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"title": "Jenifer Lewis to receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"
"description": "Legendary actress Jenifer Lewis, aka “The Mother of Black Hollywood,” received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony Took place July 15, 2022 and was streamed live on WalkOfFame.com. “Jenifer Lewis is considered a national treasure and a force to be reckoned with. She is one of those performers who always keeps the audience […]"
"date": "2022-07-15"
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# Jenifer Lewis to receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Legendary actress Jenifer Lewis, aka “The Mother of Black Hollywood,” received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The ceremony Took place July 15, 2022 and was streamed live on [WalkOfFame.com](http://walkoffame.com/).

“Jenifer Lewis is considered a national treasure and a force to be reckoned with. She is one of those performers who always keeps the audience on their toes! [said Ana Martinez](https://walkoffame.com/press_releases/jenifer-lewis-walk-of-fame-star/), Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

You may remember her on the hit show [*A Different World*](https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/a-different-world/) From 1992 to 1993 playing Dean Davenport in the sixth and final season and also her recurring role on *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* as Will Smith’s Aunt Helen.

Recently Lewis completed an eight-season run on ABC’s Hit sitcom Black-ish playing the energetic grandmother Ruby Johnson. Lewis has a legendary career playing in over 400 episodic television shows, Multiple TV-shows and four Broadway shows including *Friends, Twenties, Cast Away, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Think Like a Man, The Princess and the Frog, Mickey Mouse Funhouse, Rugrats, Cars I, II and III, American Dad, Hairspray* and many more.

Her autobiography, [*The Mother of Black Hollywood*](https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Black-Hollywood-Memoir/dp/0062410407), became a national best-seller in 2017 and In April, the International Press Academy presented Lewis with the 2022 *Honorary Satellite Award* for her charitable work and her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Her induction was hosted by Actress Lupita Sanchez Cornejo and she was joined by Emmy Award [Debbie Allen](https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/debbie-allen-makes-history-as-the-first-black-woman-to-receive-the-governors-award/) and Tony and Grammy Award-winner Marc Shaiman.