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.
133 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 133
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Fargo
2014
Frasier
1993
High Potential
2024
King of the Hill
1997
Twin Peaks
1990
Crime 101
2026
Weeds
2005
Revenge
2011
The Waltons
1972
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Hercules
1998
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Affair
2014
Baretta
1975
Hunters
2020
Atypical
2017
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026
Family
1976
Annihilation
2018
All's Fair
2025
Where Are They Now?
1999
Tracey Takes On...
1996
HBO First Look
1992
The Hateful Eight
2015
Patrick Melrose
2018
Lisey's Story
2021
Spawn
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Mission Hill
1999
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
The Machinist
2004
Good Time
2017
Road to Perdition
2002
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Backdraft
1991
Twitch City
1998
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
eXistenZ
1999
The Woman in the Window
2021
The Hitcher
1986
The Jacket
2005
White Boy Rick
2018
Morgan
2016
Night Always Comes
2025
Short Cuts
1993
Possessor
2020
Anomalisa
2015
Kill Your Darlings
2013
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Flesh + Blood
1985
Single White Female
1992
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
The Spectacular Now
2013
The Hateful Eight
2019
Awake
2021
Amityville: The Awakening
2017
Rush
1991
Poolman
2024
In the Cut
2003
Greenberg
2010
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
The Love Letter
1998
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
QT8: The First Eight
2019
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Sharp Stick
2022
LBJ
2017
Bishop
—
Palindromes
2005
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
Miami Blues
1990
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Easy Money
1983
Buried Alive
1990
A Thousand Acres
1997
Welcome to Me
2015
Skipped Parts
2000
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
The Big Picture
1989
Margot at the Wedding
2007
Washington Square
1997
The Moment
2013
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Crooked Hearts
1991
The Quickie
2001
The Men's Club
1986
Wrong Is Right
1982
The Anniversary Party
2001
Georgia
1995
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Kansas City
1996
Sid & Judy
2019
Alex of Venice
2015
Hateship Loveship
2014
Under Cover
1987
Eyes of a Stranger
1981
The Prom
1992
Open
2014
Me
2014
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
Jake Squared
2014
Picnic
1986
Sister, Sister
1987
The Young Runaways
1978
Childstar
2004
Deep Cuts
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Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000
Heart of Midnight
1988
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
Crossed Over
2002
Rag Tale
2005
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
Angel City
1980
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
1983
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006
The First Time
1982
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016
The Spy Who Never Was
1976
The King Is Alive
2000
I Think I'm Having A Baby
1981
New England Toys
—
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
1994
Partners in Life
1990
Easter Sunday
2005
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
2009
Cinema Cinema
1997