Jennifer Jason Leigh
Acting
- Born:
- 1962-02-05
- Place of birth:
- 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
Crime 101
All's Fair
Night Always Comes
High Potential
Poolman
Sharp Stick
Awake
Lisey's Story
The Woman in the Window
Possessor
Hunters
QT8: The First Eight
Sid & Judy
The Hateful Eight
White Boy Rick
Patrick Melrose
Annihilation
LBJ
Good Time
Atypical
Amityville: The Awakening
Morgan
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
Anomalisa
The Hateful Eight
Welcome to Me
Alex of Venice
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Me
The Affair
Jake Squared
Fargo
Hateship Loveship
Open
Kill Your Darlings
The Spectacular Now
The Moment
Revenge
Greenberg
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Synecdoche, New York
Margot at the Wedding
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
Rag Tale
Weeds
Easter Sunday
Palindromes
The Jacket
The Machinist
Childstar
In the Cut
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Searching for Debra Winger
Road to Perdition
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Crossed Over
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Quickie
The Anniversary Party
Skipped Parts
The King Is Alive
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Mission Hill
Where Are They Now?
eXistenZ
Hercules
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
The Love Letter
Twitch City
Washington Square
A Thousand Acres
Spawn
King of the Hill
Cinema Cinema
Bastard Out of Carolina
Superman: The Animated Series
Kansas City
Tracey Takes On...
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Georgia
Dolores Claiborne
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Inside the Actors Studio
The Hudsucker Proxy
Short Cuts
Frasier
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Single White Female
HBO First Look
The Prom
Rush
Crooked Hearts
Backdraft
Partners in Life
Buried Alive
Miami Blues
Twin Peaks
The Big Picture
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Heart of Midnight
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Under Cover
Sister, Sister
Picnic
The Men's Club
The Hitcher
Flesh + Blood
Grandview, U.S.A.
Girls of the White Orchid
Easy Money
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
The First Time
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Wrong Is Right
The Best Little Girl in the World
The Killing of Randy Webster
I Think I'm Having A Baby
Eyes of a Stranger
Angel City
Trapper John, M.D.
The Young Runaways
The Spy Who Never Was
Family
Baretta
The Waltons
Film '72
The Wonderful World of Disney
Hallmark Hall of Fame
New England Toys
Deep Cuts
Bishop
Far Cry