Jennifer Jason Leigh

Did You Know?

• Jennifer quit school six weeks before graduation so she could leave and make her first movie, Eyes Of A Stranger.
• She was named after a good family friend, actor Jason Robards.
• Jennifer used to date actor Jason Patric.
• Jennifer dated actor Eric Stoltz.
• You can see Jennifer in the rock video "Last Cup Of Sorrow" by Faith No More.
• Her real name is Jennifer Lee Morrow.
• She's acted on Broadway too. In 1998, she took over Natasha Richardson's role in "Cabaret".

Movie Highlights

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Jennifer had a part in Stanly Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut but the constant need for reshoots forced her to leave the role.

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Jennifer's big debut came when she starred in Fast Times At Ridgemont High in 1982 at age 20.

Actor Credits

1. Weeds: Season Five (2010)
2. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
3. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
4. Margot at the Wedding (2007)
5. Palindromes (2005)
6. The Jacket (2005)
7. Childstar (2005)
8. The Machinist (2004)
9. In The Cut (2003)
10. Road To Perdition (2002)
11. Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
12. Crossed Over (2002)
13. The Quickie (2002)
14. The Anniversary Party (2001)
15. The King Is Alive (2001)
16. Skipped Parts (2000)
17. eXistenZ (1999)
18. The Love Letter (1998)
19. Thanks Of A Grateful Nation (1998)
20. The Gulf War (1998)
21. Washington Square (1997)
22. A Thousand Acres (1997)
23. Kansas City (1996)
24. Bastard Out Of Carolina (1996)
25. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
26. Georgia (1995)
27. Mrs. Parker And The Vicious Circle (1994)
28. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
29. Short Cuts (1993)
30. Single White Female (1992)
31. Crooked Hearts (1991)
32. Backdraft (1991)
33. Rush (1991)
34. Miami Blues (1990)
35. Buried Alive (1990)
36. The Big Picture (1989)
37. Last Exit To Brooklyn (1989)
38. Heart Of Midnight (1988)
39. Under Cover (1987)
40. Sister, Sister (1987)
41. The Hitcher (1986)
42. Flesh & Blood (1985)
43. Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
44. Easy Money (1983)
45. Girls Of The White Orchid (1983)
46. Death Ride To Osaka (1983)
47. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
48. Wrong Is Right (1982)
49. The First Time (1982)
50. The Best Little Girl In The World (1981)
51. The Killing Of Randy Webster (1981)
52. Eyes Of A Stranger (1981)
53. Angel City (1980)

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