Charlotte Lewis is a famous British and American actress. She became famous for admitting that she was raped by director Roman Polanski in 1984 when she was sixteen years old. After the recognition in 2010, photos of Charlotte Lewis scattered throughout the media. Years of special activity of Charlotte - 1978-2003.
Short biography
Charlotte Lewis is a British actress born on August 6, 1967 in Kensington, London, UK.
In August 2004, the actress had a son. At the moment, this is her only child.
Charlotte Lewis was a childhood friend of British director John Jacobs, with whom they worked together on the film "Hey DJ!".
Included in the list of "Nine owners of the best figures of the nineties" according to Shape magazine.
Charlotte Lewis is 169 centimeters tall.
Has a very unusual appearance due to Irish and Iraqi-Chilean origin. Charlotte's father works as a physicist, but she herselfthe actress never met him as her parents separated before she was born.
Charlotte Lewis graduated from Bishop Douglas School in Finchley.
Charlotte appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine in 1993.
Roman Polanski scandal
On May 10, 2010, Lewis accused director Roman Polanski of sexual assault in the 1980s while they were working together on the movie "Pirates" in Paris. Charlotte Lewis was 16 at the time. According to her, this incident happened in the director's apartment. Some publications questioned the actress's confessions, because when she was 17, she had a brief affair with Polanski, and until 2010 the actress never had any public claims against him. However, the fact that an adult director had a relationship with an underage girl may already cast doubt on his decency.
Charlotte Lewis Filmography
The actress took part in the following projects:
- Film "Hey DJ" (2003) - starred as Tai. To date, this is the last role of Charlotte.
- "Henry X" (2003) - played the role of Mrs. Morgan.
- "Every dog has his day" (1999) - starred as Jill.
- The series "Highlander: The Raven" (1998-1999) - played the role of Jade.
- "Mutual Needs" (1997) - as Lois Collier.
- "Navajo Blues" (1996) - starred as Elizabeth Viako.
- The series "Viper"(1996-1999) - played the role of Evangeline Raines.
- "The Glass Cage" (1996) - as Jacqueline
- "The Red Shoe Diaries 6: Midnight Bells" (1996) as Claire.
- "Trap" (1995) - as Katya.
- "Hug of the Vampire" (1995) - played the role of Sarah.
- "Soldiers of Fortune" (1994) - as Loki.
- "Camera in lipstick" (1994) - played the role of Roberta Daly.
- "Excessive Violence" (1993) - as Anna Gilmour.
- The series "The Renegade" (1992-1997) - starred as Kate.
- "Storyville" (1992) - as Lee Tran.
- TV movie "Draftsman" (1992) - as Liz.
- TV movie "The Robinsons of Wall Street" (1991) - as a local girl Tarita.
- The series "Psycho Police" (1990) - played the role of Priscilla Mather.
- The series "Seinfeld" (1990-1998) - in the role of Nina.
- "Trap" (1990) - played the role of Trudy.
- "The Legend of the Emerald Princess" (1989) - starring: Emerald Princess.
- "Cold Spider" (1988) - as Jenny Cooper.
- The series "Crime Story" (1986-1988) - played the role of Mei Lan.
- "Golden Child" (1986) - as Ki Nang.
- "Pirates" (1986) - as Maria Dolores de la Genya de la Calde.
As herself
Sh. Lewis playedherself in:
- mini-series "Women of Hollywood" 1993;
- TV series "The Word" 1990-1995.
Was the host of the MTV Awards in 1993.
Charlotte Lewis became famous in her time thanks to her roles in the films "The Golden Child" and "Pirates", as well as the TV series "Seinfeld". In 2010, the actress gained a second fame, she overtook her after the accusation of Roman Polanski, who before her was accused of sexual violence by many other actresses. This time it was not the love of the audience, but the hatred and distrust on the part of Roman Polanski's fans, who accused Charlotte Lewis of lying and wanting to regain their former popularity.
