Jennifer Jason Leigh
Acting
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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Angie
Night Always Comes
Doreen
Poolman
Susan Kerkovish
Sharp Stick
Marilyn
Awake
Dr. Murphy
The Woman in the Window
Jane Russell 2
Possessor
Girder
QT8: The First Eight
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Sid & Judy
Judy Garland (voice)
White Boy Rick
Alex Snyder
Annihilation
Dr Ventress
LBJ
Lady Bird Johnson
Good Time
Corey Ellman
Amityville: The Awakening
Joan Walker
Morgan
Dr. Kathy Grieff
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
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Anomalisa
Lisa Hesselman (voice)
The Hateful Eight
Daisy Domergue
Welcome to Me
Deb Moseley
Alex of Venice
Maureen
Me
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Jake Squared
Sheryl
Hateship Loveship
Chloe
Open
Holly
Kill Your Darlings
Naomi Ginsberg
The Spectacular Now
Sara Keely
The Moment
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Greenberg
Beth (Beller's Party)
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
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Synecdoche, New York
Maria
Margot at the Wedding
Pauline
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
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Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
Easter Sunday
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The Jacket
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The Machinist
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Searching for Debra Winger
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Road to Perdition
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Hey Arnold! The Movie
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Crossed Over
Karla Faye Tucker
The Man Who Wasn't There
Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
The Quickie
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Sally Nash Therrian
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The King Is Alive
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Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
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Selena St. George
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
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The Hudsucker Proxy
Amy Archer
Short Cuts
Lois Kaiser
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
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Single White Female
Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
The Prom
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Rush
Kristen Cates
Crooked Hearts
Marriet Hoffman
Backdraft
Jennifer Vaitkus
Partners in Life
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Buried Alive
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Miami Blues
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The Big Picture
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Last Exit to Brooklyn
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Heart of Midnight
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The Men's Club
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The Hitcher
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Flesh + Blood
Agnes
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Girls of the White Orchid
Carol Heath
Easy Money
Allison Capuletti
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
Andrea Fairchild
The First Time
Bonnie Dillon
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Stacy Hamilton
Wrong Is Right
Young Girl
The Best Little Girl in the World
Casey Powell
The Killing of Randy Webster
Amy Wheeler
I Think I'm Having A Baby
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Angel City
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The Young Runaways
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The Spy Who Never Was
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