Person
Jessica Harper
Born 3 October 1949 76 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA Who else is 76? → TMDB ↗
Jessica Randolph Harper (born October 3, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and subsequently featured in films including Love and Death (1975), Inserts (1975), and My Favorite Year (1982). She is best known for her portrayal of Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic Suspiria (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake.
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The numbers
18age in their first credit on record (1968)
58years on screen and counting
4credits in 2026, their busiest year
49dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 76 Fantasy Life
2026as Toby
Age: 76 Kill Me
2026
Age: 76 Carousel
2026as Rebecca's Mother
Age: 75 Nightbitch
2024as Norma
Age: 74 Memory
2023as Samantha
Age: 73 Bones and All
2022as Barbara Kerns
Age: 72 The Lady of the Dunes
2022as The Narrator
Age: 69 Suspiria
2018as Anke
Age: 60 House Broken
2009as DWP Clerk
Age: 52 Minority Report
2002as Anne Lively
Age: 47 On the Edge of Innocence
1997as Alice Walker
Age: 46 Boys
1996as Mrs. John Baker
Age: 45 Safe
1995as Joyce
Age: 44 Mr. Wonderful
1993as Funny Face
Age: 40 Big Man on Campus
1989as Dr. Fisk
Age: 39 Eat a Bowl of Tea
1989as American Prostitute (uncredited)
Age: 38 The Blue Iguana
1988as Cora
Age: 38 Once Again
1987as Carrie
Age: 36 The Imagemaker
1986as Cynthia
Age: 35 When Dreams Come True
1985as Annie
Age: 32 My Favorite Year
1982as K.C. Downing
Age: 32 Pennies from Heaven
1981as Joan
Age: 31 Shock Treatment
1981as Janet Majors
Age: 30 Stardust Memories
1980as Daisy
Age: 29 The Evictors
1979as Ruth Watkins
Age: 27 Suspiria
1977as Suzy Bannion
Age: 25 Love and Death
1975as Natasha
Age: 25 Inserts
1975as Cathy Cake
Age: 25 ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
Age: 25 Phantom of the Paradise
1974as Phoenix
Age: 23 The Garden Party
1973as Peggy
Age: 21 Taking Off
1971as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
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TV credits
Age: 76 Love Story
2026as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Age: 73 Fatal Attraction
2023as Sophie
Age: 72 The Old Man
2022as Cheryl Harper
Age: 70 See
2019as Cora
Age: 51 Crossing Jordan
2001as Dorris Meisner
Age: 47 Ally McBeal
1997as Sister Helen
Age: 46 7th Heaven
1996as Norma Moon
Age: 44 Chicago Hope
1994as Phyllis Church
Age: 39 Tales from the Crypt
1989as Marie
Age: 37 Wiseguy
1987
Age: 36 It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986as Phoebe Bass
Age: 35 The Equalizer
1985as Kate Parnell
Age: 35 Moonlighting
1985as Janine Dalton
Age: 34 Tales from the Darkside
1984as Prudence
Age: 29 Studs Lonigan
1979as Loretta Lonigan
Age: 28 Aspen
1977as Kit Kendrick
Age: 18 Hawaii Five-O
1968as Sunny Mandell