Jennifer Jason Leigh
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 cowrote and codirected 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 comedydrama series Weeds 20092012 She received critical acclaim for her voice work in Charlie Kaufmans 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 comedydrama 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 offBroadway performance as Beverly Moss in Mike Leighs Abigails Party Her Broadway debut occurred in 1998 when she became the replacement for the role of Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret
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