Jennifer Jason Leigh
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Poolman as Susan Kerkovish
- 2022 · Sharp Stick as Marilyn
- 2021 · Awake as Dr. Murphy
- 2021 · Lisey's Story as Darla Debusher
- 2021 · The Woman in the Window as Jane Russell 2
- 2020 · Possessor as Girder
- 2020 · Hunters as Chava Apfelbaum
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Sid & Judy as Judy Garland (voice)
- 2018 · White Boy Rick as Alex Snyder
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Eleanor Melrose
- 2018 · Annihilation as Dr Ventress
- 2017 · LBJ as Lady Bird Johnson
- 2017 · Atypical as Elsa Gardner
- 2017 · Good Time as Corey Ellman
- 2017 · Amityville: The Awakening as Joan Walker
- 2016 · Morgan as Dr. Kathy Grieff
- 2016 · None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa as Self
- 2015 · Anomalisa as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Daisy Domergue
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as Maureen
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Me as Kelly
- 2014 · Welcome to Me as Deb Moseley
- 2014 · Jake Squared as Sheryl
- 2014 · Fargo as Lorraine Lyon
- 2014 · Hateship Loveship as Chloe
- 2014 · Open as Holly
- 2013 · Kill Your Darlings as Naomi Ginsberg
- 2013 · The Spectacular Now as Sara Keely
- 2013 · The Moment as Lee
- 2011 · Revenge as Kara Wallace Clarke
- 2010 · Greenberg as Beth (Beller's Party)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion as Self
- 2008 · Synecdoche, New York as Maria
- 2007 · Margot at the Wedding as Pauline
- 2006 · The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' as
- 2005 · Rag Tale as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
- 2005 · Weeds as Jill Price-Grey
- 2005 · Easter Sunday as Mother
- 2005 · Palindromes as 'Mark' Aviva
- 2005 · The Jacket as Dr. Beth Lorenson
- 2004 · Childstar as Suzanne
- 2004 · The Machinist as Stevie
- 2003 · In the Cut as Pauline
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)
- 2002 · Road to Perdition as Annie Sullivan
- 2002 · Hey Arnold! The Movie as Bridget (voice)
- 2002 · Crossed Over as Karla Faye Tucker
- 2001 · The Man Who Wasn't There as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
- 2001 · The Quickie as Lisa
- 2001 · The Anniversary Party as Sally Nash Therrian
- 2000 · Skipped Parts as Lydia Callahan
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Gina
- 2000 · Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier as Self
- 1999 · Mission Hill as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1999 · eXistenZ as Allegra Geller
- 1998 · Hercules as Tempest (voice)
- 1998 · Thanks of a Grateful Nation as Teri Small
- 1998 · The Love Letter as Lizzie Whitcomb
- 1998 · Twitch City as Faith
- 1997 · Washington Square as Catherine Sloper
- 1997 · A Thousand Acres as Caroline Cook
- 1997 · Spawn as
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Amy (voice)
- 1997 · Cinema Cinema as Herself
- 1996 · Bastard Out of Carolina as Anney Boatwright
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Cetea (voice)
- 1996 · Kansas City as Blondie O'Hara
- 1996 · Tracey Takes On... as Paige Garland
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1995 · Georgia as Sadie Flood
- 1995 · Dolores Claiborne as Selena St. George
- 1994 · Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Dorothy Parker
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · The Hudsucker Proxy as Amy Archer
- 1994 · Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker as Self
- 1993 · Frasier as Estelle (voice)
- 1993 · Short Cuts as Lois Kaiser
- 1993 · Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- 1992 · Single White Female as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1992 · The Prom as Lana
- 1991 · Rush as Kristen Cates
- 1991 · Crooked Hearts as Marriet Hoffman
- 1991 · Backdraft as Jennifer Vaitkus
- 1990 · Buried Alive as Joanna Goodman
- 1990 · Miami Blues as Susie Waggoner
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Chantal Hutchens
- 1989 · The Big Picture as Lydia Johnson
- 1989 · Last Exit to Brooklyn as Tralala
- 1988 · Heart of Midnight as Carol
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · Under Cover as Tanille Laroux
- 1986 · The Hitcher as Nash
- 1985 · Flesh + Blood as Agnes
- 1984 · Grandview, U.S.A. as Candy Webster
- 1983 · Easy Money as Allison Capuletti
- 1982 · Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Stacy Hamilton
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as Karen McCall
- 1976 · Family as Jenny Blair
- 1975 · Baretta as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)
- 1972 · The Waltons as Kathy Seals
- Future · Crime 101 as
- 1990 · Partners in Life as Blossom
- 1987 · Sister, Sister as Lucy Bonnard
- 1986 · Picnic as Madge Owens
- 1986 · The Men's Club as Teensy
- 1983 · Girls of the White Orchid as Carol Heath
- 1983 · Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? as Andrea Fairchild
- 1982 · The First Time as Bonnie Dillon
- 1982 · Wrong Is Right as Young Girl
- 1981 · The Best Little Girl in the World as Casey Powell
- 1981 · The Killing of Randy Webster as Amy Wheeler
- 1981 · I Think I'm Having A Baby as Laurie Mcintyre
- 1981 · Eyes of a Stranger as Tracy Harris
- 1980 · Angel City as Kristy Teeter
- 1976 · The Spy Who Never Was as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Elizabeth Whitcomb
- Future · Night Always Comes as
- 1978 · The Young Runaways as Heather
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Heather