Jennifer Jason Leigh
1962-02-05 ( 63 years old ) 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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Poolman 2024-05-09
Sharp Stick 2022-07-29
Awake 2021-06-09
Possessor 2020-10-02
Sid & Judy 2019-06-26
White Boy Rick 2018-09-14
Annihilation 2018-02-22
LBJ 2017-11-03
Good Time 2017-08-11
Morgan 2016-09-01
Anomalisa 2015-12-30
Alex of Venice 2015-04-17
Me 2014-11-21
Welcome to Me 2014-09-05
Jake Squared 2014-08-15
Open 2014-01-01
The Moment 2013-04-21
Greenberg 2010-03-26
Rag Tale 2005-10-07
Easter Sunday 2005-04-02
Palindromes 2005-03-09
The Jacket 2005-03-04
The Machinist 2004-09-24
Childstar 2004-09-10
In the Cut 2003-10-22
Crossed Over 2002-03-03
The Quickie 2001-07-25
Skipped Parts 2000-06-06
eXistenZ 1999-04-14
Cinema Cinema 1997-01-01
Kansas City 1996-08-16
Georgia 1995-05-19
Short Cuts 1993-10-01
The Prom 1992-01-01
Rush 1991-12-22
Crooked Hearts 1991-09-06
Backdraft 1991-05-24
Buried Alive 1990-05-09
Miami Blues 1990-04-20
Under Cover 1987-12-04
Sister, Sister 1987-09-13
Picnic 1986-11-10
The Men's Club 1986-09-19
The Hitcher 1986-01-17
Flesh + Blood 1985-08-30
Easy Money 1983-08-19
The First Time 1982-11-08
Wrong Is Right 1982-04-16
Angel City 1980-11-12