Jessica Harper
Acting
Born: October 3, 1949 (age 76) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Jessica Randolph Harper (born October 3, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and subsequently featured in films including Love and Death (1975), Inserts (1975), and My Favorite Year (1982). She is best known for her portrayal of Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic Suspiria (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake. Her other films include Stardust Memories (1980), Shock Treatment (1981) (the followup to The Rocky Horror Picture Show in which she replaced Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss), Pennies from Heaven (1981), The Blue Iguana (1988), Safe (1995), Minority Report (2002), Bones and All (2022) and Nightbitch (2024). In addition to acting, Harper is also an author of children's music and books. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Harper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Minority Report
2002
Suspiria
1977
See
2019
Suspiria
2018
Bones and All
2022
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Love and Death
1975
Phantom of the Paradise
1974
Stardust Memories
1980
The Old Man
2022
Moonlighting
1985
Nightbitch
2024
Photos (8)
Movies (32)
Minority Report
Anne Lively
Bones and All
Barbara Kerns
Suspiria
Suzy Bannion
Suspiria
Anke
Phantom of the Paradise
Phoenix
Nightbitch
Norma
Safe
Joyce
Memory
Samantha
Love and Death
Natasha
Kill Me
2026
The Evictors
Ruth Watkins
Stardust Memories
Daisy
House Broken
DWP Clerk
Pennies from Heaven
Joan
My Favorite Year
K.C. Downing
Inserts
Cathy Cake
Boys
Mrs. John Baker
Fantasy Life
Toby
Mr. Wonderful
Funny Face
Taking Off
Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Shock Treatment
Janet Majors
Carousel
Rebecca's Mother
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Fisk
Eat a Bowl of Tea
American Prostitute (uncredited)
The Blue Iguana
Cora
On the Edge of Innocence
Alice Walker
The Garden Party
Peggy
The Imagemaker
Cynthia
Once Again
Carrie
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
When Dreams Come True
Annie
The Lady of the Dunes
The Narrator
TV Shows (17)
Chicago Hope
Phyllis Church · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Dorris Meisner · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Sunny Mandell · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Prudence · 1 eps
Moonlighting
Janine Dalton · 1 eps
See
Cora · 4 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Marie · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Kate Parnell · 1 eps
Wiseguy
1 eps
7th Heaven
Norma Moon · 2 eps
Ally McBeal
Sister Helen · 1 eps
The Old Man
Cheryl Harper · 5 eps
Love Story
Ethel Skakel Kennedy · 3 eps
Fatal Attraction
Sophie · 4 eps
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Phoebe Bass · 19 eps
Aspen
Kit Kendrick · 3 eps
Studs Lonigan
Loretta Lonigan · 3 eps
