Jennifer Jason Leigh
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1962-02-05 (62 years old)
Place of Birth Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As Jennifer Leigh Morrow, Jennifer Leigh, JJL, 珍妮佛·傑森·李
Jennifer Jason Leigh
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Actor
as Susan Kerkovish
as Marilyn
as Dr. Murphy
as Jane Russell 2
as Darla Debusher
as Girder
as Chava Apfelbaum
as Self
as Judy Garland (voice)
as Alex Snyder
as Dr Ventress
as Eleanor Melrose
as Lady Bird Johnson
as Corey Ellman
as Joan Walker
as Elsa Gardner
as Dr. Kathy Grieff
as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
as Daisy Domergue
as Maureen
as Kelly
as Deb Moseley
as Sheryl
as Chloe
as Holly
as Self
as Lorraine Lyon
as Naomi Ginsberg
as Sara Keely
as Lee
as Kara Wallace Clarke
as Beth (Beller's Party)
as Self - Guest
as Maria
as Pauline
as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
as Mother
as 'Mark' Aviva
as Dr. Beth Lorenson
as Jill Price-Grey
as Suzanne
as Stevie
as Pauline
as Self (uncredited)
as Annie Sullivan
as Bridget (voice)
as Karla Faye Tucker
as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
as Lisa
as Sally Nash Therrian
as Lydia Callahan
as Gina
as Allegra Geller
as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)
as Self
as Teri Small
as Lizzie Whitcomb
as Tempest (voice)
as Faith
as Catherine Sloper
as Caroline Cook
as Herself
as Amy (voice)
as Anney Boatwright
as Blondie O'Hara
as Cetea (voice)
as Paige Garland
as Sadie Flood
as Selena St. George
as Dorothy Parker
as Amy Archer
as Self
as Lois Kaiser
as Estelle (voice)
as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
as Lana
as Kristen Cates
as Marriet Hoffman
as Jennifer Vaitkus
as Blossom
as Joanna Goodman
as Susie Waggoner
as Chantal Hutchens
as Lydia Johnson
as Tralala
as Carol
as Tanille Laroux
as Lucy Bonnard
as Madge Owens
as Teensy
as Nash
as Agnes
as Candy Webster
as Carol Heath
as Allison Capuletti
as Andrea Fairchild
as Bonnie Dillon
as Stacy Hamilton
as Young Girl
as Casey Powell
as Amy Wheeler
as Laurie Mcintyre
as Tracy Harris
as Kristy Teeter
as Karen McCall
as Heather
as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
as Jenny Blair
as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)
as Kathy Seals
as Heather
as Elizabeth Whitcomb
Producer
as Co-Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Co-Producer
as Producer
Writer
as Story
as Writer
Director
as Director