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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Born 1962 · American actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh 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), and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). 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.

Jennifer Jason Leigh, in order

  1. 1978 The Young Runaways: acted · directed by Russ Mayberry
  2. 1981 Eyes of a Stranger: acted · directed by Ken Wiederhorn
  3. 1981 The Best Little Girl in the World (TV movie): acted · directed by Sam O'Steen
  4. 1981 The Killing of Randy Webster: acted · directed by Sam Wanamaker
  5. 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High: acted · directed by Amy Heckerling · critics 79%, audiences 80% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
  6. 1982 Wrong Is Right: acted · directed by Richard Brooks
  7. 1983 Easy Money: acted · directed by James Signorelli · critics 50%, audiences 59% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi
  8. 1984 Grandview, U.S.A.: acted · directed by Randal Kleiser · audiences 38%
  9. 1985 Flesh and Blood: acted · directed by Paul Verhoeven · critics 82%, audiences 63% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  10. 1986 The Hitcher: acted · directed by Robert Harmon
  11. 1986 The Men's Club: acted · directed by Peter Medak
  12. 1987 Sister, Sister: acted · directed by Bill Condon · audiences 51% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
  13. 1987 Undercover: acted · directed by John Stockwell
  14. 1988 Heart of Midnight: acted · directed by Matthew Chapman
  15. 1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn: acted · directed by Uli Edel
  16. 1989 The Big Picture: acted · directed by Christopher Guest
  17. 1990 Miami Blues: acted · directed by George Armitage
  18. 1991 Backdraft: acted · directed by Ron Howard · critics 71%, audiences 75% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  19. 1991 Crooked Hearts: acted · directed by Michael Bortman · audiences 39% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  20. 1991 Rush: acted · directed by Lili Fini Zanuck
  21. 1992 Single White Female: acted · directed by Barbet Schroeder
  22. 1993 Short Cuts: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 95%, audiences 88%
  23. 1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph · critics 77%, audiences 61%
  24. 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy: acted · directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen · critics 61%, audiences 79% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Tubi
  25. 1995 Dolores Claiborne: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford
  26. 1995 Georgia: produced, acted · directed by Ulu Grosbard
  27. 1996 Bastard Out of Carolina: acted · directed by Anjelica Huston
  28. 1996 Kansas City: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 55%, audiences 44% · streaming on Prime Video
  29. 1997 A Thousand Acres: acted · directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
  30. 1997 Washington Square: acted · directed by Agnieszka Holland
  31. 1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation (TV movie): acted · directed by Rod Holcomb
  32. 1999 Existenz: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 76%, audiences 69% · streaming on Plex
  33. 2001 Skipped Parts: acted · directed by Tamra Davis
  34. 2001 The Anniversary Party: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  35. 2001 The King Is Alive: acted · directed by Kristian Levring
  36. 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There: acted · directed by Joel Coen · critics 81%, audiences 85%
  37. 2001 The Quickie: acted · directed by Sergei Bodrov
  38. 2002 Road to Perdition: acted · directed by Sam Mendes · critics 82%, audiences 86% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  39. 2002 Searching for Debra Winger: acted · directed by Rosanna Arquette · critics 80%, audiences 58%
  40. 2003 In the Cut: acted · directed by Jane Campion · critics 35%, audiences 34%
  41. 2004 Childstar: acted · directed by Don McKellar
  42. 2004 Palindromes: acted · directed by Todd Solondz
  43. 2004 The Machinist: acted · directed by Brad Anderson · critics 76%, audiences 83% · streaming on Paramount+, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
  44. 2005 Rag Tale: acted · directed by Mary McGuckian
  45. 2005 The Jacket: acted · directed by John Maybury · critics 44%, audiences 73% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
  46. 2005 Weeds (TV series): acted · directed by Craig Zisk
  47. 2007 Margot at the Wedding: acted · directed by Noah Baumbach · critics 51%, audiences 40% · streaming on Kanopy
  48. 2008 Synecdoche, New York: acted · directed by Charlie Kaufman · critics 69%, audiences 71% · streaming on Fawesome
  49. 2010 Greenberg: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Noah Baumbach · critics 76%, audiences 42%
  50. 2011 Revenge (TV series): acted
  51. 2013 Hateship, Loveship: acted · directed by Liza Johnson
  52. 2013 Jake Squared: acted · directed by Howard Goldberg
  53. 2013 Kill Your Darlings: acted · directed by John Krokidas
  54. 2013 The Moment: acted · directed by Jane Weinstock
  55. 2013 The Spectacular Now: acted · directed by James Ponsoldt
  56. 2014 Welcome to Me: acted · directed by Shira Piven · critics 74%, audiences 46% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  57. 2015 The Hateful Eight: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 74%, audiences 77% · streaming on Tubi
  58. 2016 LBJ: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 55%, audiences 55% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  59. 2016 Morgan: acted · directed by Luke Scott · critics 38%, audiences 30%
  60. 2017 Amityville: The Awakening: acted · directed by Franck Khalfoun
  61. 2017 Atypical (TV series): produced, acted · directed by Seth Gordon
  62. 2017 Good Time: acted · directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie · critics 91%, audiences 82%
  63. 2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure (short film): wrote · directed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers
  64. 2017 Twin Peaks (TV series): acted · directed by David Lynch and Mark Frost
  65. 2018 Annihilation: acted · directed by Alex Garland · critics 88%, audiences 67% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  66. 2018 Patrick Melrose (TV series): acted · directed by Edward Berger
  67. 2018 White Boy Rick: acted · directed by Yann Demange
  68. 2020 Possessor: acted · directed by Brandon Cronenberg
  69. 2021 Awake: acted · directed by Mark Raso
  70. 2021 Lisey's Story (TV series): acted · directed by Pablo Larraín
  71. 2021 The Woman in the Window: acted · directed by Joe Wright · critics 25%, audiences 32% · streaming on Netflix
  72. 2022 Sharp Stick: acted · directed by Lena Dunham
  73. 2023 Poolman: acted · directed by Chris Pine
  74. 2025 Night Always Comes: acted · directed by Benjamin Caron
  75. 2026 Confession: acted · directed by Václav Marhoul
  76. 2026 Crime 101: acted · directed by Bart Layton
  77. Deep Cuts: acted · directed by Sean Durkin