Jennifer Jason Leigh

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Born 5 February 1962 64 years old Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Who else is 64? → TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
10age in their first credit on record (1972)
54years on screen and counting
6credits in 2014, their busiest year
114dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

New England Toys
No poster

Deep Cuts
Crime 101 poster Age: 64

Crime 101

2026
as Angie
Night Always Comes poster Age: 63

Night Always Comes

2025
as Doreen
Poolman poster Age: 62

Poolman

2024
as Susan Kerkovish
Sharp Stick poster Age: 60

Sharp Stick

2022
as Marilyn
Awake poster Age: 59

Awake

2021
as Dr. Murphy
The Woman in the Window poster Age: 59

The Woman in the Window

2021
as Jane Russell 2
Possessor poster Age: 58

Possessor

2020
as Girder
Sid & Judy poster Age: 57

Sid & Judy

2019
as Judy Garland (voice)
White Boy Rick poster Age: 56

White Boy Rick

2018
as Alex Snyder
Annihilation poster Age: 56

Annihilation

2018
as Dr Ventress
LBJ poster Age: 55

LBJ

2017
as Lady Bird Johnson
Good Time poster Age: 55

Good Time

2017
as Corey Ellman
Amityville: The Awakening poster Age: 55

Amityville: The Awakening

2017
as Joan Walker
Morgan poster Age: 54

Morgan

2016
as Dr. Kathy Grieff
Anomalisa poster Age: 53

Anomalisa

2015
as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
The Hateful Eight poster Age: 53

The Hateful Eight

2015
as Daisy Domergue
Welcome to Me poster Age: 53

Welcome to Me

2015
as Deb Moseley
Alex of Venice poster Age: 53

Alex of Venice

2015
as Maureen
Me poster Age: 52

Me

2014
as Kelly
Jake Squared poster Age: 52

Jake Squared

2014
as Sheryl
Hateship Loveship poster Age: 52

Hateship Loveship

2014
as Chloe
Open poster Age: 51

Open

2014
as Holly
Kill Your Darlings poster Age: 51

Kill Your Darlings

2013
as Naomi Ginsberg
The Spectacular Now poster Age: 51

The Spectacular Now

2013
as Sara Keely
The Moment poster Age: 51

The Moment

2013
as Lee
Greenberg poster Age: 48

Greenberg

2010
as Beth (Beller's Party)
Synecdoche, New York poster Age: 46

Synecdoche, New York

2008
as Maria
Margot at the Wedding poster Age: 45

Margot at the Wedding

2007
as Pauline
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' poster Age: 44

The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

2006
Rag Tale poster Age: 43

Rag Tale

2005
as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
Easter Sunday poster Age: 43

Easter Sunday

2005
as Mother
Palindromes poster Age: 43

Palindromes

2005
as 'Mark' Aviva
The Jacket poster Age: 43

The Jacket

2005
as Dr. Beth Lorenson
The Machinist poster Age: 42

The Machinist

2004
as Stevie
Childstar poster Age: 42

Childstar

2004
as Suzanne
In the Cut poster Age: 41

In the Cut

2003
as Pauline
Road to Perdition poster Age: 40

Road to Perdition

2002
as Annie Sullivan
Hey Arnold! The Movie poster Age: 40

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002
as Bridget (voice)
Crossed Over poster Age: 40

Crossed Over

2002
as Karla Faye Tucker
The Man Who Wasn't There poster Age: 39

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001
as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
The Quickie poster Age: 39

The Quickie

2001
as Lisa
The Anniversary Party poster Age: 39

The Anniversary Party

2001
as Sally Nash Therrian
Skipped Parts poster Age: 38

Skipped Parts

2000
as Lydia Callahan
The King Is Alive poster Age: 38

The King Is Alive

2000
as Gina
eXistenZ poster Age: 37

eXistenZ

1999
as Allegra Geller
Thanks of a Grateful Nation poster Age: 36

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998
as Teri Small
The Love Letter poster Age: 35

The Love Letter

1998
as Lizzie Whitcomb
Washington Square poster Age: 35

Washington Square

1997
as Catherine Sloper
A Thousand Acres poster Age: 35

A Thousand Acres

1997
as Caroline Cook
Bastard Out of Carolina poster Age: 34

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996
as Anney Boatwright
Kansas City poster Age: 34

Kansas City

1996
as Blondie O'Hara
Georgia poster Age: 33

Georgia

1995
as Sadie Flood
Dolores Claiborne poster Age: 33

Dolores Claiborne

1995
as Selena St. George
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle poster Age: 32

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994
as Dorothy Parker
The Hudsucker Proxy poster Age: 32

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994
as Amy Archer
Short Cuts poster Age: 31

Short Cuts

1993
as Lois Kaiser
Single White Female poster Age: 30

Single White Female

1992
as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
The Prom poster Age: 29

The Prom

1992
as Lana
Rush poster Age: 29

Rush

1991
as Kristen Cates
Crooked Hearts poster Age: 29

Crooked Hearts

1991
as Marriet Hoffman
Backdraft poster Age: 29

Backdraft

1991
as Jennifer Vaitkus
Partners in Life poster Age: 28

Partners in Life

1990
as Blossom
Buried Alive poster Age: 28

Buried Alive

1990
as Joanna Goodman
Miami Blues poster Age: 28

Miami Blues

1990
as Susie Waggoner
The Big Picture poster Age: 27

The Big Picture

1989
as Lydia Johnson
Last Exit to Brooklyn poster Age: 27

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989
as Tralala
Heart of Midnight poster Age: 26

Heart of Midnight

1988
as Carol
Under Cover poster Age: 25

Under Cover

1987
as Tanille Laroux
Sister, Sister poster Age: 25

Sister, Sister

1987
as Lucy Bonnard
Picnic poster Age: 24

Picnic

1986
as Madge Owens
The Men's Club poster Age: 24

The Men's Club

1986
as Teensy
The Hitcher poster Age: 23

The Hitcher

1986
as Nash
Flesh + Blood poster Age: 23

Flesh + Blood

1985
as Agnes
Grandview, U.S.A. poster Age: 22

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984
as Candy Webster
Girls of the White Orchid poster Age: 21

Girls of the White Orchid

1983
as Carol Heath
Easy Money poster Age: 21

Easy Money

1983
as Allison Capuletti
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? poster Age: 21

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

1983
as Andrea Fairchild
The First Time poster Age: 20

The First Time

1982
as Bonnie Dillon
Fast Times at Ridgemont High poster Age: 20

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982
as Stacy Hamilton
Wrong Is Right poster Age: 20

Wrong Is Right

1982
as Young Girl
The Best Little Girl in the World poster Age: 19

The Best Little Girl in the World

1981
as Casey Powell
The Killing of Randy Webster poster Age: 19

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981
as Amy Wheeler
I Think I'm Having A Baby poster Age: 19

I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981
as Laurie Mcintyre
Eyes of a Stranger poster Age: 19

Eyes of a Stranger

1981
as Tracy Harris
Angel City poster Age: 18

Angel City

1980
as Kristy Teeter
The Young Runaways poster Age: 16

The Young Runaways

1978
as Heather
The Spy Who Never Was poster Age: 14

The Spy Who Never Was

1976
as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster

Bishop

as Jillian Graves
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen poster Age: 64

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

2026
as Victoria
All's Fair poster Age: 63

All's Fair

2025
as Cheryl Goodfader
High Potential poster Age: 62

High Potential

2024
as Willa Quinn
Lisey's Story poster Age: 59

Lisey's Story

2021
as Darla Debusher
Hunters poster Age: 58

Hunters

2020
as Chava Apfelbaum
The Hateful Eight poster Age: 57

The Hateful Eight

2019
as Daisy Domergue
Patrick Melrose poster Age: 56

Patrick Melrose

2018
as Eleanor Melrose
Atypical poster Age: 55

Atypical

2017
as Elsa Gardner
The Affair poster Age: 52

The Affair

2014
as Adeline
Fargo poster Age: 52

Fargo

2014
as Lorraine Lyon
Revenge poster Age: 49

Revenge

2011
as Kara Wallace Clarke
Weeds poster Age: 43

Weeds

2005
as Jill Price-Grey
Mission Hill poster Age: 37

Mission Hill

1999
as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)
Hercules poster Age: 36

Hercules

1998
as Tempest (voice)
Twitch City poster Age: 35

Twitch City

1998
as Faith
Spawn poster Age: 35

Spawn

1997
King of the Hill poster Age: 34

King of the Hill

1997
as Amy (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series poster Age: 34

Superman: The Animated Series

1996
as Cetea (voice)
Tracey Takes On... poster Age: 33

Tracey Takes On...

1996
as Paige Garland
Frasier poster Age: 31

Frasier

1993
as Estelle (voice)
HBO First Look poster Age: 30

HBO First Look

1992
Twin Peaks poster Age: 28

Twin Peaks

1990
as Chantal Hutchens
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster Age: 26

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
Trapper John, M.D. poster Age: 17

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
as Karen McCall
Family poster Age: 14

Family

1976
as Jenny Blair
Baretta poster Age: 12

Baretta

1975
as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh)
The Waltons poster Age: 10

The Waltons

1972
as Kathy Seals
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Heather
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Elizabeth Whitcomb
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