
Jennifer Jason Leigh
1 FOLLOWER • 49 CREDITS • FEB 5, 1962 • 63
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.
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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

Todd McFarlane's Spawn

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Hunters

Weeds

Road to Perdition

Hey Arnold! The Movie

The Woman in the Window

The Spectacular Now

Kill Your Darlings

Awake

Poolman

Good Time

Backdraft

Grandview, U.S.A.

Fargo

Lisey's Story

Synecdoche, New York

Crossed Over

The Hateful Eight

Amityville: The Awakening

White Boy Rick

Possessor

The Hateful Eight: Extended Version

Margot at the Wedding

The Machinist

Anomalisa

Picnic

Patrick Melrose

Rush

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Sid & Judy

The Hudsucker Proxy

Annihilation

Single White Female

Atypical
Production Credits
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