Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh
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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.
Place of birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of birth
5th February 1962
Movies that starred Jennifer Jason Leigh (18 in total)
Awake poster

Awake [2021]

Dr. Murphy
Possessor Uncut poster

Possessor Uncut [2020]

Girder
Annihilation poster

Annihilation [2018]

Dr Ventress
Amityville: The Awakening poster

Amityville: The Awakening [2017]

Joan Walker
Good Time poster

Good Time [2017]

Corey Ellman
The Hateful Eight poster

The Hateful Eight [2015]

Daisy Domergue
The Spectacular Now poster

The Spectacular Now [2013]

Sara Keely
Synecdoche, New York poster

Synecdoche, New York [2008]

Maria
Margot at the Wedding poster

Margot at the Wedding [2007]

Pauline
The Jacket poster

The Jacket [2005]

Dr. Beth Lorenson
The Machinist poster

The Machinist [2004]

Stevie
Road to Perdition poster

Road to Perdition [2002]

Annie Sullivan
The Anniversary Party poster

The Anniversary Party [2001]

Sally Nash Therrian
The King Is Alive poster

The King Is Alive [2000]

Gina
eXistenZ poster

eXistenZ [1999]

Allegra Geller
Kansas City poster

Kansas City [1996]

Blondie O'Hara
Dolores Claiborne poster

Dolores Claiborne [1995]

Selena St. George
Backdraft poster

Backdraft [1991]

Jennifer Vaitkus
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