Jennifer Jason Leigh
Born February 05, 1962 (Age: 64)
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Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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 comedy-drama series Atypical while featuring in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). She has since starred in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023). 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.
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 comedy-drama series Atypical while featuring in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). She has since starred in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023).
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
Crime 101
2026
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as Angie
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Age: 64
Poolman
2024
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as Susan Kerkovish
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Age: 62
Sharp Stick
2022
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as Marilyn
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Age: 60
Possessor
2020
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as Girder
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Age: 58
QT8: The First Eight
2019
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as Self
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Age: 57
White Boy Rick
2018
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as Alex Snyder
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Age: 56
Annihilation
2018
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as Dr Ventress
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Age: 56
LBJ
2017
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as Lady Bird Johnson
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Age: 55
Good Time
2017
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as Corey Ellman
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Age: 55
Amityville: The Awakening
2017
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as Joan Walker
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Age: 55
Morgan
2016
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as Dr. Kathy Grieff
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Age: 54
Anomalisa
2015
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as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
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Age: 53
The Hateful Eight
2015
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as Daisy Domergue
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Age: 53
The Spectacular Now
2013
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as Sara Keely
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Age: 51
Greenberg
2010
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as Beth (Beller's Party)
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Age: 48
Synecdoche, New York
2008
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as Maria
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Age: 46
Margot at the Wedding
2007
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as Pauline
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Age: 45
Palindromes
2005
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as 'Mark' Aviva
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Age: 43
The Jacket
2005
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as Dr. Beth Lorenson
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Age: 43
The Machinist
2004
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as Stevie
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Age: 42
In the Cut
2003
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as Pauline
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Age: 41
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 41
Road to Perdition
2002
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as Annie Sullivan
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Age: 40
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
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as Bridget (voice)
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Age: 40
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
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as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 39
The Anniversary Party
2001
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as Sally Nash Therrian
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Age: 39
Skipped Parts
2000
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as Lydia Callahan
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Age: 38
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000
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as Self
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Age: 38
eXistenZ
1999
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as Allegra Geller
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Age: 37
Washington Square
1997
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as Catherine Sloper
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Age: 35
A Thousand Acres
1997
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as Caroline Cook
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Age: 35
Georgia
1995
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as Sadie Flood
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Age: 33
Dolores Claiborne
1995
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as Selena St. George
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Age: 33
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
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as Amy Archer
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Age: 32
Short Cuts
1993
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as Lois Kaiser
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Age: 31
Single White Female
1992
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as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
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Age: 30
Crooked Hearts
1991
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as Marriet Hoffman
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Age: 29
Backdraft
1991
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as Jennifer Vaitkus
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Age: 29
Miami Blues
1990
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as Susie Waggoner
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Age: 28
The Big Picture
1989
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as Lydia Johnson
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Age: 27
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
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as Tralala
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Age: 27
Sister, Sister
1987
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as Lucy Bonnard
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Age: 25
The Men's Club
1986
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as Teensy
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Age: 24
The Hitcher
1986
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as Nash
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Age: 23
Flesh + Blood
1985
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as Agnes
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Age: 23
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
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as Candy Webster
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Age: 22
Easy Money
1983
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as Allison Capuletti
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Age: 21
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
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as Stacy Hamilton
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Age: 20
Eyes of a Stranger
1981
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as Tracy Harris
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Age: 19