Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Birthday: 1962-02-05

Place of birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as: Jennifer Leigh Morrow, Jennifer Leigh, JJL, 珍妮佛·傑森·李, جنیفر جیسون لی, ג׳ניפר ג׳ייסון לי

imdb_id: nm0000492

Biography:

Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow) 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.

Played in movies:

Partners in Life

Score: 10.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Score: 8.1

The Hateful Eight

Score: 7.8

Synecdoche, New York

Score: 7.6

The Man Who Wasn't There

Score: 7.5

The Machinist

Score: 7.5

Sid & Judy

Score: 7.4

Road to Perdition

Score: 7.4

Dolores Claiborne

Score: 7.3

Good Time

Score: 7.2

Short Cuts

Score: 7.2

QT8: The First Eight

Score: 7.2

Anomalisa

Score: 7.1

Bastard Out of Carolina

Score: 7.1

The Hudsucker Proxy

Score: 7.1

The Prom

Score: 7.0

Kill Your Darlings

Score: 7.0

The Hitcher

Score: 7.0

The Jacket

Score: 6.9

Buried Alive

Score: 6.8

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Score: 6.8

eXistenZ

Score: 6.8

Backdraft

Score: 6.7

The Spectacular Now

Score: 6.7

Rush

Score: 6.6

Flesh + Blood

Score: 6.6

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Score: 6.5

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Score: 6.5

Annihilation

Score: 6.4

LBJ

Score: 6.4

Possessor

Score: 6.4

White Boy Rick

Score: 6.4

The Love Letter

Score: 6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

Score: 6.3

Single White Female

Score: 6.3

Night Always Comes

Score: 6.3

Washington Square

Score: 6.2

Kansas City

Score: 6.2

Palindromes

Score: 6.2

Miami Blues

Score: 6.0

Easy Money

Score: 6.0

The Spy Who Never Was

Score: 6.0

The Young Runaways

Score: 6.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Score: 6.0

Skipped Parts

Score: 6.0

The Woman in the Window

Score: 6.0

Alex of Venice

Score: 5.9

Eyes of a Stranger

Score: 5.9

Greenberg

Score: 5.9

The King Is Alive

Score: 5.9

Awake

Score: 5.9

The Big Picture

Score: 5.9

Welcome to Me

Score: 5.8

Hateship Loveship

Score: 5.8

Georgia

Score: 5.8

Morgan

Score: 5.8

The Killing of Randy Webster

Score: 5.8

Grandview, U.S.A.

Score: 5.8

A Thousand Acres

Score: 5.8

Margot at the Wedding

Score: 5.8

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Score: 5.8

Heart of Midnight

Score: 5.8

Angel City

Score: 5.8

Crooked Hearts

Score: 5.7

The Anniversary Party

Score: 5.7

Wrong Is Right

Score: 5.5

Amityville: The Awakening

Score: 5.3

Girls of the White Orchid

Score: 5.2

Sharp Stick

Score: 5.2

The Best Little Girl in the World

Score: 5.1

In the Cut

Score: 5.1

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

Score: 5.0

Childstar

Score: 4.9

Crossed Over

Score: 4.7

The Quickie

Score: 4.6

Sister, Sister

Score: 4.6

The Moment

Score: 4.5

Poolman

Score: 4.3

Open

Score: 4.2

Under Cover

Score: 4.2

Jake Squared

Score: 4.1

I Think I'm Having A Baby

Score: 4.0

The First Time

Score: 4.0

The Men's Club

Score: 4.0

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Score: 4.0

Rag Tale

Score: 3.2

Me

Score: 2.5

Picnic

Score: 1.0

Crime 101

Score: 0.0

Cinema Cinema

Score: 0.0

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

Score: 0.0

Easter Sunday

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

Score: 0.0

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

Score: 0.0

Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Tracey Takes On...

Score: 8.5

Twitch City

Score: 8.4

Twin Peaks

Score: 8.3

Fargo

Score: 8.3

Atypical

Score: 8.1

Spawn

Score: 8.0

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

Frasier

Score: 7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

Score: 7.6

Revenge

Score: 7.6

Mission Hill

Score: 7.5

Inside the Actors Studio

Score: 7.5

Patrick Melrose

Score: 7.5

Where Are They Now?

Score: 7.5

Weeds

Score: 7.5

King of the Hill

Score: 7.4

Hunters

Score: 7.2

Family

Score: 7.2

The Waltons

Score: 7.1

Hercules

Score: 6.9

Trapper John, M.D.

Score: 6.5

Baretta

Score: 6.4

Lisey's Story

Score: 5.9

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Score: 5.1

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Score: 5.0

HBO First Look

Score: 4.9