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