Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Birthdate
February 5, 1962 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
February 5, 1962 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh's LGBTQ+ Titles

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Kill Your Darlings
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Acting (124)

Crime 101
Night Always Comes
2024
Poolman as Susan Kerkovish
2022
Sharp Stick as Marilyn
2021
Awake as Dr. Murphy
2021
Lisey's Story as Darla Debusher (8 episodes)
2021
The Woman in the Window as Jane Russell 2
2020
Possessor as Girder
2020
Hunters as Chava Apfelbaum (8 episodes)
2019
QT8: The First Eight as Self
2019
Sid & Judy as Judy Garland (voice)
2018
White Boy Rick as Alex Snyder
2018
Patrick Melrose as Eleanor Melrose (5 episodes)
2018
Annihilation as Dr Ventress
2017
LBJ as Lady Bird Johnson
2017
Atypical as Elsa Gardner (38 episodes)
2017
Good Time as Corey Ellman
2017
Amityville: The Awakening as Joan Walker
2016
Morgan as Dr. Kathy Grieff
2016
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa as Self
2015
Anomalisa as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
2015
The Hateful Eight as Daisy Domergue
2015
Alex of Venice as Maureen
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Me as Kelly
2014
Welcome to Me as Deb Moseley
2014
Jake Squared as Sheryl
2014
Fargo as Lorraine Lyon (10 episodes)
2014
Hateship Loveship as Chloe
2014
Open as Holly
2013
Kill Your Darlings as Naomi Ginsberg
2013
The Spectacular Now as Sara Keely
2013
The Moment as Lee
2011
Revenge as Kara Wallace Clarke (7 episodes)
2010
Greenberg as Beth (Beller's Party)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2009
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion as Self
2008
Synecdoche, New York as Maria
2007
Margot at the Wedding as Pauline
2006
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2005
Rag Tale as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
2005
Weeds as Jill Price-Grey (52 episodes)
2005
Easter Sunday as Mother
2005
Palindromes as 'Mark' Aviva
2005
The Jacket as Dr. Beth Lorenson
2004
Childstar as Suzanne
2004
The Machinist as Stevie
2003
In the Cut as Pauline
2002
Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)
2002
Road to Perdition as Annie Sullivan
2002
Hey Arnold! The Movie as Bridget (voice)
2002
Crossed Over as Karla Faye Tucker
2001
The Man Who Wasn't There as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
2001
The Quickie as Lisa
2001
The Anniversary Party as Sally Nash Therrian
2000
Skipped Parts as Lydia Callahan
2000
The King Is Alive as Gina
2000
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier as Self
1999
Mission Hill as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Where Are They Now? as Self (1 episode)
1999
eXistenZ as Allegra Geller
1998
Hercules as Tempest (voice)
1998
Thanks of a Grateful Nation as Teri Small
1998
The Love Letter as Lizzie Whitcomb
1998
Twitch City as Faith (1 episode)
1997
Washington Square as Catherine Sloper
1997
A Thousand Acres as Caroline Cook
1997
Spawn (1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill as Amy (voice) (1 episode)
1997
Cinema Cinema as Herself
1996
Bastard Out of Carolina as Anney Boatwright
1996
Superman: The Animated Series as Cetea (voice) (1 episode)
1996
Kansas City as Blondie O'Hara
1996
Tracey Takes On... as Paige Garland (1 episode)
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
1995
Georgia as Sadie Flood
1995
Dolores Claiborne as Selena St. George
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Dorothy Parker
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as Amy Archer
1994
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker as Self
1993
Frasier as Estelle (voice) (1 episode)
1993
Short Cuts as Lois Kaiser
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1992
Single White Female as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
1992
HBO First Look (1 episode)
1992
The Prom as Lana
1991
Rush as Kristen Cates
1991
Crooked Hearts as Marriet Hoffman
1991
Backdraft as Jennifer Vaitkus
1990
Partners in Life as Blossom
1990
Buried Alive as Joanna Goodman
1990
Miami Blues as Susie Waggoner
1990
Twin Peaks as Chantal Hutchens (6 episodes)
1989
The Big Picture as Lydia Johnson
1989
Last Exit to Brooklyn as Tralala
1988
Heart of Midnight as Carol
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 episode)
1987
Under Cover as Tanille Laroux
1987
Sister, Sister as Lucy Bonnard
1986
Picnic as Madge Owens
1986
The Men's Club as Teensy
1986
The Hitcher as Nash
1985
Flesh + Blood as Agnes
1984
Grandview, U.S.A. as Candy Webster
1983
Girls of the White Orchid as Carol Heath
1983
Easy Money as Allison Capuletti
1983
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? as Andrea Fairchild
1982
The First Time as Bonnie Dillon
1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Stacy Hamilton
1982
Wrong Is Right as Young Girl
1981
The Best Little Girl in the World as Casey Powell
1981
The Killing of Randy Webster as Amy Wheeler
1981
I Think I'm Having A Baby as Laurie Mcintyre
1981
Eyes of a Stranger as Tracy Harris
1980
Angel City as Kristy Teeter
1979
Trapper John, M.D. as Karen McCall (1 episode)
1978
The Young Runaways as Heather
1976
The Spy Who Never Was as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
1976
Family as Jenny Blair (1 episode)
1975
Baretta as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh) (1 episode)
1972
The Waltons as Kathy Seals (1 episode)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Heather (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Elizabeth Whitcomb (1 episode)

Directing (1)

2001
The Anniversary Party • Director
• Director

Production (5)

2017
Atypical • Producer (38 episodes)
• Producer (38 episodes)
2010
Greenberg • Producer
• Producer
2001
The Anniversary Party • Producer
• Producer
2000
Skipped Parts • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer
1995
Georgia • Producer
• Producer

Writing (2)

2010
Greenberg • Story
• Story
2001
The Anniversary Party • Writer
• Writer