Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 05, 1962
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
134 titles
Jennifer Jason Leigh
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.
Known For
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
Atypical
Elsa Gardner
Good Time
Corey Ellman
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
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Self
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