| Birth Date: | 17 March 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Yearsactive: | 1985–present |
| Partner: | Nick Nolte (1994–2003) |
Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960[1]) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. She is also well known for her roles as Deb and Flo in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, April Smuntz in Mouse Hunt, and Dr. Elsie Chapman in Godzilla. Additionally, she starred as Headmistress Knightslinger in Upside-Down Magic on Disney Channel.
Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio,[2] the daughter of Jim and Marlene Lewis[3] —the former an air traffic supervisor, the latter a nursing administrator. She also has a sister, Denise.[3]
After graduating from Anderson High School in Cincinnati in 1978, she studied musical theater at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.[4] After receiving her diploma she moved to New York City. She proceeded to work in various on and off-Broadway shows.
Lewis's film appearances include roles in Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, Mouse Hunt, Godzilla, Pushing Tin, 2007's California Dreaming with NewsRadio co-star Dave Foley, and 2010's Den Brother. On television, Lewis starred for five seasons on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, followed by Three Sisters and the WB animated comedy Mission Hill.
She made guest appearances on Seinfeld (in the episodes "The Secretary" and "The Race") and Murphy Brown. In a recurring role on Home Improvement, she played Maureen Binford, producer of the show-within-a-show Tool Time. On How I Met Your Mother, she had the recurring role of Lily Aldrin's doctor, "Dr. Sonya".
She appeared on Caroline in the City, The Norm Show, Grace Under Fire, Phenom and The 5 Mrs. Buchanans. More recently, she made guest appearances on Surviving Suburbia, ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance as Ms. Bitterman, the social worker on The Middle, and FX's Dirt. She recurred as Erica on Modern Family, as Mrs. Chadwick in Making History, and Dr. Chapman in Still The King, Miss Moffett in Angie Tribeca, and Marie Mortel in The Blacklist.
Aside from Mission Hill, her voice acting career includes characters in Justice League Heroes, Rugrats Pre-School Daze, King of the Hill, , An Extremely Goofy Movie, Finding Nemo, Phineas and Ferb, and . Most recently, she voiced Eve in the 2010 film Alpha and Omega and its sequel.[5]
On stage, Lewis has appeared in City of Angels and My One and Only in Los Angeles, and has performed as a soloist with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Her Broadway credits include I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Snoopy!!! The Musical, Damn Yankees, Chicago, The Crucible, and she was the final actress to play Countess Lily in Anastasia. She also appeared with Peter Gallagher and Patti LuPone in Pal Joey at the New York City Center. Lewis won the 2007 Ovation Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's Hotel C'est L'amour.
She was part of the one-night celebrity-performed staging of Howard Ashman's unproduced musical Dreamstuff. The musical was re-imagined by Ashman's partners Marsha Malamet and Dennis Green and performed one night only at Los Angeles's Hayworth Theatre as part of the Bruno Kirby celebrity reading series.
Her debut solo album East of Midnight was released in May 2010. The eclectic rock album has songs penned by Lewis as well as three cover songs. Lewis considered the writing to be "dauntingly destructive and spiritually bereft. Locked in my office in Malibu, California I wrote what would become a self-fulfilling prophecy – it would also prove to be the making of me."[6]
In 2018, she starred on Broadway as Countess Lily in Anastasia, directed by Darko Tresnik. She played Ms. Winx/Mrs. Brown/Kyrie/Jessamyn Jacobs/Lady in Waiting in Between the Lines Off-Broadway in 2022.
Lewis was in a long-term relationship with Nick Nolte.[7] The two met during the filming of I'll Do Anything. She is married to sound designer Philip G. Allen.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Millie | ||
| 1995 | Bye Bye Birdie | Gloria Rasputin | Television film | |
| 1997 | Mouse Hunt | April Smuntz | ||
| 1998 | Godzilla | Dr. Elsie Chapman | ||
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Grace Le Sabre | ||
| Pushing Tin | Tina Leary | |||
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Beret Girl | Voice, direct-to-video[9] | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Deb / Flo | Voice | |
| 2007 | California Dreaming | Teensie Porter | ||
| The Last Day of Summer | Paige | Television film | ||
| 2008 | Iris West | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
| Roadside Romeo | Mini | Voice, uncredited | ||
| 2009 | Wonder Woman | Persephone | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| Chubster | ||||
| The Ugly Truth | Saleswoman | |||
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Eve | Voice | |
| Den Brother | Dina Reams | Television film | ||
| 2012 | I Married Who? | Vivienne | ||
| 2014 | Drizelda | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Deb / Flo | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Diane Kaplan | Episode: "The Day the Senior Class Got Married" | |
| 1992 | Home Improvement | Maureen Binford | 3 episodes | |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Secretary No. 59 | Episode: "One" | |
| Grace Under Fire | Wanda | Episode: "Say Goodnight, Gracie" | ||
| 1994 | Phenom | Betsy | Episode: "Angela's Fifteen Minutes" | |
| Seinfeld | Ada | 2 episodes | ||
| 1995 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Donna | Episode: "Viv'acious" | |
| 1995–1999 | NewsRadio | Beth | 94 episodes | |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Merle Heller | Episode: "Caroline in the Cereal" | |
| 1997, 1999, 2001–2003, 2005 | Rugrats | Miss Carol, Miss Weemer, Witch, Mother Cat | Voice, 6 episodes | |
| 1998 | Hercules | Arachne | Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate" | |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Weasel | Voice, episode: "Lost and Foundation" | |
| The Norm Show | Kyra | Episode: "Drive, Norm Say" | ||
| 2000 | King of the Hill | Kate | Voice, episode: "Movin' on Up" | |
| The Huntress | Myrna Factor | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| 1999–2000, 2002 | Mission Hill | Posey Tyler, Natalie Leibowitz-Hernandez | Voice, 13 episodes | |
| 2001–2002 | Three Sisters | Nora Bernstein-Flynn | 18 episodes | |
| 2005 | Rugrats Pre-School Daze | Ms. Weemer | Voice, 4 episodes | |
| 2007–2008, 2010 | Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures | Molly | Voice, 17 episodes | |
| 2007 | Come on Over | Actress Vicki | Episode: "Thespians" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Harriet | Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction" | ||
| 2008 | Dirt | The Beautician | Episode: "What Is This Thing Called?" | |
| Phineas and Ferb | Lulu Jones | Voice, episode: "Leave the Busting to Us!" | ||
| Serena | Voice, episode: "X = Ben + 2" | |||
| 'Til Death | Melissa | 3 episodes | ||
| 2009 | Bones | Helen Bridenbecker | Episode: "The Skull in the Sculpture" | |
| 2009–2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Ms. Joy Bitterman | 5 episodes | |
| 2009 | Surviving Suburbia | Clerk | 2 episodes | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Stacey | Episode: "The Table Read" | ||
| The Middle | Ms. Barry | Episode: "The Scratch" | ||
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey | Alexis McKenna | Episode: "The Settlement" | |
| Wonder Woman, Star Sapphire | Voice, 2 episodes | |||
| 2011–2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Dr. Sonya | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Agent Locke | Voice, episode: "The Widening Gyre" | ||
| 2012 | Checked Out | Lisa | 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Carla | 2 episodes | |
| Austin & Ally | Donna | Episode: "Family & Feuds" | ||
| 2014 | Turbo Fast | Arctic Hare, Rich Lady #1 | Voice, episode: "The Escargot Affair" | |
| See Dad Run | Kat | 2 episodes | ||
| Complete Works | Ashley Spitzer | |||
| Doc McStuffins | Dr. Tundra | Voice, episode: "McStuffins School of Medicine" | ||
| 2015 | Modern Family | Erica | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Dog trainer | Episode: "Fleas Don't Kill Me" | |
| 2017 | Making History | Mrs. Chadwick | Episode: "Battle of the Basement" | |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Marie Mortel | Episode: "The Third Estate" | |
| 2020 | Upside-Down Magic | Headmistress Knightslinger | Disney Channel Original Movie[10] | |
| 2021 | The Goldbergs | Maggie | Episode: “The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure“ |
| Year | Title | Voice role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Deb / Flo | |
| 2009 | Serena |
