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.
Bye Bye BirdieWhen teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson) gets drafted, his songwriter (Dick Van Dyke) organizes a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl will give Birdie a farewell smooch. Ann-Margret plays the anointed teen, and her Midwestern town goes gaga when Birdie shows up. Janet Leigh and... Read More
Jet 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
Pete Kelly's BluesJazz cornet player Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) and his Big Seven Band have a steady gig at a Kansas City speakeasy, until Pete runs afoul of local mob boss Fran McCarg (Edmond O'Brien), who insists that the group hire a new lead singer: his alcoholic girlfriend, Rose (Peggy Lee, in an Oscar-nominated... Read More
The 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
Night of the LepusFed up with the bunnies hopping across their land, a group of ranchers tries to stunt the rabbits' growth with a hormone. But instead of reducing the bunny populace, it makes the animals 150 pounds larger and gives them an appetite for human flesh. Are the ranchers any match for the ravenous... Read More
Bad Girls from Valley High (2005) | R | |
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Matt Houston: Season 1 (1982) | NR | |
The Fog (1980) | R | |
Night of the Lepus (1972) | PG | |
One Is a Lonely Number (1972) | PG | |
Hello Down There (1969) | G | |
Smothers Brothers: Season 2 (1967) | NR | |
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Kid Rodelo (1966) | NR | |
Harper (1966) | NR | |
Wives and Lovers (1963) | UR | |
Bye Bye Birdie (1963) | G | |
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | PG-13 | |
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Psycho (1960) | NR | |
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Who Was That Lady? (1960) | NR | |
Touch of Evil (1958) | NR | |
The Vikings (1958) | NR | |
The Perfect Furlough (1958) | NR | |
Jet Pilot (1957) | G | |
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) | NR | |
My Sister Eileen (1955) | NR | |
The Golden Age of Comedy (1955) | NR | |
Living It Up (1954) | NR | |
Prince Valiant (1954) | PG | |
The Naked Spur (1953) | NR | |
Houdini (1953) | NR | |
Best of Person to Person (1953) | NR | |
Scaramouche (1952) | NR | |
Angels in the Outfield (1951) | NR | |
Little Women (1949) | NR | |
Holiday Affair (1949) | NR | |
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Words and Music (1948) | NR | |
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