Jenny Lewis

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{{short description|American musician}}
{{Other people}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Jenny Lewis
|birth_name = Jennifer Diane Lewis
|image = Jenny Lewis.JPG
|caption = Lewis performing in 2014
|genre = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative country]], [[indie folk]], [[indietronica]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|8}}
|birth_place =[[Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.
|origin = [[San Fernando Valley]], California, U.S.
|instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[guitar]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[harmonica]]
|years_active = 1982–2000, 2008–present (acting) 1998–present (music)
|label = [[Team Love]], [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]], [[Brute/Beaute]], [[Saddle Creek]], [[Barsuk]], [[Third Man Records|Third Man]]
| associated_acts = [[Rilo Kiley]] [[The Postal Service]] [[The Watson Twins]] [[Jenny and Johnny]] [[Nice as Fuck]] [[Johnathan Rice]]
|current_members =
}}

'''Jennifer Diane Lewis'''<ref name=allmusicbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jenny-lewis-mn0000812476/biography|title=Jenny Lewis Biography |first= Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine|publisher=[[AllMusic.com]]| access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> (born January 8, 1976)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/01/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Monday-Jan-8-2018/2171515208436/|title= UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan. 8, 2018|work= [[United Press International]]|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2019| archive-date= January 8, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180108222931/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/01/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Monday-Jan-8-2018/2171515208436/|url-status=live|quote=…singer Jenny Lewis in 1976 (age 42)}}</ref><ref name=allmusicbio /> is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band [[Rilo Kiley]].

Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films ''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]'' (1989) and ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]'' (1989) and the television series ''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]'' (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor [[Blake Sennett]]. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014.<ref>{{cite web
| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p484078/biography|pure_url=yes}}| title = Rilo Kiley biography| author = Erlewine, Stephen Thomas| access-date = 2010-06-19| publisher = [[AllMusic.com]]}}</ref>

Lewis has released five solo albums: ''[[Rabbit Fur Coat]]'' (2006), ''[[Acid Tongue]]'' (2008), ''[[The Voyager (Jenny Lewis album)|The Voyager]]'' (2014), ''[[On the Line (Jenny Lewis album)|On the Line]]'' (2019), and ''[[Joy'All]]'' (2023). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of [[The Postal Service]], [[#Jenny_&_Johnny|Jenny & Johnny]], and [[Nice as Fuck]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Strauss|first1=Matthew|title=Jenny Lewis's Band Nice as Fuck Surprise Release New Album |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66352-jenny-lewiss-band-nice-as-fuck-surprise-release-new-album/|magazine=Pitchfork|access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Lewis was born in [[Las Vegas]].<ref name=allmusicbio /> Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie Gordon, was a member of the Harmonica Gang.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Jenny-Lewis.html |title=Jenny Lewis Biography (1977-) |website=Filmreference.com |date=1977-01-07 |access-date=2012-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ayers |first=Michael D. |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/08/qa-jenny-lewis-is-tired-of-being-in-a-band |title=Jenny Lewis Is Tired of Being in a Band |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=2012-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Kitty|last= Empire|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/oct/12/popandrock16 |title=Jenny's junior showtime|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=UK|date=2008-10-11 |access-date=2014-07-28}}</ref> Lewis is of [[Ashkenazi]] Jewish descent.<ref>{{cite tweet|first=David Per|last=Malitz|user=malitzd|number=1169816895962284033|title= Jenny Lewis tonight said her 23andMe results confirmed she's 90% Ashkenazi Jewish|date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191216190317/https://twitter.com/malitzd/status/1169816895962284033| url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Lewis made her professional debut in a [[Jell-O]] commercial. She later appeared in commercials for [[Mattel]]'s [[Barbie]]<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVFrHwXHwA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308102240/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVFrHwXHwA| archive-date=2017-03-08 | url-status=dead|title=The First We Girls Can Do Anything Barbie Slogan Commercial|publisher=80s Commercials Forever|date=August 15, 2009|access-date= March 23, 2019|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and Baby Skates<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8X_CU5tks| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/zP8X_CU5tks| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Vintage 80s Baby Skates Commercial with Jenny Lewis & Emily Schulman|publisher=80s Commercials Forever|date=July 30, 2009|access-date=March 23, 2019|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> dolls, [[Toys "R" Us]] toy stores,<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=780sYgEIxmI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/780sYgEIxmI| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Jenny Lewis kid Toys r us|publisher=RiloKiley77|date=March 15, 2006|access-date=23 March 2019|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> the [[Black & Decker]] Popcorn Maker,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFUdG0LEa3M |title=Black & Decker Popcorn Commercial w/ Jenny Lewis (1988) |date=2019-01-23 |last=Dino Drac's Retro Commercials! |access-date=2025-03-04 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and [[Kellogg's]] [[Corn Pops]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65zAlOpXEy0| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211223344/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65zAlOpXEy0&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2013-02-11 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref> among others. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 [[Lucille Ball]] sitcom ''[[Life With Lucy]]'', where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on TV shows, such as ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''; ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (1985); ''[[Baywatch]]''; ''[[The Golden Girls]]''; ''[[Growing Pains]]''; ''[[Just the Ten of Us]]''; ''[[Roseanne]]''; ''[[Mr. Belvedere]]''; and ''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]''. She also appeared on a Young People's Week episode of the CBS game show ''[[Card Sharks]]'' starring Bob Eubanks on August 6, 1987, at age 11, winning $500, but she did not win her match.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBopyHVX8mE | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/RBopyHVX8mE| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Card Sharks – Jenny Lewis (Aug. 6, 1987)]|publisher=Chad Mosher|via=YouTube|date=December 17, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen movies, such as ''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]'' and ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]'' in 1989. She was featured in the 1996 [[made-for-TV]] movie ''[[Talk to Me (1996 film)|Talk to Me]]'' with [[Yasmine Bleeth]], as well as the films ''[[Foxfire (1996 film)|Foxfire]]'', ''[[Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even]]'', and ''[[Pleasantville (film)|Pleasantville]]''. She played the part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]]'s novel ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', and also appeared in the 1988 made-for-TV film ''[[A Friendship in Vienna]]'', set in Vienna at the start of the Holocaust. She played [[Beverly D'Angelo]]'s daughter in the 1996 made-for-TV film ''Sweet Temptation''. She continued acting until 1998, although her final movie – ''[[Don's Plum]]'', filmed 1995–96 – went unreleased until 2001. In 2015, she appeared in the [[Netflix]] movie ''[[A Very Murray Christmas]]'' as a waitress and sang a few songs, including "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]" in a duet with [[Bill Murray]].

==Music==
=== Rilo Kiley ===
In 1998, Lewis and friends Pierre De Reeder, Dave Rock, and then-boyfriend [[Blake Sennett]] formed the band [[Rilo Kiley]]. (Rock was eventually replaced by [[Jason Boesel]].) In an interview with [[NPR]]'s ''[[All Songs Considered]]'', Lewis remarked that she wanted to name the group Love's Way (after her parents' [[Lounge music|lounge]] act in Las Vegas), but Sennett "didn't go for it."<ref name="npr_blue">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6254742|title=The Blue-Eyed Soul of Jenny Lewis|date=2006-10-16|publisher=NPR|access-date=2009-05-21}}</ref> Originally asked to sing back-up vocals by Sennett, Lewis refused to join the band unless she was able to sing lead vocals.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Saroyan|first1=Strawberry|title=Solid Gold|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCQFHMhVuA8C&q=spin+rilo+kiley+feature&pg=PA16|publisher=SPIN Magazine|access-date=November 17, 2014|date=September 2007}}</ref>

Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat [[indie rock]] sound, gaining the attention of [[Warner Bros.]], who signed the band (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records) for the release of their 2004 album ''[[More Adventurous]],'' which gained the band some success. Critics such as ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=August 15, 2004 |first=Chris |last=Dahlen |title=Rilo Kiley ''More Adventurous'' > Review |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/6789-more-adventurous/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915060956/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/6789-more-adventurous/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |access-date=3 June 2008 }}</ref> The song "[[Portions for Foxes]]" was a hit. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album ''[[Under the Blacklight]]'' was released directly by [[Warner Bros.]]

In 2011, Sennett hinted that Rilo Kiley had disbanded.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fitzmaurice|first1=Larry|title=Rilo Kiley Seem to Have Broken Up |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/43183-rilo-kiley-seem-to-have-broken-up/|magazine=Pitchfork.com|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> Lewis confirmed the band's split in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Dekel|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/music/national-post-sessions-jenny-lewis-on-flying-solo-feminism-and-her-playful-single-one-of-the-guys|title=Jenny Lewis talks breaking up the band, messaging Ryan Adams on Twitter and dealing with insomnia|newspaper=[[National Post]]|location=Canada|date=2014-07-30|access-date=2014-07-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806184422/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/07/30/national-post-sessions-jenny-lewis-on-flying-solo-feminism-and-her-playful-single-one-of-the-guys/|archive-date=2014-08-06}}</ref>

A retrospective of Lewis's career by Jessica Roy in 2016 commented that Lewis was a style icon to a certain type of music-loving young people in the 2000s. Roy commented:

<blockquote>For a particular brand of suburban girl who fancied herself cooler than her peers, Jenny was a fire-haired figure of worship. With her endless supply of cool sunglasses, vintage dresses, and hats ... she was a beacon of hope for introspective teens ... as a microgenerational sad-girl touchstone, many of us have our own Jenny Lewis Anecdote, our lives touched by her magnificent tweeness in different ways.<ref name="How Jenny Lewis Was a Twee Teen's Dream">{{cite magazine|last1=Roy|first1=Jessica|title=I Like That Bitch's Life: How Jenny Lewis Was a Twee Teen's Dream|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/01/jenny-lewis-was-a-twee-teens-dream.html|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref></blockquote>

===Solo career===
[[File:Jenny Lewis, March 2006.jpg|thumb|left|Lewis in 2006]]
In 2004, [[Conor Oberst]] invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label [[Team Love]]. Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record"{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}, ''[[Rabbit Fur Coat]]'' (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, [[M. Ward]], and [[Maroon 5]] guitarist [[James Valentine (musician)|James Valentine]]. [[Ben Gibbard]] of [[Death Cab for Cutie]] guests on a cover of [[The Traveling Wilburys]]' "[[Handle With Care (song)|Handle With Care]]". [[The Watson Twins]] provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and ''[[Later with Jools Holland]]''. They also appeared on a Washington, D.C.–based children's music program called ''[[Pancake Mountain]]'', performing the song "See Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writing, "Consider Lewis the [[Emmylou Harris]] of the [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California|Silverlake]] set"<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/01/27/rilo-kiley-members-branch-out/|title=Jenny Lewis|author=Michael Endelman|date=2006-01-27|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=2012-07-24|archive-date=2009-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122055702/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1153413,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever".<ref name=RS2006>{{Cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=993 |date=February 9, 2006 |page=62 |first=Brian |last=Hiatt |title=Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' > Review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jennylewisandthewatsontwins/albums/album/9227513/rid/9253061/ |access-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111104426/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jennylewisandthewatsontwins/albums/album/9227513/review/9253061 |archive-date=11 January 2008 }} Posted on February 7, 2006.</ref> [[The A.V. Club]], [[Spin magazine|''Spin'']], and [[NPR]] music critic [[Meredith Ochs]] named it among the best albums of the year.<ref name="avclub">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.avclub.com/best-music-of-2006-1798212964|title=Best Music Of 2006|last=Battaglia|first=Andy |author2=Christopher Bahn |author3=Jason Heller |author4=Josh Modell |author5=Keith Phipps |author6=Kyle Ryan |author7=Marc Hawthorne |author8=Nathan Rabin |author9=Noel Murray |author10=Scott Gordon |author11=Sean ONeal |author12=Steven Hyden |date=2006-12-19|magazine=The Onion A.V. Club|access-date=2009-05-21}}</ref><ref name="npr_bestof">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6567709|title=Top Ten CDs of 2006|last=Ochs|first=Meredith|date=2006-12-05|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=2009-05-21}}</ref><ref name="spin">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2006/12/40-best-albums-2006// |title=The 40 Best Albums of 2006 The SPIN Staff |date=2006-12-14 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |access-date=2012-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728194515/https://www.spin.com/2006/12/40-best-albums-2006/ |archive-date=2012-07-28 }}</ref>

In 2008, Lewis released a second solo album, this time without the Watson Twins, titled ''[[Acid Tongue]]''.

On July 29, 2014, Lewis released ''[[The Voyager (Jenny Lewis album)|The Voyager]]''. The album took five years to complete and is a reflection on Rilo Kiley's break-up and the death of her father.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McEvers|first1=Kelly|title=Rainbow in the Dark: Jenny Lewis on staring down sadness|website=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/07/19/332066468/rainbow-in-the-dark-jenny-lewis-on-staring-down-sadness|publisher=NPR|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> The release of the album was preceded by the single "Just One of the Guys".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-voyager/883276305|title=Just One of the Guys|publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=1977-01-08 |access-date=2014-07-11}}</ref> The music video for "Just One of the Guys" was released on July 15, 2014, through ''[[GQ]]'' and stars Lewis, [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Brie Larson]], and [[Tennessee Thomas]], former drummer of [[The Like]] (now disbanded).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/anne-hathaway-kristen-stewart-breakdance-for-jenny-lewis-video-20140715 |title=Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart Breakdance for Jenny Lewis Video 'Just One of the Guys' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2014-07-15 |access-date=2014-07-24}}</ref> Lewis also directed the music video.

[[File:Jenny Lewis Las Vegas 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Lewis performing in 2007]]
On July 8, 2014, Lewis began "The Voyager" tour at the [[Ottawa Bluesfest]] in Ontario, Canada. She spent July of that year touring the United States. Her tour included performances at [[Newport Folk Festival]], [[Lollapalooza]], [[Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival]], the [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]], the 2014 [[iTunes Festival]] in London, two performances at the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]], and the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas.

On January 23, 2019, Lewis announced the release date of her new album ''[[On the Line (Jenny Lewis album)|On the Line]]'' would be March 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/01/jenny-lewis-new-album-on-the-line-details-red-bull-and-hennessy/5|title=Jenny Lewis Announces On the Line Album Details, Releases "Red Bull & Hennessy" |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> The lead single "Red Bull & Hennessy" garnered positive acclaim.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jenny-lewis-new-song-red-bull-and-hennessy-783200/|title=Hear Jenny Lewis' Smoldering New Song 'Red Bull and Hennessy' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>

On June 9, 2023, Lewis released a new album, ''[[Joy'All]]''. She'd started writing for ''Joy'All'' while on tour to promote ''On the Line'', shortly before the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Work resumed on the album in early 2021, when Lewis participated in a virtual songwriting workshop hosted by [[Beck]].<ref name="NMEJoyAll">{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Will |title=Jenny Lewis announces new album 'Joy'All' with new single 'Psychos' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jenny-lewis-announces-new-album-joyall-with-new-single-psychos-3422523 |website=NME |access-date=June 18, 2023 |date=March 29, 2023}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Dave Cobb]], who Lewis met while visiting [[Lucius (band)|Lucius]] at RCA Studio A in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Jenny Lewis releases new solo album ''Joy'All'' |date=June 9, 2023 |publisher=[[Blue Note Records]] |url=https://www.bluenote.com/jenny-lewis-releases-new-solo-album-joyall/ |access-date=June 18, 2023}}</ref>

=== Other projects and collaborations ===
In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for the band [[The Postal Service]]. Lewis performed in the video for "[[We Will Become Silhouettes]]", and toured with the band in 2013 and again in 2023.

In 2003, Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]] album ''[[The Ugly Organ]]''.

In 2005, Lewis contributed to the [[UNICEF]] benefit song "[[Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?]]", along with Sennett and [[Jimmy Tamborello]].

In 2006, Lewis made a cameo in Episode 25, [[Theme Time Radio Hour Season One|Season 1]] of [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''[[Theme Time Radio Hour]]'', and six of her songs (three with the [[Watson Twins]] and three with Rilo Kiley) were featured in various episodes of the show.

In 2007, Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on [[Johnathan Rice]]'s album ''Further North'', and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on [[Dntel]]'s ''[[Dumb Luck (album)|Dumb Luck]]'' LP.

In 2008, Lewis contributed backing vocals to several songs on the [[Elvis Costello and the Imposters]] album ''[[Momofuku (album)|Momofuku]]''.

Later that year, Lewis voiced the role of the assistant director for [[Walt Disney Pictures]]' animated film ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' (2008), and she also provided the song "Barking at the Moon".<ref name="latimesblogs">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/jenny-lewis-get.html | title=Pop & Hiss goes to the movies: Jenny Lewis gets a dose of Disney optimism with 'Bolt' | publisher=Pop & Hiss | access-date=2008-12-15 | date=2008-11-25}}</ref>

[[File:The Postal Service - Jenny Lewis.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Jenny Lewis at The Postal Service Goodbye in Lollapalooza 2013, Chicago]]
In March and April 2009, Lewis traveled to Australia for the first time, as an act for the [[V Festival (Australia)|V Festival]], as well as a supporting act for [[Snow Patrol]] and performing one solo [[Sydney]] show.

On April 18, 2009, Lewis performed at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Indio, California]].

On May 5, 2009, Lewis performed on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-enterprise-entertainment/149943326/ |title=Entertainment |newspaper=[[Press Enterprise]] |publication-place=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |page=6 |date=2009-05-05 |access-date=2024-06-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Lewis makes an appearance on the track "Hard Enough", taken from the 2010 album ''[[Flamingo (Brandon Flowers album)|Flamingo]]'' by fellow Las Vegan [[Brandon Flowers]].

In 2013, Lewis created the music score for [[Tribeca Film]]'s feature ''[[Very Good Girls]]''. She provided original music and also included older music from her previous band, [[Rilo Kiley]], such as the song "Go Ahead".<ref name="Tribeca Film">{{cite news|url=https://tribecafilm.com/stories/very-good-girls-jenny-lewis/ | author=Choi, Sarah| title=Jenny Lewis Scores for the Screen in 'Very Good Girls' (Now out on VOD!) | publisher=[[Tribeca Film]] | access-date=2015-09-22 | date=2014-06-26}}</ref>

In 2014, Lewis contributed an exclusive track to [[HBO]]'s ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'', in collaboration with [[Vampire Weekend]]'s [[Rostam Batmanglij]] titled "Completely Not Me". The song was featured in the Season 3 premiere "Females Only". The song is the second track on ''Girls Volume Two: All Adventurous Women Do''.<ref name="consequence">{{cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2014/01/listen-jenny-lewis-new-song-completely-not-me-from-hbos-girls-soundtrack/ | title= Listen: Jenny Lewis' new song "Completely Not Me", from HBO Girls' soundtrack" | website=Consequence.net | access-date=2022-01-11 | date=2014-01-13}}</ref>

In 2016, Lewis contributed to [[She & Him]]'s second Christmas album, ''[[Christmas Party (She & Him album)|Christmas Party]]'', appearing on the track "Winter Wonderland".<ref name="undertheradarmag">{{cite news|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/she_him_m._ward_zooey_deschanel_announce_a_new_christmas_album_featuring_je/ | title= She & Him (M. Ward + Zooey Deschanel) Announce a New Christmas Album Featuring Jenny Lewis | website=Under the Radar | access-date=2019-06-07 | date=2016-09-15}}</ref>

On June 25, 2019, Lewis performed "Wasted Youth" on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/late_show_with_stephen_colbert/s04/e171 |title = The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – Season 4 Episode 171|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>

On October 28, 2019, Lewis is featured on the fifth issue of [[Archie Comics]]' comic book series ''[[Jughead Jones|Jughead's Time Police]]'', released on October 30.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jenny-lewis-archie-comics-issue-8541139/| title=Jenny Lewis Appears in New Archie Comics Issue|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Rania|last= Aniftos|date= October 28, 2019| access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>

On November 13, 2019, it was announced Lewis would be an opening act for [[Harry Styles]] on the North American leg of his 2020 [[Love On Tour]].<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-2020-tour-jenny-lewis-911413/ |title = Harry Styles Announces 2020 Tour|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|date = 2019-11-13}}</ref>

In 2023, Lewis toured to support her new album ''[[Joy'All]]''. She also made appearances on dates for The Postal Service reunion tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/jenny-lewis-on-the-postal-service-touring-with-ben-gibbard-and-lp-joyall/ | title=Jenny Lewis on the Postal Service, Touring with Ben Gibbard and LP 'Joy'All' | date=2 October 2023 }}</ref>

Jenny Lewis was also in some way involved in the song “Afraid Of Heights” by [[Wavves]] (as credited on Spotify).{{cn|date=October 2025}}

=== Other bands ===
In 2010, Lewis formed the duo Jenny and Johnny with her then-boyfriend, musician [[Johnathan Rice]], and the pair released an album titled ''[[I'm Having Fun Now]]'' on [[Warner Bros. Records]]. In 2015, Rice and Lewis wrote the song "Cold One" for the film ''[[Ricki and the Flash]]''.

In 2016, the trio [[Nice as Fuck]], comprising Lewis, Erika Forster (of [[Au Revoir Simone]]), and [[Tennessee Thomas]] (of [[The Like]]), debuted at a [[Bernie Sanders]] benefit. The group opened on a number of tour dates for [[M. Ward]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/64629-jenny-lewis-forms-new-band-naf-nice-as-fuck-with-au-revoir-simones-erika-forster-and-the-likes-tennessee-thomas/ | title=Jenny Lewis Forms New Band | magazine=Pitchfork | date=6 April 2016 | access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1869795/jenny-lewis-forms-new-band-naf-nice-as-fuck-with-members-of-au-revoir-simone-the-like/news/ | title=Jenny Lewis Forms New Band NAF (Nice as Fuck) With Members of Au Revoir Simone, The Like | work=Stereogum | date=6 April 2016 | access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref>

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==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Baby Makes Five]]''
| Laura Riddle
| TV series; episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 1983
| ''[[It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown]]''
| Ruby (voice)
| TV film
|-
| 1985
| ''Suburban Beat''
| Jennifer Morgan
| TV film
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Sarah (ghost child)
| TV series; segment: "[[If She Dies]]"
|-
| 1986
| ''Convicted''
| Shelley Forbes
| TV film
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Webster (TV series)|Webster]]''
| Kim
| TV series; episode: "The Truth Hurts"
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Life With Lucy]]''
| Becky McGibbon
| TV series; 13 episodes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987 film)|Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''
| Evangeline "Little Eva" St. Claire
| TV film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Golden Girls]]''
| Daisy (A Sunshine Cadet)
| TV series; episode: "Old Friends"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Charmings]]''
| Sara
| TV series; episode: "A Charming Halloween"
|-
| 1988
| ''A Place at the Table''
| Rachel Singer
| TV film
|-
| 1988
| ''Who Gets the Friends?''
|
| TV film
|-
| 1988
| ''My Father, My Son''
| Maya
| TV film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Trading Hearts]]''
| Yvonne Rhonda Nottingham
| Film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[A Friendship in Vienna]]''
| Inge Dournenvald
| TV film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Mr. Belvedere]]''
| Kimberly
| TV series; episode: "Braces"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Growing Pains]]''
| Judy Jones
| TV series; episode: "Ben's First Kiss"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Baby M#In popular culture|Baby M]]''
| Tuesday
| TV miniseries
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]''
| Hannah Nefler
| Film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Just the Ten of Us]]''
| Pamela
| TV series; episode: "Puberty Blues"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Have Faith]]''
| Angela
| TV series; episode: "The Teacher"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Shannon's Deal]]''
| Neala Shannon
| TV film; later adapted as a TV series of the same name
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]''
| Haley
| Film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| Diane
| TV series; episode: "Five of a Kind"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Free Spirit (TV series)|Free Spirit]]''
| Chris
| TV series; episode: "Hallowinnie"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Baywatch]]''
| Alex
| TV series; episode: "Shelter Me"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Perry Mason (TV film series)|Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter]]''
| Melanie Benson
| TV film
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]''
| Katie Monahan
| TV series; 18 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story]]''
| Ellie
| TV film
|-
| 1991
| ''Shannon's Deal''
| Neala Shannon
| TV series; 11 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''Runaway Father''
| Marcia
| TV film
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Daddy (1991 film)|Daddy]]''
| Melissa Watson
| TV film
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even]]''
| Corinne
| Film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Leslie Walden
| TV series; episode: "A Murderous Muse"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Runaway Daughters (1994 film)|Runaway Daughters]]''
| Laura Cahn
| TV film; originally aired as an episode of the TV series ''[[Rebel Highway]]''
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Sweet Temptation (film)|Sweet Temptation]]''
| Jade Larson
| TV film
|-
| 1996
| ''Run a Mile in My Shoes''
|
| Short film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Foxfire (1996 film)|Foxfire]]''
| Rita Faldes
| Film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Talk to Me (1996 film)|Talk to Me]]''
| Kelly Reilly
| TV film
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Little Boy Blue (1997 film)|Little Boy Blue]]''
| Traci Connor
| Film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Pleasantville (film)|Pleasantville]]''
| Christin
| Film
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]''
| Meg O'Donnell
| TV series; episode: "Anatomy of a Rumor"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Once and Again]]''
| Jenny
| TV series; episode: "Cat-in-Hat"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Don's Plum]]''
| Sara
| Film; filmed 1995–96, but unreleased until 2001
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]''
| Assistant Director (voice)
| Film; also has two songs featured on the film's soundtrack
|-
| 2010
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Amy (voice)
| TV series; episode: "Merlot Down Dirty Shame"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Comedy Bang Bang]]''
| Herself
| TV series; replacement bandleader, filling in for [[Reggie Watts]] (episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears a One-Armed Jacket")
|-
| 2015
| ''[[A Very Murray Christmas]]''
| The Waitress
| TV film; Netflix Original
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Abso Lutely Productions|Jenny Lewis' On the Line Online]]''
| Host
| JennyLewis.com streaming special
|}

==Discography==

===Rilo Kiley===
{{Main|Rilo Kiley discography}}

*''[[The Initial Friend|Rilo Kiley]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Take-Offs and Landings]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Execution of All Things]]'' (2002)
* ''[[More Adventurous]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Under the Blacklight]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rkives]]'' (2013)

===Solo===
{{Main|Jenny Lewis discography}}
* ''[[Rabbit Fur Coat]]'' (2006) (with [[The Watson Twins]])
* ''[[Acid Tongue]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Voyager (Jenny Lewis album)|The Voyager]]'' (2014)
* ''[[On the Line (Jenny Lewis album)|On the Line]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Joy'All]]'' (2023)

===Jenny & Johnny===
* ''[[I'm Having Fun Now]]'' (2010)
* ''Live at Third Man Records'' (2010)

===Nice as Fuck===
* ''[[Nice as Fuck]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66352-jenny-lewiss-band-nice-as-fuck-surprise-release-new-album/ | title=Jenny Lewis's Band Nice as Fuck Surprise Release New Album | work=Pitchfork | date=24 June 2016 | access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref>

===Other appearances===
* [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]] – ''[[Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground]]'' (2002, [[Saddle Creek]])
* [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]] – ''[[The Ugly Organ]]'' (2003, [[Saddle Creek]])
* [[The Postal Service]] – ''[[Give Up]]'' (2003, [[Sub Pop]])
* [[The Good Life (band)|The Good Life]] – ''[[Album of the Year (The Good Life album)|Album of the Year]]'' (2004, [[Saddle Creek]])
* [[The Watson Twins]] – ''Southern Manners'' (2006)
* [[Dntel]] – ''[[Dumb Luck (album)|Dumb Luck]]'' (2007, [[Sub Pop]])
* [[Whispertown 2000]] – ''Livin' in a Dream'' (2007)
* [[Elvis Costello and the Imposters]] – ''[[Momofuku (album)|Momofuku]]'' (2008, [[Lost Highway Records]])
* [[Whispertown 2000]] – ''Swim'' (2009)
* [[Brandon Flowers]] – "Hard Enough" from ''[[Flamingo (Brandon Flowers album)|Flamingo]]'' (2010, [[Island Records|Island]]/[[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]])
* [[Wavves]] – ''[[Afraid of Heights (Wavves album)|Afraid of Heights]]'' (2013)
* [[EZTV]] – ''Calling Out'' (2016)
* [[She & Him]] – ''[[Christmas Party (She & Him album)|Christmas Party]]'' (2016)
* [[Paul Shaffer]] – ''Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band'' (2017)
* [[King Tuff]] – ''[[The Other (King Tuff album)|The Other]]'' (2018)
* [[Vampire Weekend]] – "[[2021 (song)|2021]]" (2019)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vampire-weekend-new-song-harmony-hall-783785/|title=Vampire Weekend Return After Six Years With 'Harmony Hall,' '2021'|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=2019-01-24|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>
* [[The Cactus Blossoms]] — "Everybody" (2022)

==Videography==
* [[Rilo Kiley]] – "[[Desert Blue|The Frug]]" (1999, directed by [[Morgan J. Freeman]])
* Rilo Kiley – "[[Take Offs and Landings|Wires and Waves]]" (filmed 2001/released 2007, directed by Morgan J. Freeman)
* Rilo Kiley - "[[Take Offs and Landings|Bulletproof]]" (2001, directed by [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]])
* [[The Postal Service]] – "[[The District Sleeps Alone Tonight]]" (2003) (Backing Vocals)
* Rilo Kiley – "[[Portions for Foxes]]" (2004, directed by Brian Lazzaro)
* Rilo Kiley – "[[It's a Hit (Rilo Kiley song)|It's a Hit]]" (2005, directed by Andrew Bruntel, Matt Enlow)
* The Postal Service – "[[We Will Become Silhouettes]]" (2005, directed by [[Jared Hess]])
* Jenny Lewis with [[the Watson Twins]] – "[[Rise Up with Fists!!]]" (2006, directed by [[Autumn de Wilde]])
* Rilo Kiley – "[[The Moneymaker]]" (2007, directed by Autumn de Wilde)
* Rilo Kiley – "Silver Lining" (2007, directed by Autumn de Wilde)
* Jenny Lewis – "Black Sand" (2009, directed by Justin Mitchell)
* Jenny Lewis – "See Fernando" (2009, directed by [[Alan Tanner]])
* Jenny Lewis – "Carpetbaggers" (2009, directed by Justin Mitchell)
* [[Jenny and Johnny]] – "[[I'm Having Fun Now|Big Wave]]" (2011, directed by Autumn de Wilde)
* The Postal Service – "A Tattered Line of String" (2013, directed by AB/CD/CD) (Backing Vocals)
* Rilo Kiley – "[[Rkives|Let Me Back In]]" (2013, directed by Rilo Kiley)
* Rilo Kiley – "[[The Execution of All Things (song)|Emotional]]" (2013, directed by Austin Nagler)
* Jenny Lewis – "[[The Voyager (Jenny Lewis album)|Just One Of The Guys]]" (2014, directed by Jenny Lewis)
* Jenny Lewis – "She's Not Me" (2015, directed by Jenny Lewis)
* [[Nice as Fuck]] – "Door" (2016, directed by Jenny Lewis)
* Nice as Fuck – "Guns" (2016, directed by [[Luke Rathborne]])
* Jenny Lewis – "Red Bull & Hennessy" (2019, directed by [[Eric Notarnicola]])
* Jenny Lewis – "Rabbit Hole" (2019, directed by Eric Notarnicola)
* [[Artists for Peace and Justice]]: [[Jonathan Wilson (musician)|Jonathan Wilson]], Jenny Lewis, [[Music of Haiti|Sanba Zao]], and [[Jackson Browne]] – "Lapé, Lanmou (Peace and Love)" (2019, directed by APJ)
* Artists for Peace and Justice: Jenny Lewis with [[Habib Koité]] – "Under the Supermoon" (2020, directed by [[David Belle]])
* Jenny Lewis with [[Serengeti (rapper)|Serengeti]] - "Unblu" (2020, directed by Jenny Lewis)
* Jenny Lewis with Serengeti - "Vroom Vroom" (2021, directed by Jenny Lewis)

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.jennylewis.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|507343}}
* [https://www.npr.org/artists/15453251/jenny-lewis Jenny Lewis at NPR Music]
* [http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/54537/volume-22-jenny-lewis.html Strangers Almanac column on ''Glide Magazine'']
* [http://www.bobedwards.info/ftopic806.html October 2008 interview on Bob Edwards Weekend] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130217233825/http://www.bobedwards.info/ftopic806.html |date=2013-02-17 }}
* [http://submergemag.com/featured/the-magic-of-the-moment/709/ "The Magic of the Moment"], April 2009 interview in ''Submerge Magazine''
* [https://consequence.net/2014/01/listen-jenny-lewis-new-song-completely-not-me-from-hbos-girls-soundtrack/ Listen: Jenny Lewis' new song "Completely Not Me", from HBO's Girls soundtrack] by Chris Coplan, Consequence, January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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