Jessica Harper
Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and subsequently featured in films including Love and Death (1975), Inserts (1975), and My Favorite Year (1982). She is best known for her portrayal of Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic Suspiria (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake. Her other films include Stardust Memories (1980), Shock Treatment (1981) (the followup to The Rocky Horror Picture Show in which she replaced Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss), Pennies from Heaven (1981), The Blue Iguana (1988), Safe (1995), and Minority Report (2002). In addition to acting, Harper is also an author of children's music and books. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Harper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2024 · Nightbitch as Norma
- 2023 · Memory as Samantha
- 2022 · Bones and All as Barbara Kerns
- 2022 · The Old Man as Cheryl Harper
- 2022 · The Lady of the Dunes as The Narrator
- 2021 · Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
- 2019 · See as Cora
- 2018 · Suspiria as Anke
- 2009 · House Broken as DWP Clerk
- 2006 · Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' as Herself
- 2002 · Minority Report as Anne Lively
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Dorris Meisner
- 2001 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2001 · Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror as Self
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Sister Helen
- 1997 · On the Edge of Innocence as Alice Walker
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Norma Moon
- 1996 · Boys as Mrs. John Baker
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Safe as Joyce
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1993 · Mr. Wonderful as Funny Face
- 1989 · Big Man on Campus as Dr. Fisk
- 1989 · Eat a Bowl of Tea as American Prostitute (uncredited)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Marie
- 1988 · The Blue Iguana as Cora
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1986 · It's Garry Shandling's Show as Phoebe Bass
- 1986 · The Imagemaker as Cynthia
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Kate Parnell
- 1985 · When Dreams Come True as Annie
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Janine Dalton
- 1985 · The Tear Collector as Prudence
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Prudence
- 1982 · My Favorite Year as K.C. Downing
- 1981 · Pennies from Heaven as Joan
- 1981 · Shock Treatment as Janet Majors
- 1980 · Stardust Memories as Daisy
- 1980 · To Woody Allen from Europe with Love as Herself
- 1979 · The Evictors as Ruth Watkins
- 1979 · Studs Lonigan as Loretta Lonigan
- 1977 · Aspen as Kit Kendrick
- 1977 · Suspiria as Suzy Bannion
- 1975 · Love and Death as Natasha
- 1975 · Inserts as Cathy Cake
- 1974 · ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen as
- 1974 · Phantom of the Paradise as Phoenix
- 1973 · The Garden Party as Peggy
- 1971 · Taking Off as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Sunny Mandell