Jennifer Jason Leigh
- a.k.a. Jennifer Leigh Morrow
- Jennifer Leigh
- JJL
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Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). She later received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Miami Blues (1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and Short Cuts (1993). Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. In 2001, she co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party. In 2002, Leigh appeared in the neo-noir crime drama film Road to Perdition. In 2007, she starred in the family drama film Margot at the Wedding. She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds as Jill Price-Gray. In 2015, she received critical acclaim for her voice work as Lisa in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, and for her role as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, for which 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. Leigh starred in the science-fiction horror films, Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
German (Deutsch)
Jennifer Jason Leigh begann ihre schauspielerische Laufbahn in den 1970er Jahren mit Gastauftritten in verschiedenen Fernsehsendungen. Ihren Durchbruch beim Film hatte sie 1982 mit ihrer Darstellung der Stacy Hamilton in „Ich glaub’, ich steh’ im Wald“. Im Jahr 2015 wurde sie von der Kritik für ihre Rolle als Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantinos „The Hateful Eight“ gefeiert, für die sie für den Golden Globe, den Critics’ Choice, den BAFTA und den Academy Award als beste Nebendarstellerin nominiert wurde. Leigh ist bekannt für ihre emotional rauen und oft sexuell expliziten Darstellungen verletzlicher und geschädigter Frauen und für ihre intensive, von Methoden inspirierte Recherche für ihre Rollen.
French (Français)
Jennifer Jason Leigh, de son vrai nom Jennifer Lee Morrow, est une actrice américaine, née le 5 février 1962 à Hollywood, en Californie. Elle a également produit, écrit et réalisé quelques films.
- Gender
- female
- Date of Birth
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- Place of Birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA