Jennifer Jason Leigh

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.

Known For

The Hateful Eight Not in library

The Hateful Eight

2015

Annihilation Not in library

Annihilation

2018

The Machinist Not in library

The Machinist

2004

Road to Perdition Not in library

Road to Perdition

2002

Fargo Not in library

Fargo

2014

Good Time Not in library

Good Time

2017

The Spectacular Now Not in library

The Spectacular Now

2013

Twin Peaks Not in library

Twin Peaks

1990

eXistenZ Not in library

eXistenZ

1999

The Woman in the Window Not in library

The Woman in the Window

2021

Acting

2026 Crime 101 as Angie
2026 Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen as Victoria (8 episodes) In Library
2025 Night Always Comes as Doreen
2025 All's Fair as Cheryl Goodfader (1 episode)
2024 Poolman as Susan Kerkovish
2024 High Potential as Willa Quinn (2 episodes)
2022 Sharp Stick as Marilyn
2021 The Woman in the Window as Jane Russell 2
2021 Awake as Dr. Murphy
2021 Lisey's Story as Darla Debusher (8 episodes)
2020 Possessor as Girder
2020 Hunters as Chava Apfelbaum (8 episodes)
2019 Sid & Judy as Judy Garland (voice)
2019 QT8: The First Eight as Self
2018 Annihilation as Dr Ventress
2018 White Boy Rick as Alex Snyder
2018 Patrick Melrose as Eleanor Melrose (5 episodes)
2017 Amityville: The Awakening as Joan Walker
2017 LBJ as Lady Bird Johnson
2017 Good Time as Corey Ellman
2017 Atypical as Elsa Gardner (38 episodes)
2016 Morgan as Dr. Kathy Grieff
2016 None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa as Self
2015 Welcome to Me as Deb Moseley
2015 The Hateful Eight as Daisy Domergue
2015 Alex of Venice as Maureen
2015 Anomalisa as Lisa Hesselman (voice)
2014 Hateship Loveship as Chloe
2014 Jake Squared as Sheryl
2014 Me as Kelly
2014 Open as Holly
2014 Fargo as Lorraine Lyon (10 episodes)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014 The Affair as Adeline (2 episodes)
2013 Kill Your Darlings as Naomi Ginsberg
2013 The Spectacular Now as Sara Keely
2013 The Moment as Lee
2011 Revenge as Kara Wallace Clarke (7 episodes)
2010 Greenberg as Beth (Beller's Party)
2009 Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion as Self
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2008 Synecdoche, New York as Maria
2007 Margot at the Wedding as Pauline
2006 The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2005 The Jacket as Dr. Beth Lorenson
2005 Rag Tale as Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton
2005 Palindromes as 'Mark' Aviva
2005 Easter Sunday as Mother
2005 Weeds as Jill Price-Grey (52 episodes)
2004 The Machinist as Stevie
2004 Childstar as Suzanne
2003 In the Cut as Pauline
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition as Self (archive footage)
2002 Road to Perdition as Annie Sullivan
2002 Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)
2002 Crossed Over as Karla Faye Tucker
2002 Hey Arnold! The Movie as Bridget (voice)
2001 The Anniversary Party as Sally Nash Therrian
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There as Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
2001 The Quickie as Lisa
2000 The King Is Alive as Gina
2000 Skipped Parts as Lydia Callahan
2000 Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier as Self
1999 eXistenZ as Allegra Geller
1999 Mission Hill as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice) (1 episode)
1999 Where Are They Now? as Self (1 episode)
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation as Teri Small
1998 The Love Letter as Lizzie Whitcomb
1998 Hercules as Tempest (voice)
1998 Twitch City as Faith (1 episode)
1997 Washington Square as Catherine Sloper
1997 A Thousand Acres as Caroline Cook
1997 Cinema Cinema as Herself
1997 King of the Hill as Amy (voice) (1 episode)
1997 Spawn
1996 Kansas City as Blondie O'Hara
1996 Bastard Out of Carolina as Anney Boatwright
1996 Superman: The Animated Series as Cetea (voice) (1 episode)
1996 Tracey Takes On... as Paige Garland (1 episode)
1995 Dolores Claiborne as Selena St. George
1995 Georgia as Sadie Flood
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Dorothy Parker
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy as Amy Archer
1994 Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker as Self
1994 Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1993 Short Cuts as Lois Kaiser
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1993 Frasier as Estelle (voice) (1 episode)
1992 Single White Female as Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
1992 The Prom as Lana
1992 HBO First Look
1991 Backdraft as Jennifer Vaitkus
1991 Rush as Kristen Cates
1991 Crooked Hearts as Marriet Hoffman
1990 Miami Blues as Susie Waggoner
1990 Buried Alive as Joanna Goodman
1990 Partners in Life as Blossom
1990 Twin Peaks as Chantal Hutchens (6 episodes)
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn as Tralala
1989 The Big Picture as Lydia Johnson
1988 Heart of Midnight as Carol
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1987 Under Cover as Tanille Laroux
1987 Sister, Sister as Lucy Bonnard
1986 The Hitcher as Nash
1986 The Men's Club as Teensy
1986 Picnic as Madge Owens
1985 Flesh + Blood as Agnes
1984 Grandview, U.S.A. as Candy Webster
1983 Easy Money as Allison Capuletti
1983 Girls of the White Orchid as Carol Heath
1983 Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? as Andrea Fairchild
1982 Wrong Is Right as Young Girl
1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Stacy Hamilton
1982 The First Time as Bonnie Dillon
1981 Eyes of a Stranger as Tracy Harris
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster as Amy Wheeler
1981 The Best Little Girl in the World as Casey Powell
1981 I Think I'm Having A Baby as Laurie Mcintyre
1980 Angel City as Kristy Teeter
1979 Trapper John, M.D. as Karen McCall (1 episode)
1978 The Young Runaways as Heather
1976 The Spy Who Never Was as Girl Playing with Ball (uncredited)
1976 Family as Jenny Blair (1 episode)
1975 Baretta as Marcie (as Jennifer Leigh) (1 episode)
1972 The Waltons as Kathy Seals (1 episode)
1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Heather (1 episode)
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Elizabeth Whitcomb (1 episode)
New England Toys
Deep Cuts
Bishop as Jillian Graves (1 episode)

Directing

2001 The Anniversary Party Director

Writing

2010 Greenberg Story
2001 The Anniversary Party Writer

Production

2017 Atypical Producer
2010 Greenberg Producer
2001 The Anniversary Party Producer
2000 Skipped Parts Co-Producer
1995 Georgia Producer

Crew

2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Thanks
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Thanks