Jennifer Jason Leigh
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Biography
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She later received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Miami Blues (1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and Short Cuts (1993).
Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. In 2001, she co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party. In 2002, Leigh appeared in the neo-noir crime drama film Road to Perdition. In 2007, she starred in the family drama film Margot at the Wedding. She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds as Jill Price-Gray. In 2015, she received critical acclaim for her voice work as Lisa in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, and for her role as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which 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. Leigh starred in the science-fiction horror films, Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020).
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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Known For
Frasier
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Twin Peaks
Trapper John, M.D.
The Waltons
King of the Hill
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Superman: The Animated Series
Revenge
Tracey Takes On...
The Wonderful World of Disney
HBO First Look
Mission Hill
Spawn
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Hunters
Weeds
Road to Perdition
The Woman in the Window
The Spectacular Now
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Kill Your Darlings
Good Time
Poolman
Backdraft
Awake
The Hateful Eight - Extended Version
Fargo
Grandview, U.S.A.
Crossed Over
Lisey's Story
Amityville: The Awakening
White Boy Rick
Possessor
The Hateful Eight
Annihilation
Margot at the Wedding
Rush
Anomalisa
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Picnic
Sid & Judy
The Machinist
Single White Female
Patrick Melrose
Atypical
Production Credits
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