Jennifer Jason Leigh

ActorProducerWriterCrewDirector Feb 5 (age 64) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA 1972–2026 (54 year career)

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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 Parke…

Known For

Film

The Hateful Eight

Daisy Domergue

Film

Fargo

Lorraine Lyon

Film

The Machinist

Stevie

Film

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Thanks

Film

Road to Perdition

Annie Sullivan

Film

Annihilation

Dr Ventress

Film

Good Time

Corey Ellman

Film

Atypical

Elsa Gardner

Filmography

Acting (131)

Movies (98)

Crime 101

as Angie

Night Always Comes

as Doreen

Poolman

as Susan Kerkovish

Sharp Stick

as Marilyn

The Woman in the Window

as Jane Russell 2

Awake

as Dr. Murphy

Possessor

as Girder

Sid & Judy

as Judy Garland (voice)

QT8: The First Eight

as Self

Annihilation

as Dr Ventress

White Boy Rick

as Alex Snyder

Good Time

as Corey Ellman

LBJ

as Lady Bird Johnson

Amityville: The Awakening

as Joan Walker

Morgan

as Dr. Kathy Grieff

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016

as Self

The Hateful Eight

2015

as Daisy Domergue

7.8

Anomalisa

2015

as Lisa Hesselman (voice)

Welcome to Me

as Deb Moseley

Alex of Venice

as Maureen

as Kelly

Hateship Loveship

as Chloe

Open

as Holly

Jake Squared

as Sheryl

Kill Your Darlings

as Naomi Ginsberg

The Spectacular Now

as Sara Keely

The Moment

as Lee

Greenberg

as Beth (Beller's Party)

5.9

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

2009

as Self

Synecdoche, New York

2008

as Maria

7.5

Margot at the Wedding

2007

as Pauline

5.8

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

The Jacket

as Dr. Beth Lorenson

Palindromes

as 'Mark' Aviva

Easter Sunday

as Mother

Rag Tale

2005

as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton

The Machinist

as Stevie

Childstar

as Suzanne

In the Cut

as Pauline

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Road to Perdition

2002

as Annie Sullivan

7.3

Hey Arnold! The Movie

as Bridget (voice)

Crossed Over

as Karla Faye Tucker

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

as Self (uncredited)

6.3

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

The Quickie

2001

as Lisa

4.4

The Anniversary Party

2001

as Sally Nash Therrian

Skipped Parts

as Lydia Callahan

The King Is Alive

as Gina

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

2000

as Self

eXistenZ

as Allegra Geller

The Love Letter

as Lizzie Whitcomb

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

as Teri Small

A Thousand Acres

as Caroline Cook

Washington Square

as Catherine Sloper

Cinema Cinema

as Herself

Bastard Out of Carolina

as Anney Boatwright

Kansas City

as Blondie O'Hara

Dolores Claiborne

as Selena St. George

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self

Georgia

as Sadie Flood

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Amy Archer

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

as Dorothy Parker

5.8

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

as Self

Short Cuts

as Lois Kaiser

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993

as Self

6.0

Single White Female

1992

as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson

The Prom

as Lana

Backdraft

as Jennifer Vaitkus

Rush

as Kristen Cates

Crooked Hearts

as Marriet Hoffman

Buried Alive

as Joanna Goodman

Miami Blues

as Susie Waggoner

Partners in Life

as Blossom

The Big Picture

as Lydia Johnson

Last Exit to Brooklyn

as Tralala

Heart of Midnight

as Carol

Sister, Sister

as Lucy Bonnard

Under Cover

as Tanille Laroux

The Hitcher

as Nash

The Men's Club

as Teensy

Picnic

as Madge Owens

Flesh + Blood

as Agnes

Grandview, U.S.A.

as Candy Webster

Easy Money

as Allison Capuletti

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

as Carol Heath

4.9

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

1983

as Andrea Fairchild

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

as Stacy Hamilton

Wrong Is Right

as Young Girl

The First Time

as Bonnie Dillon

Eyes of a Stranger

as Tracy Harris

I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981

as Laurie Mcintyre

4.0

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

as Amy Wheeler

5.8

The Best Little Girl in the World

as Casey Powell

Angel City

as Kristy Teeter

The Young Runaways

as Heather

The Spy Who Never Was

1976

as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)

6.0

Deep Cuts

Television (33)

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

as Victoria

All's Fair

as Cheryl Goodfader

High Potential

as Willa Quinn

Lisey's Story

as Darla Debusher

Hunters

as Chava Apfelbaum

Patrick Melrose

as Eleanor Melrose

Atypical

as Elsa Gardner

Fargo

as Lorraine Lyon

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

The Affair

as Adeline

Revenge

as Kara Wallace Clarke

7.6

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Weeds

as Jill Price-Grey

Weeds

as Jill Price-Grey

Where Are They Now?

as Self

Mission Hill

as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)

Twitch City

as Faith

King of the Hill

as Amy (voice)

Spawn

Superman: The Animated Series

as Cetea (voice)

Tracey Takes On...

as Paige Garland

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Frasier

as Estelle (voice)

HBO First Look

Twin Peaks

as Chantal Hutchens

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Trapper John, M.D.

as Karen McCall

Family

as Jenny Blair

Baretta

as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)

6.4

The Waltons

1972

as Kathy Seals

7.2

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Heather

7.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Elizabeth Whitcomb

8.6

Bishop

as Jillian Graves

Crew (10)

Movies (9)

Greenberg

Producer

Greenberg

Story

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

Thanks

7.5

The Anniversary Party

2001

Director

5.6

The Anniversary Party

2001

Producer

5.6

The Anniversary Party

2001

Writer

5.6

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Thanks

Skipped Parts

Co-Producer

Georgia

Producer

Television (1)

Atypical

2017

Producer

8.1