Jessica Harper
Actor
Born October 3, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Fantasy Life
Toby
Kill Me
Love Story
Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Carousel
Rebecca's Mother
Nightbitch
Norma
Memory
Samantha
Fatal Attraction
Sophie
Bones and All
Barbara Kerns
The Old Man
Cheryl Harper
The Lady of the Dunes
The Narrator
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
See
Cora
Suspiria
Anke
No Peas for the Weary
House Broken
DWP Clerk
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Herself
Minority Report
Anne Lively
Crossing Jordan
Dorris Meisner
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
Ally McBeal
Sister Helen
On the Edge of Innocence
Alice Walker
7th Heaven
Norma Moon
Boys
Mrs. John Baker
Safe
Joyce
Chicago Hope
Phyllis Church
Mr. Wonderful
Funny Face
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Fisk
Eat a Bowl of Tea
American Prostitute (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt
Marie
The Blue Iguana
Cora
Once Again
Carrie
Wiseguy
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Phoebe Bass
The Imagemaker
Cynthia
The Equalizer
Kate Parnell
When Dreams Come True
Annie
Moonlighting
Janine Dalton
Tales from the Darkside
Prudence
My Favorite Year
K.C. Downing
Pennies from Heaven
Joan
Shock Treatment
Janet Majors
Stardust Memories
Daisy
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Herself
The Evictors
Ruth Watkins
Studs Lonigan
Loretta Lonigan
Aspen
Kit Kendrick
Suspiria
Suzy Bannion
Love and Death
Natasha
Inserts
Cathy Cake
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Phantom of the Paradise
Phoenix
The Garden Party
Peggy
Taking Off
Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
Sunny Mandell