Jennifer Jason Leigh\u00a0(born\u00a0Jennifer 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\u00a0Fast Times at Ridgemont High\u00a0(1982). She received critical praise for her performances in\u00a0Last Exit to Brooklyn\u00a0(1989),\u00a0Miami Blues\u00a0(1990),\u00a0Backdraft (1991),\u00a0Single White Female\u00a0(1992), and\u00a0The Hudsucker Proxy\u00a0(1994). She was nominated for a\u00a0Golden Globe\u00a0for her portrayal of\u00a0Dorothy Parker\u00a0in\u00a0Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994).<\/p>\n
Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter\u00a0Barbara Turner, titled\u00a0Georgia. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with\u00a0Alan Cumming\u00a0titled\u00a0The Anniversary Party\u00a0(2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama\u00a0Road to Perdition\u00a0(2002) and the family drama\u00a0Margot at the Wedding\u00a0(2007). She had a recurring role on the\u00a0Showtime\u00a0comedy-drama series\u00a0Weeds (2009\u20132012). She received critical acclaim for her voice work in\u00a0Charlie Kaufman’s\u00a0Anomalisa (2015). For her role as fugitive Daisy Domergue in\u00a0The Hateful Eight\u00a0(2015), she was nominated for the\u00a0Golden Globe\u00a0and\u00a0Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. From 2017 to 2021, she starred in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0comedy-drama series\u00a0Atypical while featuring in the science fiction films\u00a0Annihilation\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0Possessor\u00a0(2020). She has since starred in the\u00a0fifth season\u00a0of the crime drama series\u00a0Fargo\u00a0(2023).<\/p>\n
For her stage work, Leigh was nominated for a\u00a0Drama Desk\u00a0award for her\u00a0off-Broadway performance as Beverly Moss in\u00a0Mike Leigh’s\u00a0Abigail’s Party. Her\u00a0Broadway\u00a0debut occurred in 1998 when she became the replacement for the role of\u00a0Sally Bowles\u00a0in the musical\u00a0Cabaret.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jennifer Jason Leigh\u00a0(born\u00a0Jennifer 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\u00a0Fast Times at Ridgemont High\u00a0(1982). She received critical praise for her performances in\u00a0Last Exit to Brooklyn\u00a0(1989),\u00a0Miami Blues\u00a0(1990),\u00a0Backdraft (1991),\u00a0Single White Female\u00a0(1992), and\u00a0The Hudsucker Proxy\u00a0(1994). She was nominated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-662","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n