Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Acting
- February 5, 1962 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Confession
- Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen · Victoria
- Crime 101 · Angie
- All's Fair · Cheryl Goodfader
- Night Always Comes · Doreen
- High Potential · Willa Quinn
- Poolman · Susan Kerkovish
- Sharp Stick · Marilyn
- Awake · Dr. Murphy
- Lisey's Story · Darla Debusher
- The Woman in the Window · Jane Russell 2
- Possessor · Girder
- Hunters · Chava Apfelbaum
- QT8: The First Eight · Self
- Sid & Judy · Judy Garland (Voice)
- The Hateful Eight · Daisy Domergue
- White Boy Rick · Alex Snyder
- Patrick Melrose · Eleanor Melrose
- Annihilation · Dr Ventress
- LBJ · Lady Bird Johnson
- Good Time · Corey Ellman
- Atypical · Elsa Gardner, Producer
- Amityville: The Awakening · Joan Walker
- Morgan · Dr. Kathy Grieff
- None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa · Self
- Anomalisa · Lisa Hesselman (Voice)
- The Hateful Eight · Daisy Domergue
- Welcome to Me · Deb Moseley
- Alex of Venice · Maureen
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Me · Kelly
- The Affair · Adeline
- Jake Squared · Sheryl
- Fargo · Lorraine Lyon
- Hateship Loveship · Chloe
- Open · Holly
- Kill Your Darlings · Naomi Ginsberg
- The Spectacular Now · Sara Keely
- The Moment · Lee
- Revenge · Kara Wallace Clarke
- Greenberg · Beth (Beller's Party), Story
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion · Self
- Synecdoche, New York · Maria
- Margot at the Wedding · Pauline
- The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
- Rag Tale · Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
- Weeds · Jill Price-Grey
- Easter Sunday · Mother
- Palindromes · 'Mark' Aviva
- The Jacket · Dr. Beth Lorenson
- The Machinist · Stevie
- Childstar · Suzanne
- In the Cut · Pauline
- Celebrity Naked Ambition · Self
- Searching for Debra Winger · Self
- Road to Perdition · Annie Sullivan
- Hey Arnold! The Movie · Bridget (Voice)
- Crossed Over · Karla Faye Tucker
- The Man Who Wasn't There · Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited), Thanks
- The Quickie · Lisa
- The Anniversary Party · Sally Nash Therrian, Director
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? · Thanks
- Skipped Parts · Lydia Callahan, Co-producer
- The King Is Alive · Gina
- Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier · Self
- Mission Hill · Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (Voice)
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- eXistenZ · Allegra Geller
- Hercules · Tempest (Voice)
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation · Teri Small
- The Love Letter · Lizzie Whitcomb
- Twitch City · Faith
- Washington Square · Catherine Sloper
- A Thousand Acres · Caroline Cook
- Spawn
- King of the Hill · Amy (Voice)
- Cinema Cinema · Self
- Bastard Out of Carolina · Anney Boatwright
- Superman: The Animated Series · Cetea (Voice)