| Clea Lewis | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
| Spouse: | Peter Ackerman |
| Children: | 2[1] |
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 and voicing Nicky Little in the Disney cartoon Pepper Ann.
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 Ackerman: Stanley, born in 2002, and Alvin, born in 2005.[6]
As well as playing Audrey on Ellen, Lewis appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and was a series regular on Flying Blind. 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. 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 (). She also recorded the book-on-CD for books 4-10 of The Princess Diaries book series.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hero | Sylvia | ||
| 1996 | Diabolique | Lisa Campos | ||
| 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Nora Golden | ||
| 1998 | Scotch and Milk | Ilsa | ||
| 2000 | Tom Sawyer | Amy Lawrence (voice role) | Direct-to-Video | |
| 2000 | The Office Party | Grace | Short film | |
| 2004 | Superstore | Joan | Short film | |
| 2006 | Female Mini Sloth/Dung Beetle Mom (voice role) | |||
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger | Gina | ||
| 2009 | Motherhood | Lily | ||
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Miss Ptaszinski | ||
| 2009 | Start Mom (voice role) | |||
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Tyra Taylor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Lyla | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Laugh" | |
| 1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Krista | Episode: "Hilary Gets a Life" | |
| 1992–1993 | Flying Blind | Megan | series regular (22 episodes) | |
| 1994 | Friends | Franny | Episode: "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate" | |
| 1994–1998 | Ellen | Audrey Penney | series regular (79 episodes) | |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Salesperson | Episode: "Purseona" | |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Danielle | Episode: "Love Letters" | |
| 1996 | Maury | Herself (Guest) | Episode: "10.17.1996" | |
| 1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Nicky Anais Little (voice role) | recurring role (32 episodes) | |
| 1998–1999 | Maggie Winters | Rachel Tomlinson | recurring regular (16 episodes) | |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Carol | Episode: "Road Rage" | |
| 1999 | The Angry Beavers | Wanda (voice role) | Episode: "Tough Love/A Little Dad'll Do You" | |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Wendy | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Jenny Barker | series regular (6 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Heaven Moscowitz | Episode: "Trade" | ||
| 2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Emily | Episode: "Truth or Dare" | |
| 2015 | The Affair | Simone | Episode: "2.4" | |
| 2015–2016 | Royal Pains | Margaret Redding | recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| 2017 | Doubt | Tanya Gibson | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2017 | The Americans | Deirdre Kemp | recurring role (4 episodes) | |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Alexa Girard | Episode: "Philomena (No. 61)" |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | All in the Timing | unknown role | Geffen Playhouse | ||
| 1999 | Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | unknown role | Promenade Theatre | ||
| 2002 | Once in a Lifetime | Miss Leighton | Adams Memorial Theatre | ||
| 2005 | Absurd Person Singular | Jane | Biltmore Theatre |