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Sharp Stick

as Marilyn

2022
The Woman in the Window

as Jane Russell 2

2021
Awake

as Dr. Murphy

2021
Possessor

as Girder

2020
Sid & Judy

as Judy Garland (voice)

2019
QT8: The First Eight

as Self

2019
Annihilation

as Dr. Ventress

2018
White Boy Rick

as Alex Snyder

2018
Amityville: The Awakening

as Joan Walker

2017
LBJ

as Lady Bird Johnson

2017
Good Time

as Corey Ellman

2017
Morgan

as Dr. Kathy Grieff

2016
The Hateful Eight

as Daisy Domergue

2015
Anomalisa

as Lisa Hesselman (voice)

2015
Jake Squared

as Sheryl

2014
Welcome to Me

as Deb Moseley

2015
Me

as Kelly

2014
Kill Your Darlings

as Naomi Ginsberg

2013
The Spectacular Now

as Sara Keely

2013
The Moment

as Lee

2013
Hateship Loveship

as Chloe

2014
Greenberg

as Beth (Beller's Party)

2010
Margot at the Wedding

as Pauline

2007
The Jacket

as Dr. Beth Lorenson

2005
The Machinist

as Stevie

2004
Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh

Birthday

1962-02-05

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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