| Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960) is an American film, stage, television and voice actress. Biography Early years She attended the University of Cincinnati where she studied musical theatre. She received her diploma from the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and moved to New York. She proceeded to work in various on and off Broadway shows. Career Lewis' film appearances include roles in Finding Nemo, MouseHunt, Godzilla, Pushing Tin and 2007's California Dreaming with Newsradio co-star Dave Foley. On television, Lewis starred in the NBC sitcom Three Sisters and the WB animated comedy Mission Hill,News Radio. 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. She appeared on Caroline in the City, The Norm Show, Grace Under Fire, Phenom and The 5 Mrs. Buchanans. Lewis starred in the made-for-TV film adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie for ABC opposite Jason Alexander. Most recently, she made guest appearances on "Surviving Suburbia," ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance as Ms.Bitterman, and FX's Dirt. Aside from Mission Hill, she has voiced characters for Justice League Heroes, Rugrats, King of the Hill, Hercules: The Animated Series, and An Extremely Goofy Movie and Phineas and Ferb. Most recently, she voiced Iris West Allen on Justice League: The New Frontier. 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 Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Snoopy!!! The Musical, Damn Yankees, Chicago and The Crucible. 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'amou. Lewis was part of the one-night celebrity performed staging of Howard Ashman's unproduced musical "Dreamstuff". The musical was re-imagined by Howard's partners Marsha Malamet and Dennis Green and performed one night only at Los Angeles' Hayworth Theatre as part of the Bruno Kirby celebrity reading series, directed by Ugly Betty actor Michael Urie. Lewis co-starred alongside Eden Espinosa, Fred Willard, David Blue and Luke Macfarlane. Personal life Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Marlene, a nursing administrator, and Jim Lewis, an air traffic supervisor.[1] She has a sister, Denise. Lewis graduated from Anderson High School there in 1979. In the early 80s, she was romantically involved with MTV star Robert Ozn. Later, she was in a long-term relationship with Nick Nolte. The two met during the filming of I'll Do Anything. She is now married to sound engineer Philip G. Allen.[2] References - ^ Vicki Lewis Film Reference bio
- ^ Vicki Lewis Biography - Yahoo! Movies
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