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Jennifer Jason Leigh
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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). Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama Road to Perdition (2002) and the family drama Margot at the Wedding (2007). She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds (2009–2012). She received critical acclaim for her voice work in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa (2015). For her role as fugitive Daisy Domergue in The Hateful Eight (2015), 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 while featuring in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). She has since starred in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023). 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.
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Synecdoche, New York
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eXistenZ
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Crime 101
As Angie
The Hudsucker Proxy
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Anomalisa
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The Hitcher
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The Hateful Eight
As Daisy Domergue
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
As Victoria
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Game On: Cinematic Journeys Through Digital Worlds
From arcade nostalgia to virtual reality epics, these films explore the thrill and terror of living inside the game.
8 films
Neon Fog and the Long Way Home
From Thief's rain-slicked streets to Drive's neon avenues, a journey through neo-noir night drives where every turn tests the driver's moral compass.
8 films
Metamorphosis: Bodies in Flux
From Kafka's insect to Cronenberg's flesh, a journey through cinema's most profound transformations, where identity itself is the shape-shifter.
7 films
When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
What happens when simulated harm, comic violence, or staged ordeals crash into real-world consequences? This collection explores the unsettling borderland where...
8 films
The Threshold of Nowhere
From a furniture store's hidden door to the endless corridors of the mind, this chain maps the liminal spaces where dread and wonder collide.
8 films
Backers and Believers
From a resurrected cult classic to a record-breaking indie sensation, these eight films prove that crowdfunding isn't just about money, it's about community.
7 films
Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents
From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.
9 films
The Ghosts We Carry
A journey through stop-motion films that turn loss into art, from mainstream masterpieces to hidden gems.
8 films
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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026 · Victoria
Crime 101
2026 · Angie
Lisey's Story
2021 · Darla Debusher
Possessor
2020 · Girder
QT8: The First Eight
2019 · Self
The Hateful Eight
2019 · Daisy Domergue
Patrick Melrose
2018 · Eleanor Melrose
Annihilation
2018 · Dr Ventress
Good Time
2017 · Corey Ellman
Anomalisa
2015 · Lisa Hesselman (voice)
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Daisy Domergue
Welcome to Me
2015 · Deb Moseley
Greenberg
2010 · Beth (Beller's Party)
Synecdoche, New York
2008 · Maria
The Machinist
2004 · Stevie
Road to Perdition
2002 · Annie Sullivan
eXistenZ
1999 · Allegra Geller
Dolores Claiborne
1995 · Selena St. George
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Amy Archer
Short Cuts
1993 · Lois Kaiser
Single White Female
1992 · Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
Miami Blues
1990 · Susie Waggoner
The Hitcher
1986 · Nash
Flesh + Blood
1985 · Agnes
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · Stacy Hamilton