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Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1927-07-06

Birth Place

Merced, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

24 Hour Psycho

24 Hour Psycho

1993

4.0

Movie
78/52

78/52

2017

7.3

Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

8.0

Movie
Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949

6.9

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
An American Dream

An American Dream

1966

4.6

Movie
An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1952

0.0

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1951

6.6

Movie
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

1999

0.0

Movie
Bad Girls from Valley High

Bad Girls from Valley High

2005

3.8

Movie
Boardwalk

Boardwalk

1979

6.2

Movie
Bob Hope Christmas Show

Bob Hope Christmas Show

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

5.9

Movie
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

1995

5.0

Movie
poster

Columbo

1971

8.1

TV
Come Back Little Shiksa

Come Back Little Shiksa

1952

0.0

Movie
Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

1953

5.3

Movie
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

2000

5.8

Movie
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

2019

0.0

Movie
Fairfax Avenue

Fairfax Avenue

1951

0.0

Movie
poster

Family Law

1999

8.2

TV
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

1980

4.8

Movie
Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan

1952

4.6

Movie
poster

Ghost Story

1972

7.1

TV
Grand Slam

Grand Slam

1967

7.1

Movie
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

6.0

Movie
Harper

Harper

1966

6.7

Movie
Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969

5.9

Movie
Hills of Home

Hills of Home

1948

6.7

Movie
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

1994

0.0

Movie
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

1999

8.4

Movie
Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair

1949

6.8

Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.5

Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

6.0

Movie
poster

Honest Trailers

2012

6.4

TV
Honeymoon with a Stranger

Honeymoon with a Stranger

1969

6.5

Movie
Houdini

Houdini

1953

6.5

Movie
House on Greenapple Road

House on Greenapple Road

1970

6.0

Movie
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

1949

0.0

Movie
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000

0.0

Movie
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

6.9

Movie
If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

1947

6.6

Movie
In My Sister's Shadow

In My Sister's Shadow

1997

5.0

Movie
Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory

1995

6.0

Movie
poster

Intimate Portrait

1993

4.5

TV
It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

5.3

Movie
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

1996

6.0

Movie
Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

5.5

Movie
Just This Once

Just This Once

1952

3.8

Movie
Kid Rodelo

Kid Rodelo

1966

0.0

Movie
Little Women

Little Women

1949

7.4

Movie
Living It Up

Living It Up

1954

6.4

Movie
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

Matt Houston

1982

6.2

TV
Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror

1979

0.0

Movie
Murder at the World Series

Murder at the World Series

1977

7.0

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

1973

6.0

Movie
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1955

6.5

Movie
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus

1972

4.4

Movie
Nightmare

Nightmare

1956

0.0

Movie
One Is a Lonely Number

One Is a Lonely Number

1972

5.2

Movie
People, Hopes, Medals

People, Hopes, Medals

1960

4.6

Movie
Pepe

Pepe

1960

6.1

Movie
Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

6.1

Movie
Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1954

5.9

Movie
Psycho

Psycho

1960

8.4

Movie
Psycho Tom

Psycho Tom

2017

0.0

Movie
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

9.0

Movie
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

1999

0.0

Movie
Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop

1954

5.3

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
Safari

Safari

1956

5.6

Movie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999

6.8

Movie
Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

7.1

Movie
poster

Scene by Scene

1997

6.0

TV
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable

1951

5.2

Movie
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

2002

5.8

Movie
poster

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

6.7

TV
Telethon

Telethon

1977

5.0

Movie
That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman

1949

5.7

Movie
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000

6.9

Movie
The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

6.2

Movie
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
The Deadly Dream

The Deadly Dream

1971

6.0

Movie
The Doctor and the Girl

The Doctor and the Girl

1949

6.0

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Egg

The Egg

1993

7.0

Movie
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986

7.5

Movie
The Fog

The Fog

1980

6.7

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

6.0

Movie
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Making of 'Psycho'

The Making of 'Psycho'

2005

7.5

Movie
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

7.5

Movie
The Monk

The Monk

1969

7.5

Movie
The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

1953

6.9

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Perfect Furlough

The Perfect Furlough

1958

7.1

Movie
The Psycho Legacy

The Psycho Legacy

2010

7.0

Movie
The Red Danube

The Red Danube

1949

6.3

Movie
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

6.6

Movie
poster

The Rosemary Clooney Show

1956

0.0

TV
The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

6.5

Movie
The Story of Lassie

The Story of Lassie

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
The Vikings

The Vikings

1958

7.0

Movie
poster

This Is Your Life

1952

6.6

TV
Three on a Couch

Three on a Couch

1966

5.4

Movie
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958

7.8

Movie
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Two Tickets to Broadway

Two Tickets to Broadway

1951

4.3

Movie
Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953

9.0

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

1960

6.2

Movie
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

1963

4.6

Movie
Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

5.7

Movie