Jennifer Jason Leigh

Acting

Born Feb 05, 1962

From Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Known For

Crime 101

Annihilation

The Hateful Eight

The Machinist

Road to Perdition

Backdraft

The Jacket

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Synecdoche, New York

Good Time

Filmography — Acting

Crime 101

Annihilation

The Hateful Eight

The Machinist

Road to Perdition

Backdraft

The Jacket

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Synecdoche, New York

Good Time

The Man Who Wasn't There

eXistenZ

Dolores Claiborne

The Spectacular Now

Single White Female

The Hitcher

Searching for Debra Winger

Rush

Night Always Comes

Awake

Possessor

White Boy Rick

The Woman in the Window

Short Cuts

Bastard Out of Carolina

Morgan

Anomalisa

The Prom

In the Cut

The Hudsucker Proxy

LBJ

Sharp Stick

The Big Picture

Flesh + Blood

Palindromes

Amityville: The Awakening

Greenberg

Kill Your Darlings

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Buried Alive

Miami Blues

QT8: The First Eight

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Washington Square

Alex of Venice

Grandview, U.S.A.

Poolman

A Thousand Acres

Easy Money

Childstar

The Love Letter

Skipped Parts

Margot at the Wedding

Sister, Sister

The Moment

Welcome to Me

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

The Men's Club

Wrong Is Right

Me

Heart of Midnight

Under Cover

Girls of the White Orchid

The Killing of Randy Webster

The Quickie

Hateship Loveship

Crooked Hearts