Jennifer Jason Leigh
Biography
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).…
Filmography
Partners in Life
1990 · 10.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Twitch City
1998 · 8.5
Twin Peaks
1990 · 8.3
High Potential
2024 · 8.3
Fargo
2014 · 8.3
Tracey Takes On...
1996 · 8.2
Spawn
1997 · 8.0
Atypical
2017 · 8.0
The Spy Who Never Was
1976 · 8.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · 7.9
The Hateful Eight
2015 · 7.8
Frasier
1993 · 7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
1996 · 7.7
Revenge
2011 · 7.5
Mission Hill
1999 · 7.5
Synecdoche, New York
2008 · 7.5
Weeds
2005 · 7.5
The Machinist
2004 · 7.5
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · 7.5
The Prom
1992 · 7.5
Patrick Melrose
2018 · 7.5
King of the Hill
1997 · 7.4
Sid & Judy
2019 · 7.4
Road to Perdition
2002 · 7.4
Dolores Claiborne
1995 · 7.3
Short Cuts
1993 · 7.2
Good Time
2017 · 7.2
Family
1976 · 7.2
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996 · 7.1
Hunters
2020 · 7.1
The Waltons
1972 · 7.1
Anomalisa
2015 · 7.1
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · 7.1
Crime 101
2026 · 7.0
The Hateful Eight
2019 · 7.0
The Young Runaways
1978 · 7.0
Kill Your Darlings
2013 · 7.0
The Hitcher
1986 · 7.0
Hercules
1998 · 6.9
The Jacket
2005 · 6.9
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · 6.8
eXistenZ
1999 · 6.8
Buried Alive
1990 · 6.7
The Affair
2014 · 6.7
Backdraft
1991 · 6.7
The Spectacular Now
2013 · 6.7
Rush
1991 · 6.7
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · 6.6
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026 · 6.6
Flesh + Blood
1985 · 6.6
Baretta
1975 · 6.5
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002 · 6.5
The Love Letter
1998 · 6.5
Annihilation
2018 · 6.5
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989 · 6.4
LBJ
2017 · 6.4
Possessor
2020 · 6.4
White Boy Rick
2018 · 6.4
Single White Female
1992 · 6.3
Washington Square
1997 · 6.2
Palindromes
2005 · 6.2
Angel City
1980 · 6.2
Skipped Parts
2000 · 6.1
Kansas City
1996 · 6.1
Night Always Comes
2025 · 6.1
Lisey's Story
2021 · 6.1
Easy Money
1983 · 6.0
Miami Blues
1990 · 6.0
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981 · 6.0
I Think I'm Having A Baby
1981 · 6.0
The Woman in the Window
2021 · 6.0
The Big Picture
1989 · 5.9
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · 5.9
Welcome to Me
2015 · 5.9
Alex of Venice
2015 · 5.9
Eyes of a Stranger
1981 · 5.9
Greenberg
2010 · 5.9
Awake
2021 · 5.9
Morgan
2016 · 5.8
Margot at the Wedding
2007 · 5.8
Hateship Loveship
2014 · 5.8
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984 · 5.7
A Thousand Acres
1997 · 5.7
Heart of Midnight
1988 · 5.7
Georgia
1995 · 5.7
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · 5.6
Wrong Is Right
1982 · 5.6
The Anniversary Party
2001 · 5.6
Crooked Hearts
1991 · 5.6
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981 · 5.6
HBO First Look
1992 · 5.5
The King Is Alive
2000 · 5.5
Amityville: The Awakening
2017 · 5.3
Childstar
2004 · 5.2
In the Cut
2003 · 5.1
Girls of the White Orchid
1983 · 5.0
Sharp Stick
2022 · 4.9
All's Fair
2025 · 4.8
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998 · 4.8
Sister, Sister
1987 · 4.7
The Quickie
2001 · 4.7
Under Cover
1987 · 4.6
The Moment
2013 · 4.5
Poolman
2024 · 4.2
Open
2014 · 4.2
The Men's Club
1986 · 4.0
Jake Squared
2014 · 3.9
Rag Tale
2005 · 3.3
Me
2014 · 2.5
Confession
2026 · 0.0
Far Cry
— · 0.0
Bishop
— · 0.0
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006 · 0.0
Deep Cuts
— · 0.0
New England Toys
— · 0.0