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Jennifer Jason Leigh
🎂 Feb 5, 1962 (64)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA 13.6 popularity
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).
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Jennifer Jason Leigh (64 years old), from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, has appeared in 71 movies and 24 TV shows over a 75-year career. Notable performances include Crime 101, The Hateful Eight, Annihilation.
Movies
Crime 101
2026
The Hateful Eight
2015
Annihilation
2018
Amityville: The Awakening
2017
Good Time
2017
Road to Perdition
2002
Night Always Comes
2025
The Machinist
2004
The Jacket
2005
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
eXistenZ
1999
Synecdoche, New York
2008
The Hitcher
1986
Possessor
2020
Dolores Claiborne
1995
White Boy Rick
2018
Morgan
2016
Short Cuts
1993
The Woman in the Window
2021
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Backdraft
1991
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
Anomalisa
2015
Single White Female
1992
Rush
1991
LBJ
2017
Awake
2021
The Spectacular Now
2013
The Prom
1992
Flesh + Blood
1985
Greenberg
2010
The Big Picture
1989
In the Cut
2003
Washington Square
1997
Easy Money
1983
Sharp Stick
2022
A Thousand Acres
1997
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
Alex of Venice
2015
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Miami Blues
1990
Open
2014
Palindromes
2005
Poolman
2024
Hateship Loveship
2014
The Quickie
2001
The Moment
2013
Welcome to Me
2015
TV Shows
Weeds
2005
Atypical
2017
Fargo
2014
Hunters
2020
Lisey's Story
2021
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026
Revenge
2011
Twin Peaks
1990
Patrick Melrose
2018
The Affair
2014
High Potential
2024
Mission Hill
1999
King of the Hill
1997
Baretta
1975
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Waltons
1972
Family
1976
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Frasier
1993
Twitch City
1998
All's Fair
2025
Hercules
1998
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
1962-02-05 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.