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Jennifer Jason Leigh

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1962-02-05

Birth Place

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

1997

5.8

Movie
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015

5.9

Movie
Amityville: The Awakening

Amityville: The Awakening

2017

5.3

Movie
Angel City

Angel City

1980

6.0

Movie
Annihilation

Annihilation

2018

6.4

Movie
Anomalisa

Anomalisa

2015

7.1

Movie
poster

Atypical

2017

8.1

TV
Awake

Awake

2021

5.9

Movie
Backdraft

Backdraft

1991

6.7

Movie
poster

Baretta

1975

6.4

TV
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

7.2

Movie
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

1990

6.7

Movie
Childstar

Childstar

2004

5.3

Movie
Cinema Cinema

Cinema Cinema

1997

0.0

Movie
Crime 101

Crime 101

0.0

Movie
Crooked Hearts

Crooked Hearts

1991

5.8

Movie
Crossed Over

Crossed Over

2002

4.8

Movie
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

2009

0.0

Movie
Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

1995

7.3

Movie
Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

2005

0.0

Movie
Easy Money

Easy Money

1983

6.0

Movie
eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999

6.8

Movie
Eyes of a Stranger

Eyes of a Stranger

1981

5.9

Movie
poster

Family

1976

7.0

TV
poster

Fargo

2014

8.3

TV
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

6.8

Movie
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

1985

6.6

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

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

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
Georgia

Georgia

1995

5.9

Movie
Girls of the White Orchid

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

5.2

Movie
Good Time

Good Time

2017

7.2

Movie
Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

6.0

Movie
Greenberg

Greenberg

2010

5.9

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

2014

5.8

Movie
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

1983

0.0

Movie
poster

HBO First Look

1992

4.9

TV
Heart of Midnight

Heart of Midnight

1988

5.7

Movie
poster

Hercules

1998

6.8

TV
Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

6.5

Movie
poster

Hunters

2020

7.2

TV
I Think I'm Having A Baby

I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981

4.0

Movie
In the Cut

In the Cut

2003

5.1

Movie
poster

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

7.4

TV
Jake Squared

Jake Squared

2014

4.6

Movie
Kansas City

Kansas City

1996

6.2

Movie
Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

2013

7.1

Movie
poster

King of the Hill

1997

7.3

TV
Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

6.4

Movie
LBJ

LBJ

2017

6.4

Movie
poster

Lisey's Story

2021

5.9

TV
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

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

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993

6.0

Movie
Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding

2007

5.8

Movie
Me

Me

2014

4.0

Movie
Miami Blues

Miami Blues

1990

6.0

Movie
poster

Mission Hill

1999

7.5

TV
Morgan

Morgan

2016

5.8

Movie
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

6.0

Movie
Night Always Comes

Night Always Comes

0.0

Movie
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016

0.0

Movie
Open

Open

2014

5.0

Movie
Palindromes

Palindromes

2005

6.2

Movie
Partners in Life

Partners in Life

1990

10.0

Movie
poster

Patrick Melrose

2018

7.5

TV
Picnic

Picnic

1986

0.0

Movie
Poolman

Poolman

2024

4.3

Movie
Possessor

Possessor

2020

6.3

Movie
QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2019

7.2

Movie
Rag Tale

Rag Tale

2005

3.8

Movie
poster

Revenge

2011

7.6

TV
Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition

2002

7.4

Movie
Rush

Rush

1991

6.7

Movie
Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

6.3

Movie
Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick

2022

5.4

Movie
Short Cuts

Short Cuts

1993

7.2

Movie
Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy

2019

7.6

Movie
Single White Female

Single White Female

1992

6.3

Movie
Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1987

4.6

Movie
Skipped Parts

Skipped Parts

2000

6.0

Movie
poster

Spawn

1997

7.9

TV
poster

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

7.5

TV
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008

7.6

Movie
Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998

3.5

Movie
The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

2001

5.7

Movie
The Best Little Girl in the World

The Best Little Girl in the World

1981

4.2

Movie
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989

5.8

Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

8.6

Movie
The First Time

The First Time

1982

4.0

Movie
The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

2015

7.8

Movie
The Hitcher

The Hitcher

1986

7.0

Movie
The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

7.1

Movie
The Jacket

The Jacket

2005

6.9

Movie
The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

6.0

Movie
The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

2000

6.0

Movie
The Love Letter

The Love Letter

1998

6.2

Movie
The Machinist

The Machinist

2004

7.5

Movie
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

2006

0.0

Movie
The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

7.5

Movie
The Men's Club

The Men's Club

1986

4.2

Movie
The Moment

The Moment

2013

4.7

Movie
The Prom

The Prom

1992

8.0

Movie
The Quickie

The Quickie

2001

4.8

Movie
The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now

2013

6.7

Movie
The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was

1976

6.0

Movie
poster

The Waltons

1972

7.1

TV
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

2021

6.0

Movie
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways

1978

6.0

Movie
poster

Tracey Takes On...

1996

8.5

TV
poster

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

6.3

TV
poster

Twin Peaks

1990

8.3

TV
poster

Twitch City

1998

8.4

TV
Under Cover

Under Cover

1987

4.8

Movie
poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
Washington Square

Washington Square

1997

6.1

Movie
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
poster

Weeds

2005

7.5

TV
Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

2014

5.8

Movie
poster

Where Are They Now?

1999

7.5

TV
White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

2018

6.3

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

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

1994

5.0

Movie
Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right

1982

5.5

Movie