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.
97 movies · 33 shows
Crime 101
2026·7.0
Night Always Comes
2025·6.1
Poolman
2024·4.3
Sharp Stick
2022·4.9
Awake
2021·5.9
The Woman in the Window
2021·6.0
Possessor
2020·6.4
QT8: The First Eight
2019·7.2
Sid & Judy
2019·7.4
White Boy Rick
2018·6.3
Annihilation
2018·6.4
LBJ
2017·6.4
Good Time
2017·7.2
Amityville: The Awakening
2017·5.4
Morgan
2016·5.8
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016·0.0
Anomalisa
2015·7.1
The Hateful Eight
2015·7.8
Welcome to Me
2015·5.9
Alex of Venice
2015·5.9
Me
2014·2.5
Jake Squared
2014·3.9
Hateship Loveship
2014·5.8
Open
2014·4.2
Kill Your Darlings
2013·7.0
The Spectacular Now
2013·6.7
The Moment
2013·4.5
Greenberg
2010·5.9
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
2009·0.0
Synecdoche, New York
2008·7.5
Margot at the Wedding
2007·5.8
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006·0.0
Rag Tale
2005·3.4
Easter Sunday
2005·8.0
Palindromes
2005·6.2
The Jacket
2005·6.9
The Machinist
2004·7.5
Childstar
2004·5.2
In the Cut
2003·5.1
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003·5.0
Searching for Debra Winger
2002·6.4
Road to Perdition
2002·7.4
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002·6.5
Crossed Over
2002·5.2
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001·7.5
The Quickie
2001·4.7
The Anniversary Party
2001·5.6
Skipped Parts
2000·6.0
The King Is Alive
2000·5.5
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000·0.0
eXistenZ
1999·6.8
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998·4.8
The Love Letter
1998·6.6
Washington Square
1997·6.2
A Thousand Acres
1997·5.7
Cinema Cinema
1997·8.0
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996·7.1
Kansas City
1996·6.1
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995·8.0
Georgia
1995·5.7
Dolores Claiborne
1995·7.3
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
1994·6.5
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994·5.9
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994·7.1
Short Cuts
1993·7.2
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993·8.0
Single White Female
1992·6.3
The Prom
1992·7.5
Rush
1991·6.6
Crooked Hearts
1991·5.6
Backdraft
1991·6.7
Partners in Life
1990·10.0
Buried Alive
1990·6.7
Miami Blues
1990·6.0
The Big Picture
1989·5.9
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989·6.4
Heart of Midnight
1988·5.7
Under Cover
1987·4.6
Sister, Sister
1987·4.7
Picnic
1986·4.0
The Men's Club
1986·4.0
The Hitcher
1986·7.0
Flesh + Blood
1985·6.6
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984·5.8
Girls of the White Orchid
1983·5.0
Easy Money
1983·6.0
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
1983·8.0
The First Time
1982·4.0
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982·6.8
Wrong Is Right
1982·5.6
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981·5.6
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981·6.0
I Think I'm Having A Baby
1981·6.0
Eyes of a Stranger
1981·6.0
Angel City
1980·6.0
The Young Runaways
1978·7.0
The Spy Who Never Was
1976·8.0