She was class president for six years straight, a cheerleader and voted “Most Likely to Succeed.”įun fact: Lewis isn’t the first notable to come from that small town in the Show Me State. Congresswoman Maxine Waters and comedian, Dick Gregory both hail from Kinloch. As a child and into her high school days, Lewis shined and was a natural leader. Although her family struggled to make ends meet, it never stifled her dream to make it big. As the baby of a seven-sibling family, Lewis described herself as being overlooked by her siblings, who coupled themselves off into groups of three, thus leaving her out. Jenifer Jeanette Lewis was born and raised in the small town of Kinloch, Missouri that bordered St. When Lewis released her memoir, The Mother of Black Hollywood, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on a copy to see what the actress had to say. She’s played on stages with some of greats and has honestly played everyone’s momma, from Tupac’s character in Poetic Justice and Tina Turner’s mother, Zelma Bullock, in What’s Love Got to Do With It to Ruby on ABC’s, black-ish. Actress, singer, diva and the Mother of Black Hollywood, Jenifer Lewis is a force to be reckoned with.
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