Jennifer Jason Leigh

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 Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama Road to Perdition (2002) and the family drama Margot at the Wedding (2007). She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds (2009–2012). She received critical acclaim for her voice work in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa (2015). For her role as fugitive Daisy Domergue in The Hateful Eight (2015), she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. From 2017 to 2021, she starred in the Netflix …

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Hateful Eight (2015) — Daisy Domergue
2. Annihilation (2018) — Dr Ventress
3. The Machinist (2004) — Stevie
4. Road to Perdition (2002) — Annie Sullivan
5. Fargo (2014) — Lorraine Lyon
6. Good Time (2017) — Corey Ellman
7. The Spectacular Now (2013) — Sara Keely
8. Twin Peaks (1990) — Chantal Hutchens
9. eXistenZ (1999) — Allegra Geller
10. The Woman in the Window (2021) — Jane Russell 2
11. Anomalisa (2015) — Lisa Hesselman (voice)
12. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) — Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
13. The Jacket (2005) — Dr. Beth Lorenson
14. Synecdoche, New York (2008) — Maria
15. Morgan (2016) — Dr. Kathy Grieff
16. Backdraft (1991) — Jennifer Vaitkus
17. Kill Your Darlings (2013) — Naomi Ginsberg
18. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) — Stacy Hamilton
19. Atypical (2017) — Elsa Gardner
20. White Boy Rick (2018) — Alex Snyder
21. Crime 101 (2026) — Angie
22. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) — Amy Archer
23. Awake (2021) — Dr. Murphy
24. Amityville: The Awakening (2017) — Joan Walker
25. The Hitcher (1986) — Nash
26. Possessor (2020) — Girder
27. Weeds (2005) — Jill Price-Grey
28. Frasier (1993) — Estelle (voice)
29. Dolores Claiborne (1995) — Selena St. George
30. Revenge (2011) — Kara Wallace Clarke
31. Single White Female (1992) — Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
32. Short Cuts (1993) — Lois Kaiser
33. King of the Hill (1997) — Amy (voice)
34. Hunters (2020) — Chava Apfelbaum
35. Greenberg (2010) — Beth (Beller's Party)
36. High Potential (2024) — Willa Quinn
37. In the Cut (2003) — Pauline
38. Flesh + Blood (1985) — Agnes
39. The Affair (2014) — Adeline
40. Superman: The Animated Series (1996) — Cetea (voice)

Directed

1. The Anniversary Party (2001) — Director