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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Acting · Born February 5, 1962 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Movies with Jennifer Jason Leigh

• Crime 101 (2026) — Angie
• The Hateful Eight (2015) — Daisy Domergue
• Annihilation (2018) — Dr Ventress
• Road to Perdition (2002) — Annie Sullivan
• The Machinist (2004) — Stevie
• The Spectacular Now (2013) — Sara Keely
• The Hitcher (1986) — Nash
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) — Stacy Hamilton
• Night Always Comes (2025) — Doreen
• Good Time (2017) — Corey Ellman
• Backdraft (1991) — Jennifer Vaitkus
• The Jacket (2005) — Dr. Beth Lorenson

TV shows with Jennifer Jason Leigh

• Twin Peaks (1990) — Chantal Hutchens
• Fargo (2014) — Lorraine Lyon
• Weeds (2005) — Jill Price-Grey
• Revenge (2011) — Kara Wallace Clarke
• Hunters (2020) — Chava Apfelbaum
• Atypical (2017) — Elsa Gardner
• Lisey's Story (2021) — Darla Debusher
• Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026) — Victoria