Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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

Born: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1962-02-05

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	The Spy Who Never Was	Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)	60
2	1978	The Young Runaways	Heather	60
3	1980	Angel City	Kristy Teeter	58
4	1981	Eyes of a Stranger	Tracy Harris	59
5	1981	I Think I'm Having A Baby	Laurie Mcintyre	40
6	1981	The Killing of Randy Webster	Amy Wheeler	58
7	1981	The Best Little Girl in the World	Casey Powell	51
8	1982	Wrong Is Right	Young Girl	55
9	1982	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Stacy Hamilton	68
10	1982	The First Time	Bonnie Dillon	40
11	1983	Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?	Andrea Fairchild	0
12	1983	Easy Money	Allison Capuletti	60
13	1983	Girls of the White Orchid	Carol Heath	52
14	1984	Grandview, U.S.A.	Candy Webster	58
15	1985	Flesh + Blood	Agnes	66
16	1986	The Hitcher	Nash	70
17	1986	The Men's Club	Teensy	40
18	1986	Picnic	Madge Owens	10
19	1987	Sister, Sister	Lucy Bonnard	46
20	1987	Under Cover	Tanille Laroux	42
21	1988	Heart of Midnight	Carol	57
22	1989	Last Exit to Brooklyn	Tralala	65
23	1989	The Big Picture	Lydia Johnson	59
24	1990	Miami Blues	Susie Waggoner	60
25	1990	Buried Alive	Joanna Goodman	67
26	1990	Partners in Life	Blossom	100
27	1991	Backdraft	Jennifer Vaitkus	67
28	1991	Crooked Hearts	Marriet Hoffman	55
29	1991	Rush	Kristen Cates	66
30	1992	The Prom	Lana	70
31	1992	Single White Female	Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson	63
32	1993	Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country	Self	60
33	1993	Short Cuts	Lois Kaiser	72
34	1994	The Hudsucker Proxy	Amy Archer	71
35	1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Dorothy Parker	58
36	1994	Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker	Self	50
37	1995	Dolores Claiborne	Selena St. George	73
38	1995	Georgia	Sadie Flood	58
39	1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies	Self	81
40	1996	Kansas City	Blondie O'Hara	62
41	1996	Bastard Out of Carolina	Anney Boatwright	71
42	1997	Cinema Cinema	Herself	0
43	1997	A Thousand Acres	Caroline Cook	58
44	1997	Washington Square	Catherine Sloper	62
45	1998	The Love Letter	Lizzie Whitcomb	64
46	1998	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Teri Small	40
47	1999	eXistenZ	Allegra Geller	68
48	2000	Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier	Self	0
49	2000	The King Is Alive	Gina	59
50	2000	Skipped Parts	Lydia Callahan	60
51	2001	The Anniversary Party	Sally Nash Therrian	57
52	2001	The Quickie	Lisa	46
53	2001	The Man Who Wasn't There	Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)	75
54	2002	Crossed Over	Karla Faye Tucker	47
55	2002	Hey Arnold! The Movie	Bridget (voice)	65
56	2002	Road to Perdition	Annie Sullivan	74
57	2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Self (uncredited)	63
58	2003	In the Cut	Pauline	51
59	2004	Childstar	Suzanne	49
60	2004	The Machinist	Stevie	75
61	2005	The Jacket	Dr. Beth Lorenson	69
62	2005	Palindromes	'Mark' Aviva	62
63	2005	Easter Sunday	Mother	0
64	2005	Rag Tale	Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton	32
65	2006	The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'		0
66	2007	Margot at the Wedding	Pauline	58
67	2008	Synecdoche, New York	Maria	76
68	2009	Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion	Self	0
69	2010	Greenberg	Beth (Beller's Party)	59
70	2013	The Moment	Lee	45
71	2013	The Spectacular Now	Sara Keely	67
72	2013	Kill Your Darlings	Naomi Ginsberg	70
73	2014	Open	Holly	42
74	2014	Hateship Loveship	Chloe	58
75	2014	Jake Squared	Sheryl	41
76	2014	Welcome to Me	Deb Moseley	58
77	2014	Me	Kelly	25
78	2015	Alex of Venice	Maureen	59
79	2015	The Hateful Eight	Daisy Domergue	78
80	2015	Anomalisa	Lisa Hesselman (voice)	71
81	2016	None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa	Self	0
82	2016	Morgan	Dr. Kathy Grieff	58
83	2017	Amityville: The Awakening	Joan Walker	53
84	2017	Good Time	Corey Ellman	72
85	2017	LBJ	Lady Bird Johnson	64
86	2018	Annihilation	Dr Ventress	64
87	2019	Sid & Judy	Judy Garland (voice)	74
88	2019	QT8: The First Eight	Self	72
89	2021	The Woman in the Window	Jane Russell 2	60
90	2021	Awake	Dr. Murphy	59
91	2024	Poolman	Susan Kerkovish	42
92		Night Always Comes		0
93	2018	White Boy Rick	Alex Snyder	64
94	2020	Possessor	Girder	64
95	2022	Sharp Stick	Marilyn	52
96	2026	Crime 101		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Elizabeth Whitcomb	86
2	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Heather	78
3	1972	The Waltons	Kathy Seals	71
4	1975	Baretta	Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)	63
5	1976	Family	Jenny Blair	72
6	1979	Trapper John, M.D.	Karen McCall	65
7	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		56
8	1990	Twin Peaks	Chantal Hutchens	83
9	1992	HBO First Look		49
10	1993	Frasier	Estelle (voice)	77
11	1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self	75
12	1996	Tracey Takes On...	Paige Garland	85
13	1996	Superman: The Animated Series	Cetea (voice)	76
14	1997	King of the Hill	Amy (voice)	74
15	1997	Spawn		80
16	1998	Twitch City	Faith	84
17	1998	Hercules	Tempest (voice)	68
18	1999	Where Are They Now?	Self	75
19	1999	Mission Hill	Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)	75
20	2005	Weeds	Jill Price-Grey	75
21	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	51
22	2011	Revenge	Kara Wallace Clarke	76
23	2014	Fargo	Lorraine Lyon	83
24	2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self	50
25	2017	Atypical	Elsa Gardner	81
26	2018	Patrick Melrose	Eleanor Melrose	75
27	2020	Hunters	Chava Apfelbaum	72
28	2021	Lisey's Story	Darla Debusher	59

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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