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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-02-05 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Jennifer Leigh Morrow

Jennifer Leigh

JJL

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Biography

Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Miami Blues (1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama Road to Perdition (2002) and the family drama Margot at the Wedding (2007). She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds (2009–2012). She received critical acclaim for her voice work in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa (2015). For her role as fugitive Daisy Domergue in The Hateful Eight (2015), she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. From 2017 to 2021, she starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series Atypical while featuring in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). She has since starred in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023). For her stage work, Leigh was nominated for a Drama Desk award for her off-Broadway performance as Beverly Moss in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party. Her Broadway debut occurred in 1998 when she became the replacement for the role of Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Short Cuts

1993

Short Cuts

as

Lois Kaiser

eXistenZ

1999

eXistenZ

as

Allegra Geller

Road to Perdition

2002

Road to Perdition

as

Annie Sullivan

Backdraft

1991

Backdraft

as

Jennifer Vaitkus

The Machinist

2004

The Machinist

as

Stevie

In the Cut

2003

In the Cut

as

Pauline

Rush

1991

Rush

as

Kristen Cates

Kansas City

1996

Kansas City

as

Blondie O'Hara

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as

Selena St. George

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as

Amy Archer

Wrong Is Right

1982

Wrong Is Right

as

Young Girl

Flesh + Blood

1985

Flesh + Blood

as

Agnes

The Anniversary Party

2001

The Anniversary Party

as

Sally Nash Therrian

The Hitcher

1986

The Hitcher

as

Nash

Single White Female

1992

Single White Female

as

Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson

Greenberg

2010

Greenberg

as

Beth (Beller's Party)

The Jacket

2005

The Jacket

as

Dr. Beth Lorenson

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

as

Stacy Hamilton

Skipped Parts

2000

Skipped Parts

as

Lydia Callahan

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as

Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)

Childstar

2004

Childstar

as

Suzanne

Miami Blues

1990

Miami Blues

as

Susie Waggoner

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

Searching for Debra Winger

as

Self (uncredited)

Buried Alive

1990

Buried Alive

as

Joanna Goodman

The Big Picture

1989

The Big Picture

as

Lydia Johnson

Washington Square

1997

Washington Square

as

Catherine Sloper

A Thousand Acres

1997

A Thousand Acres

as

Caroline Cook

The Quickie

2001

The Quickie

as

Lisa

Easy Money

1983

Easy Money

as

Allison Capuletti

Sharp Stick

2022

Sharp Stick

as

Marilyn

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

Grandview, U.S.A.

as

Candy Webster

Crooked Hearts

1991

Crooked Hearts

as

Marriet Hoffman

The Men's Club

1986

The Men's Club

as

Teensy

The Love Letter

1998

The Love Letter

as

Lizzie Whitcomb

Rag Tale

2005

Rag Tale

as

Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton

Under Cover

1987

Under Cover

as

Tanille Laroux

Eyes of a Stranger

1981

Eyes of a Stranger

as

Tracy Harris

Georgia

1995

Georgia

as

Sadie Flood

Sister, Sister

1987

Sister, Sister

as

Lucy Bonnard

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

Girls of the White Orchid

as

Carol Heath

Kill Your Darlings

2013

Kill Your Darlings

as

Naomi Ginsberg

The Spectacular Now

2013

The Spectacular Now

as

Sara Keely

Crossed Over

2002

Crossed Over

as

Karla Faye Tucker

The Prom

1992

The Prom

as

Lana

The Moment

2013

The Moment

as

Lee

Poolman

2024

Poolman

as

Susan Kerkovish

The First Time

1982

The First Time

as

Bonnie Dillon

Jake Squared

2014

Jake Squared

as

Sheryl

Welcome to Me

2014

Welcome to Me

as

Deb Moseley

Amityville: The Awakening

2017

Amityville: The Awakening

as

Joan Walker

Me

2014

Me

as

Kelly

Palindromes

2005

Palindromes

as

'Mark' Aviva

The Hateful Eight

2015

The Hateful Eight

as

Daisy Domergue

Partners in Life

1990

Partners in Life

as

Blossom

LBJ

2017

LBJ

as

Lady Bird Johnson

Annihilation

2018

Annihilation

as

Dr Ventress

Angel City

1980

Angel City

as

Kristy Teeter

Morgan

2016

Morgan

as

Dr. Kathy Grieff

Good Time

2017

Good Time

as

Corey Ellman

White Boy Rick

2018

White Boy Rick

as

Alex Snyder

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

Hey Arnold! The Movie

as

Bridget (voice)

Open

2014

Open

as

Holly

I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981

I Think I'm Having A Baby

as

Laurie Mcintyre

Possessor

2020

Possessor

as

Girder

Easter Sunday

2005

Easter Sunday

as

Mother

Sid & Judy

2019

Sid & Judy

as

Judy Garland (voice)

The Woman in the Window

2021

The Woman in the Window

as

Jane Russell 2

Awake

2021

Awake

as

Dr. Murphy

Alex of Venice

2015

Alex of Venice

as

Maureen

The Young Runaways

1978

The Young Runaways

as

Heather

Picnic

1986

Picnic

as

Madge Owens

The Spy Who Never Was

1976

The Spy Who Never Was

as

Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)

Anomalisa

2015

Anomalisa

as

Lisa Hesselman (voice)

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

Bastard Out of Carolina

as

Anney Boatwright

Cinema Cinema

1997

Cinema Cinema

as

Herself

Crime 101

2026

Crime 101

as

Mission Hill

Mission Hill

as

Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Amy (voice)

Baretta

Baretta

as

Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)

Hercules

Hercules

as

Tempest (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Elizabeth Whitcomb

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Kathy Seals

Weeds

Weeds

as

Jill Price-Grey

Revenge

Revenge

as

Kara Wallace Clarke

Family

Family

as

Jenny Blair

Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...

as

Paige Garland

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

as

Karen McCall

Fargo

Fargo

as

Lorraine Lyon

Frasier

Frasier

as

Estelle (voice)

Atypical

Atypical

as

Elsa Gardner

Hunters

Hunters

as

Chava Apfelbaum

Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose

as

Eleanor Melrose

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Chantal Hutchens

Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story

as

Darla Debusher

Production

Crew

Directing