Jennifer Jason Leigh
Biography
Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress who began on television in the 1970s and broke through in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She drew praise for Miami Blues (1990), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Single White Female (1992), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), and Backdraft (1991), and earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). With Alan Cumming, she wrote and directed The Anniversary Party (2001). Later credits include Road to Perdition (2002) and Margot at the Wedding (2007), and she had a recurring part on Weeds from 2009 to 2012. The Hateful Eight (2015) brought her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. She starred in Atypical from 2017 to 2021 and appeared in Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020), later joining Fargo in 2023. Her stage work earned a Drama Desk nomination for Abigail's Party, and she made her Broadway debut in Cabaret in 1998.
64years old
Turns 65 on February 5in 114 days
- Born Hollywood
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Jennifer Lee Morrow (birth name)Also credited as Jennifer Leigh Morrow
Movie Career
- Films
- 61
- Career span
- 45 years1981 to 2026
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About the name
Leigh was born Jennifer Leigh Morrow, but she changed her surname early in her acting career and adopted the middle name Jason to honor the actor Jason Robards, a family friend.
Early training
Leigh was 14 when she went to acting workshops led by Lee Strasberg and to the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in Loch Sheldrake, New York.
Jennifer Jason Leigh movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Charlie Kaufman directed two of these films, Noah Baumbach two and Robert Altman two. Eight actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Charlie Kaufman
All films by Noah Baumbach
All films by Robert Altman
Also three films together2 more actors
- Tom NoonanAnomalisa (2015), Synecdoche, New York (2008) and Easy Money (1983)
- Susan TraylorMe (2014), Greenberg (2010) and Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jennifer Jason Leigh's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$949 million
43 of the 61 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 61 films: 43 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 43Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 77% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$181M19.1% of the total
- 2$156M16.4% of the total
- 3$152M16.1% of the total
- 4$73M7.7% of the total
- 5$48M5.1% of the total
- 6$46M4.9% of the total
- 7$43M4.5% of the total
- 8$29M3.1% of the total
$220 millionfrom the other 35 films with a worldwide figure, 23% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1990 to 2005.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Genie Awards | Won | |
| 1994 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Won |
| 1993 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | Single White Female | Won |
| 1990 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.