Jennifer Jason Leigh

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-02-05 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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...

Acting

1993

Short Cuts

as Lois Kaiser

1999

eXistenZ

as Allegra Geller

2002

Road to Perdition

as Annie Sullivan

1991

Backdraft

as Jennifer Vaitkus

2004

The Machinist

as Stevie

2003

In the Cut

as Pauline

1991

Rush

as Kristen Cates

1996

Kansas City

as Blondie O'Hara

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as Selena St. George

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Amy Archer

1982

Wrong Is Right

as Young Girl

1989

1985

2001

The Anniversary Party

as Sally Nash Therrian

1986

1992

Single White Female

as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson

2010

Greenberg

as Beth (Beller's Party)

2005

The Jacket

as Dr. Beth Lorenson

1982

2000

Skipped Parts

as Lydia Callahan

2007

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)

2004

Childstar

as Suzanne

1990

Miami Blues

as Susie Waggoner

2002

Searching for Debra Winger

as Self (uncredited)

1990

Buried Alive

as Joanna Goodman

1989

The Big Picture

as Lydia Johnson

1997

Washington Square

as Catherine Sloper

1988

1997

A Thousand Acres

as Caroline Cook

2001

1983

Easy Money

as Allison Capuletti

2022

Sharp Stick

as Marilyn

1984

Grandview, U.S.A.

as Candy Webster

1991

Crooked Hearts

as Marriet Hoffman

1986

1998

The Love Letter

as Lizzie Whitcomb

2005

Rag Tale

as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton

1987

Under Cover

as Tanille Laroux

1981

Eyes of a Stranger

as Tracy Harris

1995

Georgia

as Sadie Flood

1987

Sister, Sister

as Lucy Bonnard

1983

2013

Kill Your Darlings

as Naomi Ginsberg

2013

The Spectacular Now

as Sara Keely

2002

Crossed Over

as Karla Faye Tucker

1992

The Prom

as Lana

2013

2014

2024

Poolman

as Susan Kerkovish

1982

The First Time

as Bonnie Dillon

2014

Jake Squared

as Sheryl

2014

Welcome to Me

as Deb Moseley

2017

2014

Me

as Kelly

2005

Palindromes

as 'Mark' Aviva

2015

The Hateful Eight

as Daisy Domergue

1990

2017

LBJ

as Lady Bird Johnson

2018

Annihilation

as Dr Ventress

1980

Angel City

as Kristy Teeter

2016

Morgan

as Dr. Kathy Grieff

2017

Good Time

as Corey Ellman

2018

White Boy Rick

as Alex Snyder

2002

Hey Arnold! The Movie

as Bridget (voice)

2014

Open

as Holly

1981

I Think I'm Having A Baby

as Laurie Mcintyre

2020

Possessor

as Girder

2005

Easter Sunday

as Mother

2019

Sid & Judy

as Judy Garland (voice)

2021

The Woman in the Window

as Jane Russell 2

2021

Awake

as Dr. Murphy

2015

Alex of Venice

as Maureen

1978

1986

Picnic

as Madge Owens

1976

The Spy Who Never Was

as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)

2015

Anomalisa

as Lisa Hesselman (voice)

1996

Bastard Out of Carolina

as Anney Boatwright

1997

Cinema Cinema

as Herself

Production

2001

2010

Greenberg

as Story

2000

Skipped Parts

as Co-Producer

2010

Greenberg

as Producer

2001

1995

Georgia

as Producer

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