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 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.
Acting (94 movies)
Short Cuts
1993
The King Is Alive
2000
eXistenZ
1999
Road to Perdition
2002
Backdraft
1991
The Machinist
2004
In the Cut
2003
Rush
1991
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Kansas City
1996
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
Dolores Claiborne
1995
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Wrong Is Right
1982
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Flesh + Blood
1985
The Anniversary Party
2001
The Hitcher
1986
Single White Female
1992
Greenberg
2010
The Jacket
2005
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
Skipped Parts
2000
Margot at the Wedding
2007
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Childstar
2004
Miami Blues
1990
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
Buried Alive
1990
The Big Picture
1989
Washington Square
1997
Heart of Midnight
1988
A Thousand Acres
1997
The Quickie
2001
Easy Money
1983
Sharp Stick
2022
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Crooked Hearts
1991
The Men's Club
1986
The Love Letter
1998
Rag Tale
2005
Under Cover
1987
Eyes of a Stranger
1981
Georgia
1995
Sister, Sister
1987
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981
Kill Your Darlings
2013
The Spectacular Now
2013
Crossed Over
2002
The Prom
1992
The Moment
2013
Hateship Loveship
2014
Poolman
2024
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
The First Time
1982
Jake Squared
2014
Welcome to Me
2015
Amityville: The Awakening
2017
Me
2014
Palindromes
2005
The Hateful Eight
2015
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
1983
Partners in Life
1990
LBJ
2017
Night Always Comes
2025
Annihilation
2018
Angel City
1980
Morgan
2016
Good Time
2017
White Boy Rick
2018
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
Open
2014
I Think I'm Having A Baby
1981
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
Possessor
2020
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000
Easter Sunday
2005
Sid & Judy
2019
The Woman in the Window
2021
Awake
2021
Alex of Venice
2015
The Young Runaways
1978
Picnic
1986
The Spy Who Never Was
1976
Anomalisa
2015
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016
QT8: The First Eight
2019
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
Cinema Cinema
1997
Crime 101
2026
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1995 | Producer |
| The Anniversary Party | 2001 | Writer |
| The Anniversary Party | 2001 | Producer |
| Greenberg | 2010 | Producer |