JL
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Born February 5, 1962 (60 years)
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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Filmography
| 2022 | Sharp Stick · as Marilyn |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window · as Jane Russell 2 |
| 2021 | Lisey's Story (TV Series) · as Darla Debusher |
| 2021 | Awake · as Dr. Murphy |
| 2020 | Possessor · as Girder |
| 2020 | Hunters (2020) (TV Series) · as Chava Apfelbaum |
| 2019 | Sid & Judy · as Judy Garland (voice) |
| 2018 | Annihilation · as Dr Ventress |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick · as Alex Snyder |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose (TV Series) · as Eleanor Melrose |
| 2017 | Amityville: The Awakening · as Joan Walker |
| 2017 | Good Time · as Corey Ellman |
| 2017 | Atypical (TV Series) · as Elsa Gardner |
| 2016 | LBJ · as Lady Bird Johnson |
| 2016 | Morgan · as Dr. Kathy Grieff |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight · as Daisy Domergue |
| 2015 | Anomalisa · as Lisa Hesselman (voice) |
| 2014 | Welcome to Me · as Deb Moseley |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Fargo (TV Series) · as Lorraine |
| 2014 | The Affair (TV Series) · as Adeline |
| 2014 | Alex of Venice · as Maureen |
| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings · as Naomi Ginsberg |
| 2013 | The Spectacular Now · as Sara Keely |
| 2013 | The Moment · as Lee |
| 2013 | Jake Squared · as Sheryl |
| 2013 | Hateship Loveship · as Chloe |
| 2011 | Revenge (TV Series) · as Kara Wallace Clarke |
| 2010 | Greenberg · as Beth |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York · as Maria |
| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding · as Pauline |
| 2005 | The Jacket · as Dr. Beth Lorenson |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow · as actor |
| 2005 | Weeds (TV Series) · as Jill Price-Grey |
| 2004 | The Machinist · as Stevie |
| 2004 | Palindromes · as 'Mark' Aviva |
| 2004 | Childstar · as Suzanne |
| 2004 | Retrosexual: The '80s (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2003 | In the Cut · as Pauline |
| 2003 | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second · as Stacy Hamilton |
| 2002 | Road to Perdition · as Annie Sullivan |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold! The Movie · as Bridget (voice) |
| 2002 | Crossed Over · as Karla Faye Tucker |
| 2001 | The Quickie · as Lisa |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party · as Sally Nash Therrian |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There · as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2000 | The King Is Alive · as Gina |
| 2000 | Skipped Parts · as Lydia Callahan |
| 1999 | Mission Hill (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | eXistenZ · as Allegra Geller |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation · as Teri Small |
| 1998 | The Love Letter · as Elizabeth Whitcomb |
| 1998 | Twitch City (TV Series) · as Faith |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Tempest (voice) |
| 1997 | Washington Square · as Catherine Sloper |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres · as Caroline Cook |
| 1997 | Spawn (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Amy (voice) |
| 1996 | Kansas City · as Blondie O'Hara |
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina · as Anney Boatwright |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Cetea (voice) |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Alexandra |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... (TV Series) · as Paige Garland |
| 1995 | Georgia · as Sadie Flood |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne · as Selena St. George |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy · as Amy Archer |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle · as Dorothy Parker |
| 1993 | Short Cuts · as Lois Kaiser |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Estelle (voice) |
| 1992 | Single White Female · as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson |
| 1991 | Backdraft · as Jennifer Vaitkus |
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts · as Marriet Hoffman |
| 1991 | Rush · as Kristen Cates |
| 1990 | Miami Blues · as Susie Waggoner |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Chantal Hutchens |
| 1990 | Buried Alive · as Joanna Goodman |
| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn · as Tralala |
| 1989 | The Big Picture · as Lydia Johnson |
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight · as Carol |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Sister, Sister · as Lucy Bonnard |
| 1987 | Under Cover · as Tanille Laroux |
| 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 | Easy Money · as Allison Capuletti |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid · as Carol Heath |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right · as Young Girl |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High · as Stacy Hamilton |
| 1981 | Eyes of a Stranger · as Tracy Harris |
| 1981 | I Think I'm Having A Baby · as Laurie Mcintyre |
| 1976 | The Spy Who Never Was · as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as Jenny Blair |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh) |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Kathy Seals |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Heather |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Whitcomb |