Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Known For: Acting
- Birthday: 05-02-1962
- Gender: Female
- Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also Known As:
Jennifer Leigh Morrow
Jennifer Leigh
- Popularity: 6.99
- Homepage: N/A
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Jennifer Jason Leigh began acting on television during the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows, and her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In 2015, she received widespread critical acclaim for performance as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice, BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leigh is known for her emotionally raw and often sexually explicit portrayals of vulnerable and damaged women, and for her intensive method inspired research into her roles.
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| Year | Movie | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | eXistenZ | as Allegra Geller |
| 1996 | Kansas City | as Blondie O'Hara |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | as Dorothy Parker |
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | as Anney Boatwright |
| 1997 | Washington Square | as Catherine Sloper |
| 1995 | Georgia | as Sadie Flood |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | as Carol Heath |
| 2002 | Crossed Over | as Karla Faye Tucker |
| 1992 | The Prom | as Lana |
| 2013 | The Moment | as Lee |
| 2017 | Amityville: The Awakening | as Joan Walker |
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight | as Carol |
| 1981 | I Think I'm Having A Baby | as Laurie Mcintyre |
| 2004 | The Machinist | as Stevie |
| 1991 | Rush | as Kristen Cates |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | as Amy Archer |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | as Selena St. George |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | as Sally Therrian |
| 1992 | Single White Female | as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson |
| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | as Tralala |
| 1985 | Flesh + Blood | as Agnes |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | as Stacy Hamilton |
| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | as Pauline |
| 1990 | Miami Blues | as Susie Waggoner |
| 1990 | Buried Alive | as Joanna Goodman |
| 2001 | The Quickie | as Lisa |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | as Teri Small |
| 1998 | The Love Letter | as Elizabeth Whitcomb |
| 1981 | Eyes of a Stranger | as Tracy Harris |
| 2005 | Rag Tale | as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton |
| 1987 | Under Cover | as Tanille Laroux |
| 1987 | Sister, Sister | as Lucy Bonnard |
| 2018 | Annihilation | as Dr Ventress |
| 2005 | Easter Sunday | as Mother |
| 2000 | The King Is Alive | as Gina |
| 2002 | Road to Perdition | as Annie Sullivan |
| 2003 | In the Cut | as Pauline |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | as Maria |
| 1986 | The Hitcher | as Nash |
| 1981 | The Best Little Girl in the World | as Casey Powell |
| 1982 | The First Time | as Bonnie Dillon |
| 2014 | Jake Squared | as Sheryl |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | as Daisy Domergue |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick | as Alex Snyder |
| 2017 | Good Time | as Corey Ellman |
| 2014 | Open | as Holly |
| 2020 | Possessor Uncut | as Girder |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' | |
| 2019 | Sid & Judy | as Judy Garland (voice) |
| 1970 | Awake | |
| 1986 | Picnic | as Madge Owens |
| 2015 | Anomalisa | as Lisa Hesselman (voice) |
| 2016 | None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa | as Self |
| 2005 | The Jacket | as Dr. Beth Lorenson |
| 2010 | Greenberg | as Beth |
| 2000 | Skipped Parts | as Lydia Callahan |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | as Lydia Johnson |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | as Caroline Cook |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | as Candy Webster |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | as Amy Wheeler |
| 2013 | Hateship Loveship | as Chloe |
| 2017 | LBJ | as Lady Bird Johnson |
| 1991 | Backdraft | as Jennifer Vaitkus |
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts | as Marriet Hoffman |
| 2014 | Me | as Kelly |
| 2004 | Palindromes | as 'Mark' Aviva |
| 1990 | Partners in Life | as Blossom |
| 2004 | Childstar | as Suzanne |
| 2013 | The Spectacular Now | as Sara Keely |
| 1980 | Angel City | as Kristy Teeter |
| 2016 | Morgan | as Dr. Kathy Grieff |
| 2016 | Journey to the Oscars | as Herself |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | as Herself |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | as Herself - Actress |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold! The Movie | as Bridget |
| 2014 | Welcome to Me | as Deb Moseley |
| 1970 | The Woman in the Window | as Jane Russell |
| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings | as Naomi Ginsberg |
| 1994 | Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker | |
| 2018 | The Making of Annihilation | |
| 2000 | Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier | |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | as Lois Kaiser |
| 2002 | The Making of Road to Perdition | as Herself |
| 1983 | Easy Money | as Allison Capuletti |
| 1986 | The Men's Club | as Teensy |
| 2015 | Alex of Venice | as Maureen |
| 1978 | The Young Runaways | as Heather |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | as Female Inmate |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | as Young Girl |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | |
| 1976 | The Spy Who Never Was | as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited) |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | |
| 2010 | Greenberg | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | |
| 1995 | Georgia | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | |
| 2010 | Greenberg |