Janet Leigh was born Jeanette Helen Morrison on July 6, 1927, in Merced, Calif., and was discovered by actress Norma Shearer, who reportedly snapped Leigh's photograph while she was vacationing at a ski resort.After signing a contract with MGM and getting a new name from studio head Louis B. Mayer, Leigh blossomed as a pretty ingénue in films such as Words and Music (1948), Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951) and Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958). But she became a bona fide lead actress with her iconic role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) -- a film made famous for its creepy shower scene -- which earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.
Leigh followed that success with memorable roles in The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963) before easing her way out of the spotlight, taking occasional roles in television until her death on Oct. 3, 2004.
AddMy Sister EileenIn this charming comedy written by Blake Edwards, actress Eileen Sherwood (Janet Leigh) and her sister, Ruth (Betty Garrett), plan to take Manhattan by storm once they arrive. But Ruth's dreams are immediately quashed when her new boss, editor Robert Baker (Jack Lemmon), deems the stories she's been... Read More
AddJet PilotJohn Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a... Read More
AddThe Naked SpurHoward Kemp (James Stewart) is eager to hunt down murderous villain Ben Vandergroat (Robert Ryan) and cash in the $5,000 reward to reclaim the ranch he once owned. While tracking the ominous outlaw, Kemp encounters a hapless miner, Jesse Tate, and a dubious soldier, Roy Anderson. With combined... Read More
AddHoudiniDirected by George Marshall, this colorful 1953 biopic follows the life of the one and only Harry Houdini (Tony Curtis) as he evolves from sideshow performer to celebrated illusionist. Featuring Janet Leigh as Houdini's wife and Angela Clarke as his mother, the film touches on Houdini's crusade... Read More
AddNight of the LepusFed up with the bunnies hopping across their land, a group of ranchers (including Janet Leigh and DeForest Kelley) attempts to stunt the rabbits' growth with the aid of a cooked-up hormone. But instead of shrinking the bunny population, it only makes the animals larger -- 150 pounds larger, to be... Read More
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