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Jennifer Jason Leigh‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1962-02-05

Popularity

star28.3

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1962-02-05

Popularity

star28.3

Biography

Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She later received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Miami Blues (1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and Short Cuts (1993). Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. In 2001, she co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party. In 2002, Leigh appeared in the neo-noir crime drama film Road to Perdition. In 2007, she starred in the family drama film Margot at the Wedding. She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds as Jill Price-Gray. In 2015, she received critical acclaim for her voice work as Lisa in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, and for her role as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which 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. Leigh starred in the science-fiction horror films, Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). 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.

Movie Credits

Short Cuts

Short Cuts‌
star7.2
calendar 1993

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

eXistenZ

eXistenZ‌
star6.8
calendar 1999

Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition‌
star7.4
calendar 2002

Backdraft

Backdraft‌
star6.7
calendar 1991

The Machinist

The Machinist‌
star7.5
calendar 2004

In the Cut

In the Cut‌
star5.1
calendar 2003

Rush

Rush‌
star6.7
calendar 1991

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York‌
star7.6
calendar 2008

Kansas City

Kansas City‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne‌
star7.2
calendar 1995

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy‌
star7.1
calendar 1994

Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right‌
star5.4
calendar 1982

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn‌
star6.4
calendar 1989

Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood‌
star6.6
calendar 1985

The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party‌
star5.7
calendar 2001

The Hitcher

The Hitcher‌
star6.9
calendar 1986

Single White Female

Single White Female‌
star6.3
calendar 1992

Greenberg

Greenberg‌
star5.9
calendar 2010

The Jacket

The Jacket‌
star6.9
calendar 2005

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

Skipped Parts

Skipped Parts‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding‌
star5.8
calendar 2007

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There‌
star7.5
calendar 2001

Childstar

Childstar‌
star5.3
calendar 2004

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Miami Blues

Miami Blues‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger‌
star6.3
calendar 2002

Buried Alive

Buried Alive‌
star6.7
calendar 1990

The Big Picture

The Big Picture‌
star5.8
calendar 1989

Washington Square

Washington Square‌
star6.1
calendar 1997

Heart of Midnight

Heart of Midnight‌
star5.8
calendar 1988

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres‌
star5.8
calendar 1997

The Quickie

The Quickie‌
star4.8
calendar 2001

Easy Money

Easy Money‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick‌
star5.4
calendar 2022

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Thanks of a Grateful Nation‌
star3.5
calendar 1998

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.‌
star5.9
calendar 1984

Crooked Hearts

Crooked Hearts‌
star5.7
calendar 1991

The Men's Club

The Men's Club‌
star4.2
calendar 1986

The Love Letter

The Love Letter‌
star6.2
calendar 1998

Rag Tale

Rag Tale‌
star3.8
calendar 2005

Under Cover

Under Cover‌
star4.8
calendar 1987

Eyes of a Stranger

Eyes of a Stranger‌
star5.9
calendar 1981

Georgia

Georgia‌
star5.9
calendar 1995

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister‌
star4.6
calendar 1987

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

Girls of the White Orchid

Girls of the White Orchid‌
star5.2
calendar 1983

The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

The Best Little Girl in the World

The Best Little Girl in the World‌
star4.2
calendar 1981

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings‌
star7.1
calendar 2013

The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now‌
star6.7
calendar 2013

Crossed Over

Crossed Over‌
star4.8
calendar 2002

The Prom

The Prom‌
star8.0
calendar 1992

The Moment

The Moment‌
star4.7
calendar 2013

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Poolman

Poolman‌
star4.4
calendar 2024

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies‌
star8.5
calendar 1995

The First Time

The First Time‌
star4.0
calendar 1982

Jake Squared

Jake Squared‌
star4.6
calendar 2014

Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me‌
star5.9
calendar 2014

Amityville: The Awakening

Amityville: The Awakening‌
star5.3
calendar 2017

Me

Me‌
star4.0
calendar 2014

Palindromes

Palindromes‌
star6.2
calendar 2005

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight‌
star7.8
calendar 2015

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Partners in Life

Partners in Life‌
star10.0
calendar 1990

LBJ

LBJ‌
star6.4
calendar 2017

Night Always Comes

Night Always Comes‌
star0.0
calendar

Annihilation

Annihilation‌
star6.4
calendar 2018

Angel City

Angel City‌
star6.0
calendar 1980

Morgan

Morgan‌
star5.8
calendar 2016

Good Time

Good Time‌
star7.2
calendar 2017

White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick‌
star6.3
calendar 2018

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie‌
star6.5
calendar 2002

Open

Open‌
star5.0
calendar 2014

I Think I'm Having A Baby

I Think I'm Having A Baby‌
star4.0
calendar 1981

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

Possessor

Possessor‌
star6.4
calendar 2020

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy‌
star7.6
calendar 2019

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window‌
star6.0
calendar 2021

Awake

Awake‌
star5.9
calendar 2021

Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice‌
star5.9
calendar 2015

The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

Picnic

Picnic‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

Anomalisa

Anomalisa‌
star7.1
calendar 2015

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight‌
star7.2
calendar 2019

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina‌
star7.3
calendar 1996

Cinema Cinema

Cinema Cinema‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Crime 101

Crime 101‌
star0.0
calendar

Tv Credits

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio‌
star7.3
calendar 1994

Mission Hill

Mission Hill‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

King of the Hill

King of the Hill‌
star7.3
calendar 1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

Baretta

Baretta‌
star6.4
calendar 1975

Hercules

Hercules‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series‌
star7.6
calendar 1996

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

The Waltons

The Waltons‌
star7.1
calendar 1972

Spawn

Spawn‌
star7.9
calendar 1997

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Weeds

Weeds‌
star7.5
calendar 2005

Revenge

Revenge‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

Family

Family‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star7.6
calendar 1954

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.‌
star6.3
calendar 1979

Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...‌
star8.5
calendar 1996

Fargo

Fargo‌
star8.3
calendar 2014

Frasier

Frasier‌
star7.7
calendar 1993

Atypical

Atypical‌
star8.1
calendar 2017

Hunters

Hunters‌
star7.2
calendar 2020

Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors‌
star4.3
calendar 2014

Twitch City

Twitch City‌
star8.4
calendar 1998

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen‌
star4.9
calendar 2009

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks‌
star8.3
calendar 1990

Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story‌
star5.9
calendar 2021

HBO First Look

HBO First Look‌
star4.9
calendar 1992