Jennifer Jason Leigh
Acting
🎂 1962-02-05
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.
Cast credits(124)
Doreen
2025
Amy (voice)
1997
Estelle (voice)
1993
Lorraine Lyon
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Chantal Hutchens
1990
Kathy Seals
1972
Jill Price-Grey
2005
Kara Wallace Clarke
2011
Self
2014
1988
Tempest (voice)
1998
Cetea (voice)
1996
Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)
1975
Karen McCall
1979
Chava Apfelbaum
2020
Elsa Gardner
2017
Daisy Domergue
2015
Dr Ventress
2018
1992
Darla Debusher
2021
Jenny Blair
1976
Dorothy Parker
1994
Self
1999
1997
Annie Sullivan
2002
Stevie
2004
Eleanor Melrose
2018
Dr. Murphy
2021
Paige Garland
1996
Sara Keely
2013
Stacy Hamilton
1982
Selena St. George
1995
Jennifer Vaitkus
1991
Jane Russell 2
2021
Nash
1986
Allegra Geller
1999
Amy Archer
1994
Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
2001
Dr. Beth Lorenson
2005
Joan Walker
2017
Agnes
1985
Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)
1999
Lana
1992
Lois Kaiser
1993
Alex Snyder
2018
Dr. Kathy Grieff
2016
Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
1992
Beth (Beller's Party)
2010
Maria
2008
Corey Ellman
2017
Pauline
2003
Girder
2020
Bridget (voice)
2002
Kristen Cates
1991
Heather
1954
Lydia Johnson
1989
Faith
1998
Lady Bird Johnson
2017
Marilyn
2022
Chloe
2014
Marriet Hoffman
1991
Self
2019
Joanna Goodman
1990
Naomi Ginsberg
2013
Pauline
2007
Lisa Hesselman (voice)
2015
Teri Small
1998
2026
Tralala
1989
Caroline Cook
1997
Deb Moseley
2014
Elizabeth Whitcomb
1951
Sadie Flood
1995
Self
1993
Susie Waggoner
1990
Sally Nash Therrian
2001
Andrea Fairchild
1983
Sheryl
2014
Allison Capuletti
1983
Carol
1988
Susan Kerkovish
2024
Heather
1978
Lee
2013
Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
2005
'Mark' Aviva
2005
Tanille Laroux
1987
Maureen
2015
Karla Faye Tucker
2002
Catherine Sloper
1997
Anney Boatwright
1996
Kristy Teeter
1980
Lizzie Whitcomb
1998
Judy Garland (voice)
2019
Self
1995
Candy Webster
1984
Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
1976
Blondie O'Hara
1996
Self
1994
Holly
2014
Gina
2000
Teensy
1986
Carol Heath
1983
Suzanne
2004
Tracy Harris
1981
Casey Powell
1981
Lucy Bonnard
1987
Blossom
1990
Amy Wheeler
1981
Young Girl
1982
2006
Bonnie Dillon
1982
Lydia Callahan
2000
Self
1994
Kelly
2014
Self
2009
Lisa
2001
Laurie Mcintyre
1981
Self (uncredited)
2002
Mother
2005
Self
2016
Madge Owens
1986
Herself
1997
Self
2000