With Lucy, where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren.[4] She also had small roles on such TV shows as The Twilight Zone, Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Just the Ten of Us, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, and Brooklyn Bridge.[5] Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, and with its 2004 album More Adventurous found widespread success. Critics such as Pitchfork Media attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums. The song "Portions for Foxes" was a hit, and in 2005 the band was picked up by Warner Bros. (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records), putting them on a major label for the first time. The band opened for Coldplay on its U.S. tour in 2005. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album Under the Blacklight was released directly by Warner Bros. Solo career In 2004, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label Team Love. Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record", Rabbit Fur Coat (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, M. Ward, and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (and Lewis's bandmate in The Postal Service) guests on a cover of The Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care." The Watson Twins provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on The Late Show With David Letterman, ''The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'', Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Later with Jools Holland. They also appeared on a Washington, D.C.-based children's music program called Pancake Mountain, performing the song "Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly writing, "Consider Lewis the Emmylou Harris of the Silverlake set" and Rolling Stone commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever". The Onion AV Club, ''Spin'', and NPR music critic Meredith Ochs named it among the best albums of the year.[6][7] In 2008, Lewis released a second solo album, this time without the Watson Twins, titled Acid Tongue. Jenny and Johnny In 2010, Jenny Lewis released the song "Scissor Runner" with her boyfriend Johnathan Rice under the moniker Jenny and Johnny. The song was made available for free download from the duo's official website, and is taken from their forthcoming album "I'm Having Fun Now".[8] Other musical projects In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for The Postal Service. Lewis performed in the video for the hit "We Will Become Silhouettes", and toured with the band in 2003. Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the 2004 Cursive album The Ugly Organ. In 2005, Lewis contributed to the UNICEF benefit song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?", along with Sennett and Jimmy Tamborello. In 2007, Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on Johnathan Rice's album Further North, and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on Dntel's Dumb Luck LP. In 2008, Lewis contributed backing vocals to several songs on the Elvis Costello and the Imposters album Momofuku. In 2008, Lewis provided the song "Barking at the Moon" to Walt Disney Pictures's Bolt.[9] In March and April 2009, Lewis traveled to Australia for the first time, as an act for the V Festival, as well as a support act for Snow Patrol and performing one solo Sydney show. On April 18, 2009, Lewis performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. On May 5, 2009, Lewis performed on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.[10] In the May 15, 2010 issue of NME, it was confirmed Lewis will be performing a duet with The Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers in a song for Flowers' upcoming album Flamingo. Filmography YearFilmRoleNotes 1985The Twilight Zone Segment "If She Dies" (1 Episode)Sarah (ghost child)TV 1986ConvictedShelley ForbesTV Life with LucyBecky McGibbonTV series 1987Trading HeartsYvonne Rhonda Nottingham Uncle Tom's CabinEvangeline 'Little Eva' St. ClaireTV 1988A Friendship in ViennaInge DournenvaldTV Baby MTuesdayTV My Father, My SonMayaTV Who Gets the Friends?TV 1989Shannon's DealNeala ShannonTV The WizardHaleyFilm Troop Beverly HillsHannah Nefler 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant DaughterMelanie BensonTV 1991Brooklyn BridgeKatie MonahanTV series DaddyMelissa WatsonTV Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryEllieTV Runaway FatherMarciaTV 1992Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get EvenCorinne 1994Runaway DaughtersLaura CahnTV 1996FoxfireRita Faldes Sweet TemptationJade LarsonTV Talk to MeKelly ReillyTV 1997Little Boy BlueTraci Connor 1998PleasantvilleChristin 2001Don's PlumSaraFilmed 1995–96 2008BoltAssistant DirectorVoice Discography Rilo Kiley The Initial Friend (1999) Take-Offs and Landings (2001) The Execution of All Things (2002) More Adventurous (2004) Under the Blacklight (2007) Solo Rabbit Fur Coat (2006) (with The Watson Twins) Acid Tongue (2008) I'm Having Fun Now (2010) (with Johnathan Rice, credited as "Jenny and Johnny") Other appearances Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002 · Saddle Creek) Cursive - The Ugly Organ (2003, Saddle Creek) The Postal Service - Give Up (2003, Sub Pop) The Good Life - Album of the Year (2004, Saddle Creek) Dntel - Dumb Luck (2007, Sub Pop) Whispertown 2000 - Livin' in a Dream (2007) Elvis Costello and the Imposters - Momofuku (2008, Lost Highway Records) Whispertown 2000 - Swim (2009) Videography Rilo Kiley - "The Frug" (1999) Rilo Kiley - "Wires and Waves" (2002, unreleased) Rilo Kiley - "Portions for Foxes" (2003) The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes (2005, directed by Jared Hess) Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - "Rise Up with Fists" (2006) Rilo Kiley - "The Moneymaker" (2007) Rilo Kiley - "Silver Lining" (2007) Jenny Lewis - "Blacksand" (2009) Jenny Lewis - "See Fernando" (2009) See also The Watson Twins References External links Jenny Lewis at TV.com Jenny Lewis at NPR Music Strangers Almanac Column on Glide Magazine October 2008 interview on Bob Edwards Weekend "The Magic of the Moment", April 2009 interview in Submerge Magazine da:Jenny Lewis de:Jenny Lewis es:Jenny Lewis it:Jenny Lewis pt:Jenny Lewis ru:Льюис, Дженни sv:Jenny Lewis

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