The daughter of actor Vic Morrow and actress-screenwriter Barbara Turner, Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Feb. 5, 1962, in Hollywood. A professional actor since the age of 9, Leigh has become known for playing complex and often disturbed characters.After appearing in several television movies, Leigh's breakout role came in 1982 when she portrayed a naive high school girl who gets an abortion in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In 1990, she received two Critics Circle awards for her work playing prostitutes in Miami Blues and Last Exit to Brooklyn.
Other notable films include Rush, Single White Female, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination), Georgia (for which she earned an Independent Spirit nomination), Dolores Claiborne, Kansas City, The Anniversary Party (which she co-wrote and directed with co-star Alan Cumming) and In the Cut.
AddDolores ClaiborneDirected by Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman), this adaptation of a Steven King novel tells the story of Dolores (Kathy Bates), a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering her elderly employer. When Dolores's estranged daughter Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a New York reporter, travels to... Read More
AddExistenzAllegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), the world's leading designer of virtual reality games, is testing a new prototype when an assassin wielding a daunting organic weapon (a "gristle" gun) attacks her. She survives the assault and with help from her marketing assistant turned bodyguard (Jude Law),... Read More
AddWashington SquareJennifer Jason Leigh stars as Catherine Sloper, an unattractive but rich spinster pursued by handsome suitor Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin) until her disapproving father (Albert Finney) -- wary of Townsend's motives -- vows to disown Catherine if she weds against his wishes. Maggie Smith, Judith Ivey... Read More
AddSkipped PartsIn 1963, Lydia (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her 14-year-old son, Sam (Bug Hall), are sent to live in Wyoming while Lydia's politician father runs for governor of North Carolina. Sam meets Maurey (Mischa Barton), a pre-pubescent girl struggling with her sexuality, and while Lydia lives it up, Sam and... Read More
AddMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleJennifer Jason Leigh portrays the inimitable poet and essayist Dorothy Parker through her triumphs and trials as a fixture of Manhattan's legendary literary cadre known as the Algonquin Round Table. With an ensemble cast featuring Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher and Gwyneth... Read More
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