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.
In the CutFrannie (Meg Ryan) is a New York writing professor entwined in an erotic affair with a police detective (Mark Ruffalo) who's investigating the murder of a young woman in Frannie's neighborhood. But soon Frannie begins to suspect her lover's involvement in the crime. Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Jason... Read More
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighWriter Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age classic follows the ups and downs of a group of high school students over the course of a year in 1980s California. The cast includes Sean Penn as a stoner surfer and Jennifer Jason Leigh as a virginal freshman. Read More
The MachinistTrevor Reznik hasn't slept in a year, and his physical and mental health have eroded. So when cryptic notes pop up in his apartment and he has visions of a co-worker nobody else can see, is it reality -- or just the next level of insomnia? Read More
Margot at the WeddingAfter arriving to attend the wedding of her semi-estranged sister, a judgmental writer quickly takes a dislike to her sibling's unemployed fiancé and proceeds to radiate turmoil with her sniping -- which threatens to put an end to the nuptials. Read More
Dolores ClaiborneThis adaptation of the Stephen King novel tells the story of Dolores (Kathy Bates), a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering her elderly employer. This draws her estranged daughter Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a New York reporter, up to Maine to help search for answers. On her visit, she learns... Read More
Greenberg (2009) | R | |
Synecdoche, New York (2008) | R | |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) | R | |
The Jacket (2005) | R | |
Childstar (2005) | R | |
The Machinist (2004) | R | |
In the Cut (2003) | UR | |
Crossed Over (2002) | NR | |
Road to Perdition (2002) | R | |
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) | PG | |
The Quickie (2001) | R | |
The Anniversary Party (2001) | R | |
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Skipped Parts (2000) | R | |
Directors: David Cronenberg (2000) | NR | |
eXistenZ (1999) | R | |
The Love Letter (1998) | NR | |
A Thousand Acres (1997) | R | |
Washington Square (1997) | PG | |
Bastard out of Carolina (1996) | R | |
Kansas City (1996) | R | |
Dolores Claiborne (1995) | R | |
Georgia (1995) | R | |
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) | PG | |
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Single White Female (1992) | R | |
Backdraft (1991) | R | |
Rush (1991) | R | |
Crooked Hearts (1991) | R | |
Miami Blues (1990) | R | |
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) | R | |
The Big Picture (1989) | PG-13 | |
Sister Sister (1987) | R | |
The Hitcher (1986) | R | |
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Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) | NR | |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) | R | |
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Eyes of a Stranger (1981) | R | |
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