Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American film and stage actress. She began acting on television during the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows, and her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In 2015, she received widespread critical acclaim for performance as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice, BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leigh is known for her emotionally raw and often sexually explicit portrayals of vulnerable and damaged women, and for her intensive method inspired research into her roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Feb 5, 1962 In Hollywood, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 115
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Poolman 2024-05-09
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Poolman | Susan Kerkovish | 2024-05-09 |
| Movie | Sharp Stick | Marilyn | 2022-07-29 |
| Movie | The Woman in the Window | Jane Russell 2 | 2021-05-13 |
| Series | Lisey's Story | Darla Debusher | 2021-06-04 |
| Movie | Awake | Dr. Murphy | 2021-06-09 |
| Series | Hunters | Chava Apfelbaum | 2020-02-20 |
| Movie | Possessor | Girder | 2020-10-02 |
| Movie | Sid & Judy | Judy Garland (voice) | 2019-06-26 |
| Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self | 2019-10-21 |
| Movie | Annihilation | Dr Ventress | 2018-02-22 |
| Movie | White Boy Rick | Alex Snyder | 2018-09-14 |
| Series | Patrick Melrose | Eleanor Melrose | 2018-05-12 |
| Movie | Vox Lux | Unknown | 2018-09-07 |
| Movie | Amityville: The Awakening | Joan Walker | 2017-06-30 |
| Movie | Good Time | Corey Ellman | 2017-08-11 |
| Series | Atypical | Elsa Gardner | 2017-08-11 |
| Movie | LBJ | Lady Bird Johnson | 2017-11-03 |
| Movie | None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa | Self | 2016-06-07 |
| Movie | Morgan | Dr. Kathy Grieff | 2016-09-01 |
| Movie | Alex of Venice | Maureen | 2015-04-17 |
| Movie | The Hateful Eight | Daisy Domergue | 2015-12-25 |
| Movie | Anomalisa | Lisa Hesselman (voice) | 2015-12-30 |
| Movie | Hateship Loveship | Chloe | 2014-04-11 |
| Movie | Open | Holly | 2014-01-01 |
| Series | Fargo | Lorraine Lyon | 2014-04-15 |
| Movie | Me | Kelly | 2014-11-21 |
| Movie | Jake Squared | Sheryl | 2014-08-15 |
| Movie | Welcome to Me | Deb Moseley | 2014-09-05 |
| Movie | The Moment | Lee | 2013-04-21 |
| Movie | The Spectacular Now | Sara Keely | 2013-08-02 |
| Movie | Kill Your Darlings | Naomi Ginsberg | 2013-10-16 |
| Series | Revenge | Kara Wallace Clarke | 2011-09-21 |
| Movie | Greenberg | Beth (Beller's Party) | 2010-03-26 |
| Movie | Synecdoche, New York | Maria | 2008-10-24 |
| Movie | Margot at the Wedding | Pauline | 2007-11-16 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' | 2006-10-02 | |
| Movie | The Jacket | Dr. Beth Lorenson | 2005-03-04 |
| Movie | Palindromes | 'Mark' Aviva | 2005-03-09 |
| Series | Weeds | Jill Price-Grey | 2005-08-07 |
| Movie | Rag Tale | Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton | 2005-10-07 |
| Movie | Easter Sunday | Mother | 2005-04-02 |
| Movie | The Machinist | Stevie | 2004-07-02 |
| Movie | Childstar | Suzanne | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | In the Cut | Pauline | 2003-10-22 |
| Movie | Crossed Over | Karla Faye Tucker | 2002-03-03 |
| Movie | Hey Arnold! The Movie | Bridget (voice) | 2002-06-28 |
| Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self (uncredited) | 2002-07-13 |
| Movie | Road to Perdition | Annie Sullivan | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | The Anniversary Party | Sally Nash Therrian | 2001-06-09 |
| Movie | The Quickie | Lisa | 2001-07-25 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wasn't There | Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited) | 2001-10-26 |
| Movie | Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier | Self | 2000-05-08 |
| Movie | The King Is Alive | Gina | 2000-05-11 |
| Movie | Skipped Parts | Lydia Callahan | 2000-06-06 |
| Movie | eXistenZ | Allegra Geller | 1999-04-14 |
| Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
| Series | Mission Hill | Unknown | 1999-09-24 |
| Series | Twitch City | Faith | 1998-01-19 |
| Movie | The Love Letter | Lizzie Whitcomb | 1998-02-01 |
| Series | Hercules | Tempest (voice) | 1998-08-31 |
| Movie | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Teri Small | 1998-05-31 |
| Series | King of the Hill | Amy (voice) | 1997-01-12 |
| Series | Spawn | Unknown | 1997-05-16 |
| Movie | Washington Square | Catherine Sloper | 1997-10-10 |
| Movie | A Thousand Acres | Caroline Cook | 1997-09-19 |
| Series | Tracey Takes On... | Paige Garland | 1996-01-24 |
| Movie | Kansas City | Blondie O'Hara | 1996-08-16 |
| Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Unknown | 1996-09-06 |
| Movie | Bastard Out of Carolina | Anney Boatwright | 1996-12-15 |
| Movie | Dolores Claiborne | Selena St. George | 1995-03-24 |
| Movie | Georgia | Sadie Flood | 1995-05-19 |
| Movie | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
| Movie | Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker | Self | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | The Hudsucker Proxy | Amy Archer | 1994-03-11 |
| Movie | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Dorothy Parker | 1994-09-07 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | Short Cuts | Lois Kaiser | 1993-09-05 |
| Series | Frasier | Guest Caller - Estelle | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | The Prom | Lana | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Single White Female | Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson | 1992-08-14 |
| Movie | Backdraft | Jennifer Vaitkus | 1991-05-24 |
| Movie | Rush | Kristen Cates | 1991-12-22 |
| Movie | Crooked Hearts | Marriet Hoffman | 1991-09-06 |
| Movie | Miami Blues | Susie Waggoner | 1990-04-20 |
| Movie | Partners in Life | Blossom | 1990-08-31 |
| Movie | Buried Alive | Joanna Goodman | 1990-05-09 |
| Movie | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Tralala | 1989-07-26 |
| Movie | The Big Picture | Lydia Johnson | 1989-09-15 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
| Movie | Heart of Midnight | Carol | 1988-11-10 |
| Movie | Sister, Sister | Lucy Bonnard | 1987-09-13 |
| Movie | Under Cover | Tanille Laroux | 1987-12-04 |
| Movie | The Hitcher | Nash | 1986-01-17 |
| Movie | The Men's Club | Teensy | 1986-09-19 |
| Movie | Flesh + Blood | Agnes | 1985-08-30 |
| Movie | Grandview, U.S.A. | Candy Webster | 1984-08-03 |
| Movie | Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? | Andrea Fairchild | 1983-03-16 |
| Movie | Girls of the White Orchid | Carol Heath | 1983-11-28 |
| Movie | Easy Money | Allison Capuletti | 1983-08-19 |
| Movie | Wrong Is Right | Young Girl | 1982-04-16 |
| Movie | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Stacy Hamilton | 1982-08-13 |
| Movie | The First Time | Bonnie Dillon | 1982-11-08 |
| Movie | Eyes of a Stranger | Tracy Harris | 1981-02-11 |
| Movie | I Think I'm Having A Baby | Laurie Mcintyre | 1981-03-03 |
| Movie | The Killing of Randy Webster | Amy Wheeler | 1981-03-11 |
| Movie | The Best Little Girl in the World | Casey Powell | 1981-05-11 |
| Movie | Angel City | Kristy Teeter | 1980-11-12 |
| Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Karen McCall | 1979-09-23 |
| Movie | The Young Runaways | Heather | 1978-05-28 |
| Series | Family | Jenny Blair | 1976-03-09 |
| Movie | The Spy Who Never Was | Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited) | 1976-06-01 |
| Series | Baretta | Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh) | 1975-01-17 |
| Series | The Waltons | Kathy Seals | 1972-09-14 |
| Series | The Wonderful World of Disney | Heather | 1954-10-27 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |