Jennifer Jason Leigh

Personal Info

Birthday

February 5, 1962

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Jennifer Leigh Morrow

Jennifer Leigh

JJL

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Biography

Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow) 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.

Known For

King of the Hill

Frasier

Fargo

Twin Peaks

The Waltons

Weeds

Revenge

Hercules

Filmography

2025
Night Always Comes
as Doreen
2024
Poolman
as Susan Kerkovish
2022
Sharp Stick
as Marilyn
2021
Awake
as Dr. Murphy
The Woman in the Window
as Jane Russell 2
2020
Possessor
as Girder
2019
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
Sid & Judy
as Judy Garland (voice)
2018
White Boy Rick
as Alex Snyder
Annihilation
as Dr Ventress
2017
LBJ
as Lady Bird Johnson
Good Time
as Corey Ellman
Amityville: The Awakening
as Joan Walker
2016
Morgan
as Dr. Kathy Grieff
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
as Self
2015
Anomalisa
as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
The Hateful Eight
as Daisy Domergue
Alex of Venice
as Maureen
2014
Me
as Kelly
Welcome to Me
as Deb Moseley
Jake Squared
as Sheryl
Hateship Loveship
as Chloe
Open
as Holly
2013
Kill Your Darlings
as Naomi Ginsberg
The Spectacular Now
as Sara Keely
The Moment
as Lee
2010
Greenberg
as Beth (Beller's Party)
2009
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
as Self
2008
Synecdoche, New York
as Maria
2007
Margot at the Wedding
as Pauline
2005
Rag Tale
as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
Easter Sunday
as Mother
Palindromes
as 'Mark' Aviva
The Jacket
as Dr. Beth Lorenson
2004
The Machinist
as Stevie
Childstar
as Suzanne
2003
In the Cut
as Pauline
2002
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self (uncredited)
Road to Perdition
as Annie Sullivan
Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Bridget (voice)
Crossed Over
as Karla Faye Tucker
2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
The Quickie
as Lisa
The Anniversary Party
as Sally Nash Therrian
2000
Skipped Parts
as Lydia Callahan
The King Is Alive
as Gina
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as Self
1999
eXistenZ
as Allegra Geller
1998
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
as Teri Small
The Love Letter
as Lizzie Whitcomb
1997
Washington Square
as Catherine Sloper
A Thousand Acres
as Caroline Cook
Cinema Cinema
as Herself
1996
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Anney Boatwright
Kansas City
as Blondie O'Hara
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Georgia
as Sadie Flood
Dolores Claiborne
as Selena St. George
1994
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
as Self
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Dorothy Parker
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Amy Archer
1993
Short Cuts
as Lois Kaiser
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
1992
Single White Female
as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
The Prom
as Lana
1991
Rush
as Kristen Cates
Crooked Hearts
as Marriet Hoffman
Backdraft
as Jennifer Vaitkus
1990
Partners in Life
as Blossom
Buried Alive
as Joanna Goodman
Miami Blues
as Susie Waggoner
1989
The Big Picture
as Lydia Johnson
Last Exit to Brooklyn
as Tralala
1988
Heart of Midnight
as Carol
1987
Under Cover
as Tanille Laroux
Sister, Sister
as Lucy Bonnard
1986
Picnic
as Madge Owens
The Men's Club
as Teensy
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
Easy Money
as Allison Capuletti
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
as Andrea Fairchild
1982
The First Time
as Bonnie Dillon
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Stacy Hamilton
Wrong Is Right
as Young Girl
1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
as Casey Powell
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Amy Wheeler
I Think I'm Having A Baby
as Laurie Mcintyre
Eyes of a Stranger
as Tracy Harris
1980
Angel City
as Kristy Teeter
1978
The Young Runaways
as Heather
1976
The Spy Who Never Was
as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)