Biography
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She later received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Miami Blues (1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and Short Cuts (1993).
Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. In 2001, she co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party. In 2002, Leigh appeared in the neo-noir crime drama film Road to Perdition. In 2007, she starred in the family drama film Margot at the Wedding. She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds as Jill Price-Gray. In 2015, she received critical acclaim for her voice work as Lisa in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, and for her role as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which 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. Leigh starred in the science-fiction horror films, Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020).
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.
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Filmography
all 124
Movies 96
TV Shows 28
self 12
Voice 5
Producer 1
Poolman (2024)
Coney Island Baby (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)
Alex of Venice (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Me (2014)
Welcome to Me (2014)
Jake Squared (2014)
Fargo (2014)
Hateship Loveship (2014)
Open (2014)
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Kill Your Darlings (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)
Retrosexual: The '80s (2004)
Childstar (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
In the Cut (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)
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)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker (1994)
Frasier (1993)
Short Cuts (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)
Family (1976)
Baretta (1975)
The Waltons (1972)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Wrong Answer
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1962-02-05 (62 years old)
Birth NameJennifer Lee Morrow
Birth PlaceHollywood, United States
Height
RelationshipsNoah Baumbach (2005-01-01 - 2013-01-01)
FatherVic Morrow
MotherBarbara Turner
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJennifer Leigh Morrow, Jennifer Leigh, JJL
AwardsGenie Awards, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
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