Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

1962

Active years (films on this site)

1993–2015

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeThrillerMystery

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaWomen DirectorsBlockbuster AuteursBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

Robert Altman1 filmThe Coen Brothers1 filmAgnieszka Holland1 filmSam Mendes1 filmJane Campion1 filmQuentin Tarantino1 film

Biography

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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress 1990
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 1994
• Genie Awards 2005

National / local

• MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 1993

6 films on this site

1. Short Cuts 1993 · Robert Altman · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Washington Square 1997 · Agnieszka Holland · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. Road to Perdition 2002 · Sam Mendes · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
5. In the Cut 2003 · Jane Campion · IMDb 5.4 · Cast
6. The Hateful Eight 2015 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 7.8 · Cast