Jennifer Jason Leigh
Acting
Born: February 5, 1962 (age 64) · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Hateful Eight
2015
Annihilation
2018
The Machinist
2004
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
Road to Perdition
2002
Fargo
2014
Good Time
2017
The Spectacular Now
2013
Twin Peaks
1990
eXistenZ
1999
The Woman in the Window
2021
Anomalisa
2015
Photos (12)
Movies (87)
Crime 101
Angie
The Hateful Eight
Daisy Domergue
Annihilation
Dr Ventress
Good Time
Corey Ellman
Road to Perdition
Annie Sullivan
The Machinist
Stevie
Backdraft
Jennifer Vaitkus
The Woman in the Window
Jane Russell 2
The Man Who Wasn't There
Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
eXistenZ
Allegra Geller
The Hitcher
Nash
The Jacket
Dr. Beth Lorenson
White Boy Rick
Alex Snyder
Dolores Claiborne
Selena St. George
Night Always Comes
Doreen
Amityville: The Awakening
Joan Walker
Synecdoche, New York
Maria
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Stacy Hamilton
The Hudsucker Proxy
Amy Archer
The Spectacular Now
Sara Keely
Flesh + Blood
Agnes
Possessor
Girder
Morgan
Dr. Kathy Grieff
Awake
Dr. Murphy
Kill Your Darlings
Naomi Ginsberg
Anomalisa
Lisa Hesselman (voice)
Sharp Stick
Marilyn
In the Cut
Pauline
Buried Alive
Joanna Goodman
Short Cuts
Lois Kaiser
Single White Female
Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
Greenberg
Beth (Beller's Party)
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Bridget (voice)
Margot at the Wedding
Pauline
Bastard Out of Carolina
Anney Boatwright
Poolman
Susan Kerkovish
LBJ
Lady Bird Johnson
The Big Picture
Lydia Johnson
Easy Money
Allison Capuletti
Rush
Kristen Cates
Hateship Loveship
Chloe
Welcome to Me
Deb Moseley
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Tralala
A Thousand Acres
Caroline Cook
The Love Letter
Lizzie Whitcomb
Skipped Parts
Lydia Callahan
The Anniversary Party
Sally Nash Therrian
Alex of Venice
Maureen
Grandview, U.S.A.
Candy Webster
Wrong Is Right
Young Girl
Girls of the White Orchid
Carol Heath
Miami Blues
Susie Waggoner
The Men's Club
Teensy
Washington Square
Catherine Sloper
Palindromes
'Mark' Aviva
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Dorothy Parker
Eyes of a Stranger
Tracy Harris
Crooked Hearts
Marriet Hoffman
Sister, Sister
Lucy Bonnard
Kansas City
Blondie O'Hara
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Teri Small
Easter Sunday
Mother
Georgia
Sadie Flood
Heart of Midnight
Carol
The Young Runaways
Heather
Partners in Life
Blossom
Me
Kelly
The Killing of Randy Webster
Amy Wheeler
Under Cover
Tanille Laroux
I Think I'm Having A Baby
Laurie Mcintyre
The Moment
Lee
The Quickie
Lisa
Sid & Judy
Judy Garland (voice)
The King Is Alive
Gina
The First Time
Bonnie Dillon
The Spy Who Never Was
Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
The Prom
Lana
Rag Tale
Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
The Best Little Girl in the World
Casey Powell
Crossed Over
Karla Faye Tucker
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
Andrea Fairchild
Childstar
Suzanne
Jake Squared
Sheryl
Open
Holly
Angel City
Kristy Teeter
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006
Picnic
Madge Owens
TV Shows (29)
Frasier
Estelle (voice) · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Amy (voice) · 1 eps
High Potential
Willa Quinn · 3 eps
Fargo
Lorraine Lyon · 10 eps
Twin Peaks
Chantal Hutchens · 6 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
Weeds
Jill Price-Grey · 52 eps
The Waltons
Kathy Seals · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Cetea (voice) · 1 eps
Revenge
Kara Wallace Clarke · 7 eps
The Affair
Adeline · 2 eps
Hercules
Tempest (voice)
Trapper John, M.D.
Karen McCall · 1 eps
Hunters
Chava Apfelbaum · 8 eps
Baretta
Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh) · 1 eps
All's Fair
Cheryl Goodfader · 1 eps
Atypical
Elsa Gardner · 38 eps
Family
Jenny Blair · 1 eps
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Victoria · 8 eps
Tracey Takes On...
Paige Garland · 1 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
Spawn
1 eps
Patrick Melrose
Eleanor Melrose · 5 eps
Mission Hill
Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice) · 1 eps
Lisey's Story
Darla Debusher · 8 eps
Twitch City
Faith · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Heather · 1 eps
The Hateful Eight
Daisy Domergue · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth Whitcomb · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
Cinema Cinema
Herself
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
Self
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Self
