There’s one woman who has played mother to the almost every one of our favorite black actors. If you’ve seen classic films such as “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” then you know exactly who I am talking about! Jenifer Lewis is the 55-year-old, sassy vocalist with enough one-liners and neck rolls to fill a scribe. Today we mark her birthday with a collection of her greatest roles, maternal and plain real!
When She Revealed She Is Bi-Polar On Oprah
Character: Herself
Memorable line: “Doing the work, is getting up and saying ‘Take your meds.”
When She Played Anna Mae’s Mother In “What’s Love Got To Do With It”
Character: Zelma Bullock
Memorable line: “Now don’t forget about the people who helped you get here!”
When She Sang Background For Sister Mary Clarence
Character: Michelle
Memorable line: (The look she gave Sister Mary Clarence)
When She Went On A rant Before Dinner On “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air”
Character: Aunt Helen
Memorable line: “You know how some men are animals in bed? Well I don’t!”
When She Donned A Purple Wig In This Random Promo Video For Her One Woman Show
Character: Herself
When She Gave Wendy William That Piercing Eye In “The Cookout”
Character: Lady Em
Memorable line: “We’re a down home kind of people. We raised Todd to know, family values are more important than money.”
When She Walked In On Jamal Jefferies Cross Dressing In “Juwanna Man”
Character: Aunt Ruby
Memorable line: “You a man posing as a woman. She don’t want you!”
When Kevin Hart Kept Hitting On Her In “Think Like A Man”
Character: Ms. Loretta
Memorable line: “Poor little thing. She’s blonde!”
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There’s one woman who has played mother to the almost every one of our favorite black actors. If you’ve seen classic films such as “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” then you know exactly who I am talking about! Jenifer Lewis is the 55-year-old, sassy vocalist with enough one-liners and neck rolls to fill a scribe. Today we mark her birthday with a collection of her greatest roles, maternal and plain real!
When She Revealed She Is Bi-Polar On Oprah
Character: Herself
Memorable line: “Doing the work, is getting up and saying ‘Take your meds.”
When She Played Anna Mae’s Mother In “What’s Love Got To Do With It”
Character: Zelma Bullock
Memorable line: “Now don’t forget about the people who helped you get here!”
When She Sang Background For Sister Mary Clarence
Character: Michelle
Memorable line: (The look she gave Sister Mary Clarence)
When She Went On A rant Before Dinner On “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air”
Character: Aunt Helen
Memorable line: “You know how some men are animals in bed? Well I don’t!”
When She Donned A Purple Wig In This Random Promo Video For Her One Woman Show
Character: Herself
When She Gave Wendy William That Piercing Eye In “The Cookout”
Character: Lady Em
Memorable line: “We’re a down home kind of people. We raised Todd to know, family values are more important than money.”
When She Walked In On Jamal Jefferies Cross Dressing In “Juwanna Man”
Character: Aunt Ruby
Memorable line: “You a man posing as a woman. She don’t want you!”
When Kevin Hart Kept Hitting On Her In “Think Like A Man”
Character: Ms. Loretta
Memorable line: “Poor little thing. She’s blonde!”
