Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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.

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Birthday: February 05, 1962

Deathday: N/A

Popularity:

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Known For

Short Cuts
Short Cuts

1993-09-05

The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive

2000-05-11

eXistenZ
eXistenZ

1999-04-14

Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition

2002-07-12

Backdraft
Backdraft

1991-05-24

The Machinist
The Machinist

2004-09-24

In the Cut
In the Cut

2003-10-22

Rush
Rush

1991-12-22

Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York

2008-10-24

Kansas City
Kansas City

1996-08-16

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994-09-07

Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne

1995-03-24

The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy

1994-03-11

Wrong Is Right
Wrong Is Right

1982-04-16

Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989-07-26

Flesh + Blood
Flesh + Blood

1985-08-30

The Anniversary Party
The Anniversary Party

2001-06-09

The Hitcher
The Hitcher

1986-01-17

Single White Female
Single White Female

1992-08-14

Greenberg
Greenberg

2010-03-26

The Jacket
The Jacket

2005-03-04

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982-08-13

Skipped Parts
Skipped Parts

2000-06-06

Margot at the Wedding
Margot at the Wedding

2007-11-16

The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There

2001-10-26

Childstar
Childstar

2004-09-10

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

2009-01-25

Miami Blues
Miami Blues

1990-04-20

Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger

2002-07-13

Buried Alive
Buried Alive

1990-05-09

The Big Picture
The Big Picture

1989-09-15

Washington Square
Washington Square

1997-10-10

Heart of Midnight
Heart of Midnight

1988-11-10

A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres

1997-09-19

The Quickie
The Quickie

2001-07-25

Easy Money
Easy Money

1983-08-19

Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick

2022-07-29

Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998-05-31

Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.

1984-08-03

Crooked Hearts
Crooked Hearts

1991-09-06

The Men's Club
The Men's Club

1986-09-19

The Love Letter
The Love Letter

1998-02-01

Rag Tale
Rag Tale

2005-10-07

Under Cover
Under Cover

1987-12-04

Eyes of a Stranger
Eyes of a Stranger

1981-02-11

Georgia
Georgia

1995-05-19

Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister

1987-09-13

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

1994-01-01

Girls of the White Orchid
Girls of the White Orchid

1983-11-28

The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster

1981-03-11

The Best Little Girl in the World
The Best Little Girl in the World

1981-05-11

Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings

2013-10-16

The Spectacular Now
The Spectacular Now

2013-08-02

Crossed Over
Crossed Over

2002-03-03

The Prom
The Prom

1992-01-01

The Moment
The Moment

2013-04-21

Hateship Loveship
Hateship Loveship

2014-04-11

Poolman
Poolman

2024-05-09

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995-06-05

The First Time
The First Time

1982-11-08

Jake Squared
Jake Squared

2014-08-15

Welcome to Me
Welcome to Me

2014-09-05

Amityville: The Awakening
Amityville: The Awakening

2017-06-30

Me
Me

2014-11-21

Palindromes
Palindromes

2005-03-09

The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight

2015-12-25

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

1983-03-16

Partners in Life
Partners in Life

1990-08-31

LBJ
LBJ

2017-11-03

Night Always Comes
Night Always Comes

Annihilation
Annihilation

2018-02-22

Angel City
Angel City

1980-11-12

Morgan
Morgan

2016-09-01

Good Time
Good Time

2017-08-11

White Boy Rick
White Boy Rick

2018-09-14

Hey Arnold! The Movie
Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002-06-28

Open
Open

2014-01-01

I Think I'm Having A Baby
I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981-03-03

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993-03-26

Possessor
Possessor

2020-10-02

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

2006-10-02

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

2000-05-08

Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday

2005-04-02

Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy

2019-06-26

The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window

2021-05-13

Awake
Awake

2021-06-09

Alex of Venice
Alex of Venice

2015-04-17

The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways

1978-05-28

Picnic
Picnic

1986-11-10

The Spy Who Never Was
The Spy Who Never Was

1976-06-01

Anomalisa
Anomalisa

2015-12-30

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016-06-07

QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight

2019-10-21

Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina

1996-12-15

Cinema Cinema
Cinema Cinema

1997-01-01

Crime 101
Crime 101

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