Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960) is an American singer and actress of film, stage, and television. She is best known for her role as Beth in the

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''.

Personal life

Lewis was born and raised in

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, the daughter of Marlene, a nursing administrator, and Jim Lewis, an air traffic supervisor. She has a sister, Denise. Lewis graduated from Anderson High School in Cincinnati in 1978. She studied musical theater at the

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. After receiving her diploma she moved to

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. She proceeded to work in various on and off-

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shows. Lewis was in a long-term relationship with

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. The two met during the filming of ''

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''. She is married to sound designer Philip G. Allen.

Career

Lewis's film appearances include roles in ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was writ ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Mouse Hunt ''Mouse Hunt'' is a 1997 American slapstick black comedy film written by Adam Rifkin and directed by Gore Verbinski in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin, and Christopher Walken. The film follow ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Pushing Tin ''Pushing Tin'' is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Newell. It centers on Nick Falzone (John Cusack), a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels over proving "who's more of a man" with fellow employee Russell Bell (Billy Bob T ...

'', 2007's ''California Dreaming'' with ''

'' co-star

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, and 2010's ''

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''. On television, Lewis starred for 5 seasons on the NBC sitcom ''

'', followed by '' Three Sisters'' and the WB animated comedy '' Mission Hill''. She made guest appearances on ''

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'' (in the episodes "

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" and " The Race") and ''

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''. In a recurring role on ''

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'', she played Maureen Binford, producer of the show-within-a-show ''

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''. On ''

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'', she had the recurring role of

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's doctor, "Dr. Sonya". She appeared on '' Caroline in the City'', ''

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'', ''

Grace Under Fire ''Grace Under Fire'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993, to February 17, 1998. The show starred Brett Butler as a single mother learning how to cope with raising her three children alone after finally divorcing her ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Most recently, she made guest appearances on ''

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'',

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's ''

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'',

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's ''

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'' as Ms. Bitterman, the social worker on '' The Middle'', and FX's ''

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''. She recurred as Erica on ''Modern Family, As'' Mrs. Chadwick in ''Making'' ''History'', and Dr. Chapman in Still The King Miss Moffett In ''Angie Tribeca'' and Marie Mortel in ''The Blacklist.'' Aside from ''Mission Hill'', her voice acting career includes characters in ''

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'', '' Rugrats Pre-School Daze'', ''

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'', '' Hercules: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Justice League: The New Frontier''. Most recently, she voiced Eve in the 2010 film ''

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'' and its sequel. On stage, Lewis has appeared in '' City of Angels'' and '' My One and Only'' in Los Angeles, and has performed as a soloist with the

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. Her Broadway credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and she was the final actress to play Countess Lily in ''

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''. She also appeared with

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and

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in '' Pal Joey'' at the

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. Lewis won the 2007

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for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the world premiere of

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's ''Hotel C'est L'amour''. She was part of the one-night celebrity-performed staging of

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'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

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as part of the

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celebrity reading series. Her debut solo albu
''East of Midnight''
was released in May 2010. The eclectic rock album has songs penned by Lewis as well as three cover songs. Lewis says this about the writing of the album: "The words and music of these songs unfolded before me like a foreboding window into a chapter of my life that would prove to be dauntingly destructive and spiritually bereft. Locked in my office in

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I wrote what would become a self-fulfilling prophecy – it would also prove to be the making of me." In 2018 she starred on Broadway as countess Lili in “''Anastasia''” directed by Darko Tresnik. She played Ms. Winx/Mrs. Brown/Kyrie/Jessamyn Jacobs/Lady in Waiting in Between the Lines Off-Broadway in 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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