
Acting
February 4, 1962 (63 years old)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Jennifer Leigh Morrow
Jennifer Leigh
JJL
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer 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 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). She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994).
Leigh starred in a 1995 film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia. She co-wrote and co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party (2001). Leigh starred in the crime drama Road to Perdition (2002) and the family drama Margot at the Wedding (2007). She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds (2009–2012). She received critical acclaim for her voice work in Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa (2015). 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. From 2017 to 2021, she starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series Atypical while featuring in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020). She has since starred in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023).
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.

Crime 101
2026

All's Fair
2025
as Cheryl Goodfader

Night Always Comes
2025
as Doreen

Poolman
2024
as Susan Kerkovish

Sharp Stick
2022
as Marilyn

Awake
2021
as Dr. Murphy

Lisey's Story
2021
as Darla Debusher

The Woman in the Window
2021
as Jane Russell 2

Possessor
2020
as Girder

Hunters
2020
as Chava Apfelbaum

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self

Sid & Judy
2019
as Judy Garland (voice)

White Boy Rick
2018
as Alex Snyder

Patrick Melrose
2018
as Eleanor Melrose

Annihilation
2018
as Dr Ventress

LBJ
2017
as Lady Bird Johnson

Good Time
2017
as Corey Ellman

Atypical
2017
as Elsa Gardner

Amityville: The Awakening
2017
as Joan Walker

Twin Peaks: The Return
2017
as Chantal Hutchens