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Janet Leigh‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1927-07-06

Popularity

star17.8

Janet Leigh

Merced, California, USA

Janet Leigh

Merced, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1927-07-06

Popularity

star17.8

Biography

Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh appeared in radio programs before her first formal foray into acting, making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). With MGM, she appeared in many films which spanned a wide variety of genres, which include the crime-drama Act of Violence (1948), the drama Little Women (1949), the comedy Angels in the Outfield (1951), the romance Scaramouche (1952) and the western drama The Naked Spur (1953). She played dramatic roles during the late 1950s, in such films as Safari (1956) and Orson Welles's film noir Touch of Evil (1958). With RKO Radio pictures she co-starred in the romantic comedy Holiday Affair (1949) with Robert Mitchum. Leigh achieved her biggest success starring as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller Psycho (1960). For her performance, Leigh won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966), Night of the Lepus (1972), and Boardwalk (1979). She made her Broadway debut in 1975 in a production of Murder Among Friends. She would also go on to appear in two horror films with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis: The Fog (1980) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). In addition to her work as an actress, Leigh also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002, two of which were novels. Leigh had two brief marriages as a teenager (one of which was annulled) before marrying actor Tony Curtis in 1951. The pair's highly publicized union ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year, Leigh remarried and scaled back her career. She died in October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate‌
star7.5
calendar 1962

Psycho

Psycho‌
star8.4
calendar 1960

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil‌
star7.8
calendar 1958

The Fog

The Fog‌
star6.7
calendar 1980

The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur‌
star6.9
calendar 1953

Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop‌
star5.3
calendar 1954

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth‌
star6.2
calendar 1954

Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair‌
star6.9
calendar 1949

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie‌
star5.9
calendar 1963

Harper

Harper‌
star6.7
calendar 1966

Act of Violence

Act of Violence‌
star6.9
calendar 1949

Scaramouche

Scaramouche‌
star7.1
calendar 1952

The Horror Show

The Horror Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Hello Down There

Hello Down There‌
star5.9
calendar 1969

The Red Danube

The Red Danube‌
star6.3
calendar 1949

The Vikings

The Vikings‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

People, Hopes, Medals

People, Hopes, Medals‌
star4.6
calendar 1960

Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues‌
star6.1
calendar 1955

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen‌
star6.4
calendar 1955

That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman‌
star5.7
calendar 1949

Houdini

Houdini‌
star6.5
calendar 1953

Little Women

Little Women‌
star7.4
calendar 1949

Psycho Tom

Psycho Tom‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield‌
star6.6
calendar 1951

Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus‌
star4.4
calendar 1972

Three on a Couch

Three on a Couch‌
star5.4
calendar 1966

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant‌
star5.9
calendar 1954

Safari

Safari‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

24 Hour Psycho

24 Hour Psycho‌
star4.0
calendar 1993

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Pepe

Pepe‌
star6.1
calendar 1960

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country‌
star5.3
calendar 1951

Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot‌
star5.5
calendar 1957

One Is a Lonely Number

One Is a Lonely Number‌
star5.2
calendar 1972

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare‌
star6.9
calendar 2000

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Grand Slam

Grand Slam‌
star7.1
calendar 1967

The Doctor and the Girl

The Doctor and the Girl‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

The Making of 'Psycho'

The Making of 'Psycho'‌
star7.4
calendar 2005

Kid Rodelo

Kid Rodelo‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond‌
star5.8
calendar 2000

Hills of Home

Hills of Home‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

Two Tickets to Broadway

Two Tickets to Broadway‌
star4.3
calendar 1951

An American Dream

An American Dream‌
star4.6
calendar 1966

The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes‌
star6.6
calendar 1947

Boardwalk

Boardwalk‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers‌
star4.6
calendar 1963

Honeymoon with a Stranger

Honeymoon with a Stranger‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

The Monk

The Monk‌
star7.5
calendar 1969

The Deadly Dream

The Deadly Dream‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable‌
star5.2
calendar 1951

The Perfect Furlough

The Perfect Furlough‌
star7.1
calendar 1958

Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan‌
star4.6
calendar 1952

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge‌
star6.6
calendar 1947

Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home‌
star9.0
calendar 1953

Bad Girls from Valley High

Bad Girls from Valley High‌
star3.8
calendar 2005

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

House on Greenapple Road

House on Greenapple Road‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie‌
star5.3
calendar 1953

Words and Music

Words and Music‌
star5.8
calendar 1948

Just This Once

Just This Once‌
star3.8
calendar 1952

Rat Pack

Rat Pack‌
star9.0
calendar 2022

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons‌
star5.0
calendar 1995

Telethon

Telethon‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal‌
star7.5
calendar 1986

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II‌
star8.0
calendar 1985

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius‌
star8.4
calendar 1999

Living It Up

Living It Up‌
star6.4
calendar 1954

The Psycho Legacy

The Psycho Legacy‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Murder at the World Series

Murder at the World Series‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere‌
star8.0
calendar 1954

In My Sister's Shadow

In My Sister's Shadow‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Come Back Little Shiksa

Come Back Little Shiksa‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Fairfax Avenue

Fairfax Avenue‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Nightmare

Nightmare‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

78/52

78/52‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

The Egg

The Egg‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'‌
star5.8
calendar 2002

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'‌
star4.8
calendar 1980

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special‌
star6.8
calendar 1999

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock‌
star6.9
calendar 2021

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

Columbo

Columbo‌
star8.1
calendar 1971

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star7.7
calendar 1985

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected‌
star6.7
calendar 1979

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story‌
star8.1
calendar 1996

Family Law

Family Law‌
star8.2
calendar 1999

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
star6.4
calendar 1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Matt Houston

Matt Houston‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Ghost Story

Ghost Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1972

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

The Rosemary Clooney Show

The Rosemary Clooney Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene‌
star6.0
calendar 1997

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955