Vicki Lewis

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.

Vicki Lewis
Vicki Lewis in 2011
Born	(1960-03-17) March 17, 1960 (age 65) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Philip Allen ​ (m. 2008)​
Partner	Nick Nolte (1994–2003)
Website	vickilewis.com

Early life and education

Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio,^[2] the daughter of Jim (1932–2023) and Marlene Lewis.^[3] Her father was air traffic supervisor who served in the U.S. Air Force and her mother was a nursing administrator.^[4] 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.^[5] After receiving her diploma she moved to New York City. She proceeded to work in various on and off-Broadway shows.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Lewis's film appearances include roles in Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, Mouse Hunt, Godzilla, Pushing Tin, Breakfast of Champions, The Ugly Truth and I'll Do Anything.

On television, Lewis starred as Beth in the critically acclaimed series NewsRadio for five seasons on NBC, followed by Three Sisters also for NBC. Her prolific television career has included roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, The Goldbergs, See Dad Run, Dirt, Seinfeld, Doll and Em, Murphy Brown, Home Improvement, Caroline in the City, The Norm Show, Grace Under Fire, Phenom, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Surviving Suburbia, Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance, The Middle, Making History, Still the King, Angie Tribeca and The Blacklist.

She has voiced a myriad of characters for animated projects including Deb and Flo in Pixar's Finding Nemo and the sequel Finding Dory. She voiced Wonder Woman in Justice League Heroes, Rugrats Pre-School Daze, King of the Hill, Hercules, An Extremely Goofy Movie, Ben Ten, Phineas and Ferb, Justice League: The New Frontier, Alpha and Omega and its sequel.^[6]

Lewis starred on broadway as Countess Lili in Darko Tresnick’s production of Anastasia, as Velma Kelly in Chicago, as Gloria Thorpe in Damn Yankees and Mary Warren in The Crucible at The Roundabout theatre. She performed as a soloist with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Pal Joey for City Center Encores.

Most recently she starred as Maria Callas in Terrance McNally’s Masterclass at The Bay Street theatre-directed by Lisa Peterson. She performed six roles in the original off broadway production of Between The Lines for which she was nominated for the Outer Critic’s Circle Award. Also off broadway; I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Snoopy!!! . 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.

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."^[7]

In 2018, she starred on Broadway as Countess Lily in Anastasia, directed by Darko Tresnjak. She played Ms. Winx/Mrs. Brown/Kyrie/Jessamyn Jacobs/Lady in Waiting in Between the Lines Off-Broadway in 2022. she was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle award for her performance. In 2024 she starred as Maria Callas in Masterclass directed by Lisa Peterson at The Bay Street Theatre.

Personal life

Lewis was in a long-term relationship with Nick Nolte.^[8] The two met during the filming of I'll Do Anything. She is married to sound designer Philip G. Allen.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	I'll Do Anything	Millie
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[10]
2003	Finding Nemo	Deb / Flo	Voice[10]
2007	California Dreaming	Teensie Porter
2008	Justice League: The New Frontier	Iris West	Voice, direct-to-video[10]
	Roadside Romeo	Mini	Voice, uncredited
2009	Wonder Woman	Persephone	Voice, direct-to-video[10]
	Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts	Chubster
	The Ugly Truth	Saleswoman
2010	Alpha and Omega	Eve	Voice[10]
2014	Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon	Drizelda	Voice, direct-to-video[10]
2016	Finding Dory	Deb / Flo	Voice[10]

Television

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"
	Bye Bye Birdie	Gloria Rasputin	Television film
1995–1999	NewsRadio	Beth	94 episodes
1996	Caroline in the City	Merle Heller	Episode: "Caroline in the Cereal"
1997–2005	Rugrats	Miss Carol, Miss Weemer, Witch, Mother Cat	Voice, 6 episodes[10]
1998	Hercules	Arachne	Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Tapestry of Fate"
1999	The Wild Thornberrys	Weasel	Voice, episode: "Lost and Foundation"[10]
	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[10]
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"
	The Last Day of Summer	Paige	Television film
2008	Dirt	The Beautician	Episode: "What Is This Thing Called?"
	Phineas and Ferb	Lulu Jones	Voice, episode: "Leave the Busting to Us!"[10]
	Ben 10: Alien Force	Serena	Voice, episode: "X = Ben + 2"[10]
	'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"
2010	Den Brother	Dina Reams	Television film
2011	Melissa & Joey	Alexis McKenna	Episode: "The Settlement"
	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Wonder Woman, Star Sapphire	Voice, 2 episodes[10]
2011–2012	How I Met Your Mother	Dr. Sonya	3 episodes
2011	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Agent Locke	Voice, episode: "The Widening Gyre"
2012	Checked Out	Lisa	3 episodes
	I Married Who?	Vivienne	Television film
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"[10]
	See Dad Run	Kat	2 episodes
	Complete Works	Ashley Spitzer
2014–2020	Doc McStuffins	Dr. Tundra	Voice, 4 episodes[10]
2015	Modern Family	Erica	2 episodes
2016	Angie Tribeca	Anne Muffet	Episode: "Fleas Don't Kill Me"
2017	Making History	Mrs. Chadwick	Episode: "Chadwick's Angels"
	Still the King	Dr. Chapman	Episode: "Battle of the Basement"
2019	The Blacklist	Marie Mortel	Episode: "The Third Estate"
2020	Upside-Down Magic	Headmistress Knightslinger	Disney Channel Original Movie[11]
2021	The Goldbergs	Maggie	Episode: "The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
2003	Finding Nemo	Deb / Flo
2009	Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks	Serena[10]