Jennifer Jason Leigh

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.

Filmography (130 Appearances)

Bishop

TBA

Deep Cuts

TBA

New England Toys

TBA

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

2026

Crime 101

2026

All's Fair

2025

Night Always Comes

2025

High Potential

2024

Poolman

2024

Sharp Stick

2022

Awake

2021

Lisey's Story

2021

The Woman in the Window

2021

Possessor

2020

Hunters

2020

QT8: The First Eight

2019

Sid & Judy

2019

White Boy Rick

2018

Patrick Melrose

2018

Annihilation

2018

LBJ

2017

Atypical

2017

Good Time

2017

Amityville: The Awakening

2017

Morgan

2016

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016

Anomalisa

2015

The Hateful Eight

2015

Welcome to Me

2015

Alex of Venice

2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Me

2014

The Affair

2014

Jake Squared

2014

Fargo

2014

Hateship Loveship

2014

Open

2014

Kill Your Darlings

2013

The Spectacular Now

2013

The Moment

2013

Revenge

2011

Greenberg

2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

2009

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Margot at the Wedding

2007

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

2006

Rag Tale

2005

Weeds

2005

Easter Sunday

2005

Palindromes

2005

The Jacket

2005

The Machinist

2004

Childstar

2004

In the Cut

2003

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

Road to Perdition

2002

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

Crossed Over

2002

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

The Quickie

2001

The Anniversary Party

2001

Skipped Parts

2000

The King Is Alive

2000

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

2000

Mission Hill

1999

Where Are They Now?

1999

eXistenZ

1999

Hercules

1998

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998

The Love Letter

1998

Twitch City

1998

Washington Square

1997

A Thousand Acres

1997

Spawn

1997

King of the Hill

1997

Cinema Cinema

1997

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

Kansas City

1996

Tracey Takes On...

1996

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

Georgia

1995

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker

1994

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

Short Cuts

1993

Frasier

1993

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993

Single White Female

1992

HBO First Look

1992

The Prom

1992

Rush

1991

Crooked Hearts

1991

Backdraft

1991

Partners in Life

1990

Buried Alive

1990

Miami Blues

1990

Twin Peaks

1990

The Big Picture

1989

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

Heart of Midnight

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Under Cover

1987

Sister, Sister

1987

Picnic

1986

The Men's Club

1986

The Hitcher

1986

Flesh + Blood

1985

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

Easy Money

1983

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

1983

The First Time

1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

Wrong Is Right

1982

The Best Little Girl in the World

1981

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981

Eyes of a Stranger

1981

Angel City

1980

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

The Young Runaways

1978

The Spy Who Never Was

1976 Debut

Family

1976

Baretta

1975

The Waltons

1972
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