Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her television role as Ellen's annoying friend Audrey[2] in the sitcom Ellen. Lewis also played Margaret Redding on Royal Pains and Deirdre Kemp on The Americans. She guest-starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the pilot episode of Friends, and was a series regular on Flying Blind and Andy Barker, P.I.[3] Additionally, she appeared in movies like The Rich Man's Wife, Diabolique, and Perfect Stranger,[4] and is also known for her theatre roles, including on Broadway in Absurd Person Singular,[5] and her voiceover work, such as in the movie Ice Age: The Meltdown and voicing Nicky Little in the Disney cartoon Pepper Ann.

Clea Lewis
Born (1965-07-19) July 19, 1965 (age 58)
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
SpousePeter Ackerman
Children2[1]

Personal life

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Lewis was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to a writer mother and a former vaudeville performer and lawyer father. Lewis graduated from Brown University in 1987. She has two sons with her husband, playwright and children's book author Peter Ackermann: Stanley, born in 2002, and Alvin, born in 2005.[1]

Career

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As well as playing Audrey on Ellen, Lewis appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and was a series regular on Flying Blind.[3] She also appeared in the pilot episode of Friends, in which she played Frannie. She has appeared in numerous films, including Scotch & Milk, The Rich Man's Wife, and Diabolique.[4] In 2000, she performed the voice of Amy Lawrence in Tom Sawyer. Lewis played Gina, a chatty ad agency worker, in 2007's Perfect Stranger.

She played Margaret Redding on Royal Pains and Deirdre Kemp on The Americans. 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) as Nicky Little and film (Ice Age: The Meltdown). She also recorded the book-on-CD for books 4-10 of The Princess Diaries book series.

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1992HeroSylvia
1996DiaboliqueLisa Campos
1996The Rich Man's WifeNora Golden
1998Scotch and MilkIlsa
2000Tom SawyerAmy Lawrence (voice role)Direct-to-Video
2000The Office PartyGraceShort film
2004SuperstoreJoanShort film
2006Ice Age: The MeltdownFemale Mini Sloth/Dung Beetle Mom (voice role)
2007Perfect StrangerGina
2009MotherhoodLily
2009Confessions of a ShopaholicMiss Ptaszinski
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursStart Mom (voice role)
2013Life of CrimeTyra Taylor

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Doogie Howser, M.D.LylaEpisode: "It's a Wonderful Laugh"
1992The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirKristaEpisode: "Hilary Gets a Life"
1992–1993Flying BlindMeganseries regular (22 episodes)
1994FriendsFrannyEpisode: "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate"
1994–1998EllenAudrey Penneyseries regular (79 episodes)
1995Mad About YouSalespersonEpisode: "Purseona"
1995Double RushDanielleEpisode: "Love Letters"
1996MauryHerself (Guest)Episode: "10.17.1996"
1997–2000Pepper AnnNicky Anais Little (voice role)recurring role (32 episodes)
1998–1999Maggie WintersRachel Tomlinsonrecurring regular (16 episodes)
1999Tracey Takes On...CarolEpisode: "Road Rage"
1999The Angry BeaversWanda (voice role)Episode: "Tough Love/A Little Dad'll Do You"
2000Madigan MenWendyEpisode: "Pilot"
2007Andy Barker, P.I.Jenny Barkerseries regular (6 episodes)
2008Law & Order: Special Victims UnitHeaven MoscowitzEpisode: "Trade"
2010The New Adventures of Old ChristineEmilyEpisode: "Truth or Dare"
2015The AffairSimoneEpisode: "2.4"
2015–2016Royal PainsMargaret Reddingrecurring role (5 episodes)
2017DoubtTanya GibsonEpisode: "Pilot"
2017The AmericansDeirdre Kemprecurring role (4 episodes)
2017The BlacklistAlexa GirardEpisode: "Philomena (No. 61)"

Theatre

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YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
1998All in the Timingunknown roleGeffen Playhouse
1999Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnightunknown rolePromenade Theatre
2002Once in a LifetimeMiss LeightonAdams Memorial Theatre
2005Absurd Person SingularJaneBiltmore Theatre

References

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  1. ^ a b "Clea Lewis".
  2. ^ Clea Lewis is Audrey Penney on Ellen Archived November 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Clea Lewis". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Clea Lewis". BFI. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Clea Lewis – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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