Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960[1]) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBCsitcomNewsRadio. She is also well known for her roles as Deb and Flo in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, April Smuntz in Mouse Hunt, and Dr. Elsie Chapman in Godzilla. Additionally, she starred as Headmistress Knightslinger in Upside-Down Magic on Disney Channel.
Early life and education
Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio,[2] the daughter of Jim (1932-2023) and Marlene Lewis[3]. Her father was air traffic supervisor who served in the U.S. Air Force and her mother was a nursing administrator.[4] She also has a sister, Denise.[3]
She was part of the one-night celebrity-performed staging of Howard Ashman's unproduced musical Dreamstuff. The musical was re-imagined by Ashman's partners Marsha Malamet and Dennis Green and performed one night only at Los Angeles's Hayworth Theatre as part of the Bruno Kirby celebrity reading series.
Her debut solo album East of Midnight was released in May 2010. The eclectic rock album has songs penned by Lewis as well as three cover songs. Lewis considered the writing to be "dauntingly destructive and spiritually bereft. Locked in my office in Malibu, California I wrote what would become a self-fulfilling prophecy – it would also prove to be the making of me."[7]
In 2018, she starred on Broadway as Countess Lily in Anastasia, directed by Darko Tresnjak. She played Ms. Winx/Mrs. Brown/Kyrie/Jessamyn Jacobs/Lady in Waiting in Between the Lines Off-Broadway in 2022.
Personal life
Lewis was in a long-term relationship with Nick Nolte.[8] The two met during the filming of I'll Do Anything. She is married to sound designer Philip G. Allen.[9]
^"Today's Birthdays". Daily Record. March 17, 2000. p. 2. ProQuest2373066253. Actor Kurt Russell is 49. Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 46. Actress Vicki Lewis is 40. See also:
"Celebrity Birthdays". Tallahassee Democrat. March 17, 2023. p. 9A. ProQuest2789679154. Actor Kurt Russell is 72. [...] Actor Vicki Lewis ("NewsRadio") is 63.
^Reid, Dixie (July 13, 2008). "Onstage: 'Gypsy' in her soul: Vicki Lewis taps her inner fire to play the formidable Mama Rose". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. p. 2. ProQuest464722023. 'Gypsy' marks Lewis' Music Circus debut. [..] Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati. She lived in New York City for 13 years and made her Broadway debut in 'Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?' in 1982. The show ran for five performances over four days before it closed. She continued to work in the theater before auditioning in New York for director James L. Brooks, who was casting singers for his 1994 movie musical 'I'll Do Anything,' starring Nolte and Albert Brooks. Lewis landed a role and moved to Los Angeles. She lived on one coast or the other over the next several years, as TV, movie and Broadway roles came her way. She now has a home in Marina del Rey, and she's thrilled to be back on stage, and singing.
^Everett, Carole J. (2009). "University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music". College Guide for Performing Arts Majors: The Real-World Admission Guide for Dance, Music, and Theater Majors. Peterson's. p. 325. ISBN9780768926989. Alumni continue to hold key positions in the performing and media arts. Numbered among them are ... Vicki Lewis ...
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