Jennifer Jason Leigh
b. 1962 (age 64)
Hollywood, California, USA
Actress
Writer
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American film and stage actress. She began acting on television during the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows, and her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In 2015, she received widespread critical acclaim for performance as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice, BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leigh is known for her emotionally raw and often sexually explicit portrayals of vulnerable and damaged women, and for her intensive method inspired research into her roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.8
Crime 101
2026 Actress
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★ 6.8
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026 Actress
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★ 5.9
Night Always Comes
2025 Actress
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★ 4.0
Poolman
2023 Actress
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★ 4.9
Sharp Stick
2022 Actress
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★ 4.9
Awake
2021 Actress
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★ 5.9
Lisey's Story
2021 Actress
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★ 6.5
Possessor
2020 Actress
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★ 5.7
The Woman in the Window
2019 Actress
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★ 8.4
The Hateful Eight: Extended Version
2019 Actress
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★ 7.3
QT8: The First Eight
2019 Self
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★ 6.8
Annihilation
2018 Actress
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★ 6.5
White Boy Rick
2018 Actress
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★ 8.0
Patrick Melrose
2018 Actress
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★ 7.3
Good Time
2017 Actress
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★ 8.2
Atypical
2017 Actress
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★ 4.9
Amityville: The Awakening
2017 Actress
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★ 6.5
LBJ
2016 Actress
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★ 7.0
73rd Golden Globe Awards
2016 Self
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★ 7.5
31st Film Independent Spirit Awards
2016 Self
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Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Live
2016 Self
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The 18th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards
2016 Actress
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The Envelope: Oscar Roundtables
2016 Self
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★ 7.8
The Hateful Eight
2015 Actress
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★ 7.2
Anomalisa
2015 Actress
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★ 5.9
Welcome to Me
2014 Actress
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★ 5.0
Me
2014 Actress
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★ 6.7
Open
2014 Actress
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★ 7.0
The Spectacular Now
2013 Actress
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★ 6.4
Kill Your Darlings
2013 Actress
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★ 6.2
Hateship Loveship
2013 Actress
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★ 4.1
Jake Squared
2013 Actress
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★ 4.9
The Moment
2013 Actress
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★ 6.1
Greenberg
2010 Actress
Writer
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Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
2009 Self
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★ 6.0
Margot at the Wedding
2007 Actress
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★ 7.1
The Jacket
2005 Actress
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★ 3.7
Rag Tale
2005 Actress
Writer
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★ 5.9
Easter Sunday
2005 Actress
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Beneath the Roses
2005 Actress
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★ 7.6
The Machinist
2004 Actress
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★ 6.7
Palindromes
2004 Actress
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★ 5.9
Childstar
2004 Actress
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★ 5.4
In the Cut
2003 Actress
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★ 6.2
Tussen de sterren
2003 Self
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★ 7.6
Road to Perdition
2002 Actress
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★ 6.0
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002 Actress
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★ 5.3
Crossed Over
2002 Actress
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★ 6.5
The Making of 'Road to Perdition'
2002 Self
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★ 8.0
A Salute to Robert Altman, an American Maverick
2002 Self
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★ 6.3
The Anniversary Party
2001 Actress
Director
Writer
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★ 5.7
The Quickie
2001 Actress
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The Skyy Short Film Awards
2001 Self
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★ 6.2
Skipped Parts
2000 Actress
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★ 6.3
The King Is Alive
2000 Actress
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★ 6.8
eXistenZ
1999 Actress
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★ 7.2
The Love Letter
1998 Actress
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★ 6.2
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998 Actress
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★ 6.1
A Thousand Acres
1997 Actress
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★ 6.6
Washington Square
1997 Actress
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★ 7.3
Cinema Cinema
1997 Self
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🎞️
★ 6.6
On the Set of 'Washington Square'
1997 Self
Actress
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★ 5.6
Agnieszka Holland on the Set
1997 Self
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★ 6.3
Kansas City
1996 Actress
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★ 7.3
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996 Actress
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★ 7.4
Dolores Claiborne
1995 Actress
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★ 6.5
Georgia
1995 Actress
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★ 7.2
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 Actress
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★ 6.4
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 Actress
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★ 4.8
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
1994 Actress
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★ 7.6
Short Cuts
1993 Actress
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★ 6.9
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 Self
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★ 6.4
Single White Female
1992 Actress
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★ 5.9
The Prom
1992 Actress
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★ 6.7
Backdraft
1991 Actress
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★ 6.7
Rush
1991 Actress
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★ 5.9
Crooked Hearts
1991 Actress
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★ 6.4
Miami Blues
1990 Actress
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★ 6.5
Buried Alive
1990 Actress
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★ 3.7
Partners in Life
1990 Actress
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★ 6.8
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989 Actress
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★ 6.2
The Big Picture
1989 Actress
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★ 5.4
Heart of Midnight
1988 Actress
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★ 5.5
Sister, Sister
1987 Actress
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★ 4.8
Under Cover
1987 Actress
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★ 7.2
The Hitcher
1986 Actress
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★ 6.7
Picnic
1986 Actress
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★ 6.7
Flesh+Blood
1985 Actress
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★ 5.5
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984 Actress
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★ 5.1
Girls of the White Orchid
1983 Actress
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★ 7.5
The Making of 'Easy Money'
1983 Self
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★ 7.1
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 Actress
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★ 5.2
The First Time
1982 Actress
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★ 6.0
Eyes of a Stranger
1981 Actress
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★ 6.3
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981 Actress
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★ 6.0
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981 Actress
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★ 6.9
Angel City
1980 Actress
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New England Toys
Actress
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Bishop
Actress
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Deep Cuts
Actress