Jennifer Jason Leigh
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1962-02-05
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Biography
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Miami Blues (1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama Road to Perdition (2002) and the family drama Margot at the Wedding (2007). She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds (2009–2012). She received critical acclaim for her voice work in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa (2015). For her role as fugitive Daisy Domergue in The Hateful Eight (2015), 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 while featuring in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). She has since starred in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023). 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.
Also Known For
Short Cuts
Oct 01, 1993
The King Is Alive
May 11, 2000
eXistenZ
Apr 14, 1999
Road to Perdition
Jul 12, 2002
Backdraft
May 24, 1991
The Machinist
Sep 24, 2004
In the Cut
Oct 22, 2003
Rush
Dec 22, 1991
Synecdoche, New York
Oct 24, 2008
Kansas City
Aug 16, 1996
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Sep 07, 1994
Dolores Claiborne
Mar 24, 1995
The Hudsucker Proxy
Mar 11, 1994
Wrong Is Right
Apr 16, 1982
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Jul 26, 1989
Flesh + Blood
Aug 30, 1985
The Anniversary Party
Jun 09, 2001
The Hitcher
Jan 17, 1986
Single White Female
Aug 14, 1992
Greenberg
Mar 26, 2010
The Jacket
Mar 04, 2005
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Aug 13, 1982
Skipped Parts
Jun 06, 2000
Margot at the Wedding
Nov 16, 2007
The Man Who Wasn't There
Oct 26, 2001
Childstar
Sep 10, 2004
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Jan 25, 2009
Miami Blues
Apr 20, 1990
Searching for Debra Winger
Jul 13, 2002
Buried Alive
May 09, 1990
The Big Picture
Sep 15, 1989
Washington Square
Oct 10, 1997
Heart of Midnight
Nov 10, 1988
A Thousand Acres
Sep 19, 1997
The Quickie
Jul 25, 2001
Easy Money
Aug 19, 1983
Sharp Stick
Jul 29, 2022
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
May 31, 1998
Grandview, U.S.A.
Aug 03, 1984
Crooked Hearts
Sep 06, 1991
The Men's Club
Sep 19, 1986
The Love Letter
Feb 01, 1998
Rag Tale
Oct 07, 2005
Under Cover
Dec 04, 1987
Eyes of a Stranger
Feb 11, 1981
Georgia
May 19, 1995
Sister, Sister
Sep 13, 1987
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
Nov 17, 1994
Girls of the White Orchid
Nov 28, 1983
The Killing of Randy Webster
Mar 11, 1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
May 11, 1981
Kill Your Darlings
Oct 16, 2013
The Spectacular Now
Aug 02, 2013
Crossed Over
Mar 03, 2002
The Prom
Jan 01, 1992
The Moment
Apr 21, 2013
Hateship Loveship
Apr 11, 2014
Poolman
May 09, 2024
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Jun 05, 1995
The First Time
Nov 08, 1982
Jake Squared
Aug 15, 2014
Welcome to Me
Sep 05, 2014
Amityville: The Awakening
Jun 30, 2017
Me
Nov 21, 2014
Palindromes
Mar 09, 2005
The Hateful Eight
Dec 25, 2015
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
Mar 16, 1983
Partners in Life
Aug 31, 1990
LBJ
Nov 03, 2017
Night Always Comes
Annihilation
Feb 22, 2018
Angel City
Nov 12, 1980
Morgan
Sep 01, 2016
Good Time
Aug 11, 2017
White Boy Rick
Sep 14, 2018
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Jun 28, 2002
Open
Jan 01, 2014
I Think I'm Having A Baby
Mar 03, 1981
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Mar 26, 1993
Possessor
Oct 02, 2020
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
Oct 02, 2006
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
May 08, 2000
Easter Sunday
Apr 02, 2005
Sid & Judy
Jun 26, 2019
The Woman in the Window
May 13, 2021
Awake
Jun 09, 2021
Alex of Venice
Apr 17, 2015
The Young Runaways
May 28, 1978
Picnic
Nov 10, 1986
The Spy Who Never Was
Jun 01, 1976
Anomalisa
Dec 30, 2015
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
Jun 07, 2016
QT8: The First Eight
Oct 21, 2019
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dec 15, 1996
Cinema Cinema
Jan 01, 1997
Crime 101
Feb 13, 2026
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
Mission Hill
Sep 24, 1999
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Baretta
Jan 17, 1975
Hercules
Aug 31, 1998
Superman: The Animated Series
Sep 06, 1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
The Waltons
Sep 14, 1972
Spawn
May 16, 1997
Where Are They Now?
Jun 07, 1999
Weeds
Aug 07, 2005
Revenge
Sep 21, 2011
Tracey Takes On...
Jan 24, 1996
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oct 27, 1954
Trapper John, M.D.
Sep 23, 1979
Family
Mar 09, 1976
Fargo
Apr 15, 2014
Frasier
Sep 16, 1993
Atypical
Aug 11, 2017
Hunters
Feb 20, 2020
Patrick Melrose
May 12, 2018
Twitch City
Jan 19, 1998
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Twin Peaks
Apr 08, 1990
Lisey's Story
Jun 04, 2021
HBO First Look
Jun 12, 1992
