Jennifer Jason Leigh
Birth name	Jennifer Lee Morrow
Born	February 5, 1962 (1962-02-05) (age 45) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Noah Baumbach (2005-)
Parents	Vic Morrow (1929-1982) Barbara Turner (b.1936)
Awards Golden Globe Awards Best Ensemble Cast 1994 Short Cuts Other Awards NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress 1990 Last Exit to Brooklyn and Miami Blues NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1995 Georgia

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Her work has drawn high critical praise. Salon magazine praised her as “one of America’s best actors”, Paul Verhoeven, who directed her in Flesh & Blood, similarly claimed “There is no greater actress working in America”, and in 1994 Vogue magazine claimed “Leigh sets a standard that all future film actresses must attempt to match… (She has) an extraordinary range and power. The proof is in her diverse, courageous and mesmerizing body of work”. She has already received three separate career tributes – at the Telluride Film Festival in 1993, a special award for her contribution to independent cinema from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2002, and a week-long retrospective showing of her film work held by the American Cinematheque at Los Angeles’ Egyptian Theatre in June 2001. In addition to these achievements, Leigh was selected as one of "America's 10 Most Beautiful Women" by Harper's Bazaar magazine in 1989. Screenshot of Salon. ... Paul Verhoeven (IPA: [pÊŒul vÉ›rhuvÉ™n]) (born July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Flesh & Blood (1985) is a film directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... 32nd Poster, by Dave McKean The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... Graumans Egyptian Theatre, 1922 Graumans Egyptian Theatre, at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California is a world famous movie theatre that opened in 1922. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Harpers & Queen. ...

Biography

Early career

Born Jennifer Lee Morrow in Hollywood, California, she is the daughter of Combat! actor Vic Morrow and Pollock screenwriter Barbara Turner, both of whom were Jewish, although Leigh was raised mostly without religion. Leigh changed her middle and last name, taking the middle name "Jason" in honor of a family friend, Academy Award winning actor Jason Robards. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Victor Vic Morrow (February 14, 1929 - July 23, 1982) born Bronx, New York was a Jewish-American actor. ... Pollock is a 2000 biographical film which tells the life story of artist Jackson Pollock. ... Barbara Turner (July 14, 1936 - ) is married to Charles Sachs. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

At the age of 14 she attended summer acting workshops given by Lee Strasberg and received her Screen Actors Guild membership in an episode of the TV show Baretta when she was 16. An episode of The Waltons and several TV movies followed, including an unusually powerful portrayal of an anorexic teenager in The Best Little Girl in the World, for which Leigh wasted away to a skeletal 86lbs under medical supervision. She made her screen debut as a blind, deaf and mute rape victim in the 1980 slasher flick Eyes of a Stranger. In 1982 she played a teenager who gets pregnant in Amy Heckerling’s popular high-school comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which served as a launching pad for several then-unknown future stars besides Leigh, including Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards, and Phoebe Cates. Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... The cover of the Baretta Season 1 DVD set. ... For other uses, see The Waltons (disambiguation). ... Anorexia (deriving from the Greek word ανορεξία = without appetite (αν = without + όρεξη = appetite)) is the medical name for loss of appetite. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ... // This is the year of film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which will become the highest grossing movie for almost 15 years (until Titanic), earning double or triple against any major film of the 1980s. ... Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American film director, one of the few women directors to have produced multiple box-office hits. ... “Ridgemont High School” redirects here. ... Sean Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor and director, known for playing intense, often humorless and unsympathetic characters. ... Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Judge Reinhold is the stage name of Edward Ernest Reinhold, Jr. ... Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... This article is about the American actor. ... Phoebe Cates (born on July 16, 1963) is an American film actress known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins. ...

Adult roles

As an adult, Leigh gravitated towards portraying fragile, damaged or neurotic characters. Her waify, baby-doll looks soon got her cast as victims – a virginal princess kidnapped and raped by mercenaries in Paul Verhoeven’s medieval adventure Flesh & Blood (1985), an innocent waitress dismembered with a semi truck in The Hitcher (1986), and a young woman on the verge of a mental breakdown in the seedy nightclub inherited from her uncle in Heart of Midnight (1989). Flesh & Blood (1985) is a film directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... For the episode of The Mighty Boosh, see Hitcher. ... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... This article is about Dungeons & Dragons Campaign setting. ... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ...

It wasn’t until 1990 that Leigh made a significant career breakthrough when she was voted the year’s Best Supporting Actress, by both the New York Film Critics Circle and the Boston Society of Film Critics for her portrayals of two very different prostitutes: first as the tough, emotionally numb sex worker Tralala in Last Exit to Brooklyn, and then as the sweet waif whose dreams of suburban bliss are shattered by psychopathic ex-con Alec Baldwin in Miami Blues. Next followed another harrowing performance as an undercover narcotics policewoman who becomes a junkie in the line of duty in Rush (1991), and the role with which most filmgoers associate her: Hedy, the psychopathic “roommate from hell” in the thriller Single White Female (1992). Leigh was perfectly cast as the needy, frumpy emotional vampire intent on stealing Bridget Fonda’s identity, in the process creating one of the screen’s creepiest female psychopaths. She had a rare opportunity to showcase her dazzling comic timing as a fast-talking, hard-as-nails reporter who has her heart melted by Tim Robbins in the Coen Brothers’ surreal comic fantasy The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), and won many awards for her eccentrically-mannered portrayal of the depressed, alcoholic writer and poetess Dorothy Parker in Alan Rudolph’s Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Some criticized Leigh’s decision to deliver dialogue in a slurring, lock-jawed mumble, but her speech was an accurate impersonation of Dorothy Parker; she received a Golden Globe nomination and Best Actress awards from the National Society of Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics Association and Fort Lauderdale Film Critics. The year 1990 in film involved some significant events. ... Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of film or theatre professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors. ... New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. ... The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications. ... Cover of the 1988 Grove Press reissue of Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. ... Alexander Rae Alec Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an Emmy- and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe Award-winning, American actor. ... Miami Blues is a 1990 film which stars Alec Baldwin. ... Rush is a crime drama from 1991. ... The year 1991 in film involved many significant films. ... Single White Female is a 1992 thriller based on John Lutzs novel Swf Seeks Same. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-award nominated American actress. ... Tim Robbins at Cannes, 2001 Height: 6 ft 4 in / 1. ... Joel and Ethan Coen, known as The Coen Brothers, are Oscar-winning American filmmakers. ... The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) is a screwball comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, telling a fictitious story about the rise and fall of a naive executive and the invention of the hula hoop. ... The year 1994 in film involved some significant events. ... Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles. ... Alan Rudolph (born 18 December 1943 in Los Angeles) is an American film director and screenwriter. ... Mrs. ... The year 1994 in film involved some significant events. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. ... The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association. ...

Next up was the role that many critics, fans and even Leigh herself considers the best of her career: Sadie Flood, a passionate but talentless, angry, substance-addicted barroom rock singer living in the shadow of her successful older sister (played by Mare Winningham) in Georgia (1995). For the role Leigh lost weight to 90 pounds (40 kg) and sang all the songs live, including a painful 8½-minute version of Van Morrison’s “Take Me Back”. Critic Peter Travers of Rolling Stone felt that “(Leigh’s) fierce, funny, exasperating and deeply affecting portrayal commands attention”, James Berardinelli claimed “There are times when it's uncomfortable to watch this performance because it's so powerful”, while Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said “Leigh’s exceptional performance tears you apart… we’ve never seen anything like it before”. This time around she won Best Actress awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and Montreal World Film Festival, though not the expected Oscar nomination that still eludes her. Mary Megan Winningham (born May 16, 1959) is an American film and television actress. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Peter Travers is the film critic for Rolling Stone magazine. ... This article is about the magazine. ... James Berardinelli (born September 1967, New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an online film critic. ... This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. ... The Montreal World Film Festival (Festival des Films du Monde - Montréal) is Montreals oldest current film festival. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

Other memorable Leigh roles of this era included a jaded phone sex operator who diapers her newborn baby while plying her trade in Robert Altman’s Academy Award-nominated masterpiece Short Cuts (1993), Kathy Bates’ tormented, pill-popping journalist daughter in the Stephen King chiller Dolores Claiborne (1995), a streetwise kidnapper in Altman’s jazz tribute Kansas City (1996), a mousy 19th century spinster heiress courted by a gold-digger in Washington Square (1997), and a sexy/nerdy virtual-reality game designer hunted by anti-games terrorists in David Cronenberg’s surreal eXistenZ (1999). In 2001 she joined forces with Scottish actor Alan Cumming to write, direct and produce a film together, shot in 19 days on digital video and starring real-life Hollywood friends like Kevin Kline, Phoebe Cates, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Beals, John C. Reilly and Parker Posey. The result was The Anniversary Party, a well-received ensemble comedy in the style of The Big Chill or Peter's Friends. Leigh and Cumming jointly received a citation for Excellence in Filmmaking from the National Board of Review, and were nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay. For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Short Cuts is a 1993 film directed by Robert Altman. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ... For other persons named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). ... Dolores Claiborne (1995) film based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... Kansas City is a 1996 film, directed by Robert Altman, and featuring numerous jazz tracks. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943[2]) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... eXistenZ is a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor best known for his film roles of Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning performance as the Emcee in the highly successful revival of Cabaret. ... Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor. ... Phoebe Cates (born on July 16, 1963) is an American film actress known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins. ... Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972[1]) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former teen model and American film actress who is best known for her role as Alexandra Alex Owens in the 1983 movie Flashdance and as Bette on the lesbian themed drama series The L Word Beals was born to... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... For the African-American television actress, see Parker McKenna Posey. ... The Anniversary Party is a 2001 movie, written, directed, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. ... The Big Chill is a 1983 film that tells the story of several University of Michigan college friends who reunite after many years for the funeral of one of their friends who commits suicide. ... Peters Friends (1992) is a British comedy-drama film written by Rita Rudner and her husband Martin Bergman, and directed and produced by Kenneth Branagh. ... The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor George McClennans revocation of moving-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. ... Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE (Friends of Independents) Awards and presented winners with Plexiglas pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. ...

More recently Leigh has been cast in smaller character roles: as gangster Tom Hanks’ doomed wife in Sam Mendes’ Road to Perdition (2002), as Meg Ryan’s brutally murdered sister in Jane Campion’s In the Cut (2003), and as Christian Bale’s sympathetic hooker girlfriend in the dark thriller The Machinist (2004) (causing Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle to comment that, “As the downtrodden, sexy, trusting and quietly funny prostitute, Leigh is, of course, in her element”). Her performance as a manipulative stage mother in Childstar won her a Genie Award in 2005. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American two-time Academy Award-winning film actor, Emmy-winning director, voice-over artist, writer, and movie producer. ... Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... Road to Perdition is a graphic novel written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner that was made into a motion picture of the same name in 2002. ... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. ... Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress who specializes in romantic comedies but has also worked in other film genres. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award-winning film maker. ... In the Cut is a 2003 American/British/Australian crime/erotic thriller film written and directed by New Zealand director Jane Campion. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known professionally as Christian Morgan Bale; born 30 January 1974) is a British[2][3] method actor who is known for his roles in the films American Psycho, Shaft, Equilibrium, The Machinist, Batman Begins, and The Prestige, among others. ... The Machinist (also known as El Maquinista) is an English-language Spanish psychological thriller film that was released in 2004. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Mick LaSalle (born May 7, 1959) is the film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of two books on pre-code Hollywood. ... Todays San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. ... The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films and television, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ...

Also a stage actress, Leigh took on the singing, dancing lead role of Sally Bowles in the popular musical Cabaret on Broadway from August 4, 1998 to February 28, 1999, and took over from Mary-Louise Parker in Proof from September 13, 2001 to June 30, 2002. Other theatrical appearances include The Glass Menagerie, Man of Destiny, The Shadow Box, Picnic, Sunshine and Abigail's Party. Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American actress. ... Proof is a play by David Auburn which won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams. ... Abigails Party UK DVD cover Abigails Party is a 1977 play for stage and television created by Mike Leigh. ...

Other work

Leigh’s least favorite role was as a normal girlfriend in the popular 1991 firefighting drama Backdraft; Hollywood legend has it that Leigh told director Ron Howard, “The only role I want to play in this film is the fire”. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Backdraft is an American movie released in 1991, directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. ... Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, and an Academy Award winning film director, and producer, known for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television. ...

She filmed a role for Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), but when Kubrick wanted to do re-shoots, she was unavailable and her entire part was redone with another actress. Kubrick redirects here. ... Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 film directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novella Traumnovelle (in English Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler. ... This article is about the year. ...

According to various magazine interviews and her 1999 guest slot on the TV show Inside the Actors Studio, Leigh is a fan of the photographer Nan Goldin, and the musicians Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Liz Phair and Ella Fitzgerald. Her favorite films include My Night at Maud's, Dog Day Afternoon, Forbidden Games (aka Jeux interdits), Naked, Sweetie, Born Free and The Fly. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. ... The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986). ... This article is about the recording artist. ... George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... My Night at Mauds is a 1969 film by Eric Rohmer. ... Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. ... Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games), is a 1952 French language motion picture based on the François Boyer novel, Les Jeux Inconnus about which Hollywood film critic Leonard Maltin said: Jeux interdits is almost unquestionably the most compelling and intensely poignant drama featuring young children ever filmed. ... Forbidden Games Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games), is a 1952 French language motion picture based on the François Boyer novel, Les Jeux Inconnus about which Hollywood film critic Leonard Maltin said: Jeux interdits is almost unquestionably the most compelling and intensely poignant drama featuring young children ever filmed. ... Naked Naked (1993) is a British film directed by Mike Leigh. ... Born Free is a book written by Joy Adamson in the 1960s about an orphaned Kenya. ... The Fly is a 1986 science fiction/horror/romantic tragedy film produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. ...

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She turned down roles in sex, lies, and videotape (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Singles (1992), A League of Their Own (1992), The Stendhal Syndrome (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and The Brown Bunny (2003), and narrowly missed out on Linda Hamilton's role in The Terminator (1984) and the Clarice Starling role in Hannibal (2001). She was one of several actresses considered by Jane Campion for the Holly Hunter role in The Piano (1993), but she was unable to meet with her because she was shooting Rush at the time. She also turned down the role of Libby, which was eventually played by Cynthia Watros, on ABC's popular thriller series Lost.^[1] . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy motion picture. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Singles (1992) is a film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A League of Their Own is a 1992 film which tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Stendhal syndrome or Stendhals syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when the individual is exposed to an overdose of beautiful art, paintings and artistic masterpieces. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the 1997 film. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Brown Bunny is an independent film by actor/director Vincent Gallo about a motorcycle racer on a cross-country drive who is haunted by the memories of his former lover. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American movie actress born in Salisbury, Maryland. ... The Terminator (also known as Terminator in some early trailers and posters) is a 1984 science fiction/action film featuring former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger in what would become his best-known role, and also starred Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. ... This article is about the year. ... Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character in the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. ... Hannibal is a 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award-winning film maker. ... Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... This article is about the film. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Rush is a crime drama from 1991. ... Cynthia Watros as Libby in Lost Cynthia Michele Watros (born September 2, 1968 in Lake Orion, Michigan) is a American actress. ... This article is about the American broadcast network. ... LOST redirects here. ...

Leigh is known for doing extensive method acting research in every role, including keeping diaries written in the character’s voice, and in the past has interviewed psychiatrists, mental patients, drug addicts, sexual abuse survivors, prostitutes and phone sex workers to prepare for her roles.^[2] Method acting is an acting technique in which actors try to replicate real life emotional conditions under which the character operates, in an effort to create a life-like, realistic performance. ...

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Acclaim

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Leigh's work has drawn high critical praise. Salon magazine praised her as “one of America’s best actors”, Paul Verhoeven, who directed her in Flesh & Blood, similarly claimed “There is no greater actress working in America”, and in 1994 Vogue magazine claimed “Leigh sets a standard that all future film actresses must attempt to match… (She has) an extraordinary range and power. The proof is in her diverse, courageous and mesmerizing body of work”. She has already received three separate career tributes – at the Telluride Film Festival in 1993, a special award for her contribution to independent cinema from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2002, and a week-long retrospective showing of her film work held by the American Cinematheque at Los Angeles’ Egyptian Theatre in June 2001. In addition to these achievements, Leigh was selected as one of "America's 10 Most Beautiful Women" by Harper's Bazaar magazine in 1989. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOVD Articles that have been linked to this page are the subject of an NPOV dispute (NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View; see below). ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Screenshot of Salon. ... Paul Verhoeven (IPA: [pÊŒul vÉ›rhuvÉ™n]) (born July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Flesh & Blood (1985) is a film directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... 32nd Poster, by Dave McKean The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... Graumans Egyptian Theatre, 1922 Graumans Egyptian Theatre, at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California is a world famous movie theatre that opened in 1922. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Harpers & Queen. ...

Personal life

Leigh and her boyfriend of four years, Academy Award-nominated independent film writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale), were married on September 3, 2005. Baumbach is currently shooting Margot at the Wedding starring Leigh opposite Nicole Kidman and Jack Black, due for release on October 19, 2007. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American independent film writer and director. ... The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Margot at the Wedding is an upcoming film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian [1] actress. ... Jack Black (born Thomas J. Black, Jr. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

She has been best friends with her Fast Times at Ridgemont High / The Anniversary Party co-star Phoebe Cates for over 25 years. Other close friends include Mare Winningham, Jennifer Beals, Alan Cumming and John C. Reilly. “Ridgemont High School” redirects here. ... The Anniversary Party is a 2001 movie, written, directed, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. ... Phoebe Cates (born on July 16, 1963) is an American film actress known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins. ... Mary Megan Winningham (born May 16, 1959) is an American film and television actress. ... Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former teen model and American film actress who is best known for her role as Alexandra Alex Owens in the 1983 movie Flashdance and as Bette on the lesbian themed drama series The L Word Beals was born to... Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor best known for his film roles of Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning performance as the Emcee in the highly successful revival of Cabaret. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...

Her step-father is television director Reza Badiyi. Reza Badiyi was born in Tehran, Iran on April 17th 1930. ...

Selected filmography

• Eyes of a Stranger (1980)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
• Death Ride To Osaka (1983)
• Easy Money (1983)
• Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
• Flesh & Blood (1985)
• The Hitcher (1986)
• Sister, Sister (1987)
• Heart of Midnight (1988)
• Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990)
• Miami Blues (1990)
• Backdraft (1991)
• Rush (1991)
• Single White Female (1992)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
• Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
• Georgia (1995)
• Dolores Claiborne (1995)
• Kansas City (1996)
• Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
• Washington Square (1997)
• eXistenZ (1999)
• The King is Alive (2000)
• Skipped Parts (2000)
• The Anniversary Party (2001)
• Road to Perdition (2002)
• In the Cut (2003)
• Childstar (2004)
• Palindromes (2004)
• The Machinist (2004)
• The Jacket (2005)
• Margot at the Wedding (2007)
• Lymelife (2007)
• America (2008)
• Synecdoche, New York (2008) (filming) (rumored)

“Ridgemont High School” redirects here. ... Easy Money is a 1983 comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jennifer Jason Leigh. ... Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 comedy/drama film directed by Randal Kleiser. ... Flesh & Blood (1985) is a film directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... For the episode of The Mighty Boosh, see Hitcher. ... Sister, Sister is a 1987 Southern Gothic thriller directed and co-written by Bill Condon. ... Cover of the 1988 Grove Press reissue of Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. ... Miami Blues is a 1990 film based on the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford. ... Backdraft is an American movie released in 1991, directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. ... Rush is a crime drama from 1991. ... Single White Female is a 1992 thriller based on John Lutzs novel Swf Seeks Same. ... Short Cuts is a 1993 film directed by Robert Altman. ... The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) is a screwball comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, telling a fictitious story about the rise and fall of a naive executive and the invention of the hula hoop. ... Mrs. ... Dolores Claiborne (1995) film based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King. ... Kansas City is a 1996 film, directed by Robert Altman, and featuring numerous jazz tracks. ... Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1996 film directed by Anjelica Huston. ... Washington Square (1997) is a film adaptation of an 1880 Henry James novella of the same name. ... eXistenZ is a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. ... The King Is Alive (2000) is the fourth film to be done according to the Dogme 95 rules. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... The Anniversary Party is a 2001 movie, written, directed, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. ... Road to Perdition is a graphic novel written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner that was made into a motion picture of the same name in 2002. ... In the Cut is a 2003 American/British/Australian crime/erotic thriller film written and directed by New Zealand director Jane Campion. ... Childstar is a 2004 comedy film directed and written (with the help of Michael Goldbach) by Don McKellar. ... Palindromes is a 2004 comedy/drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. ... The Machinist (also known as El Maquinista) is an English-language Spanish psychological thriller film that was released in 2004. ... For the 1915 Jack London novel, published as The Jacket in England, which inspired some plot elements of the film, see The Star Rover. ... Synecdoche, New York is an upcoming film to be written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, in his directorial debut. ... Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born March 22, 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an internationally acclaimed Academy Award-nominated Swedish actress. ... The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking. ... Cover of the 1988 Grove Press reissue of Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. ... Miami Blues is a 1990 film which stars Alec Baldwin. ... Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Academy Award-nominated and 3-time Emmy Award-winning Australian actress. ... Naked Lunch is a novel by William S. Burroughs. ... Barton Fink is a 1991 film by Joel and Ethan Coen. ... Linda Fiorentino in What Planet Are You From? Linda Fiorentino (born Clorinda Fiorentino on March 9, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress noted for her dark beauty and husky voice. ... The Last Seduction is a film made in 1994 that stars Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg and Bill Pullman. ... The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. ... Emily Anita Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an Oscar nominated English actress best known for her acclaimed debut film performance in Lars von Triers Breaking the Waves. ... Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film, set in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s, which tells the story of Bess McNeill, who marries oil-man Jan, despite the apprehensions of her community and Calvinist church. ...

Awards

Genie Awards, Canada The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films and television, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. ...

• 2005 Genie Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Childstar

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• 2001 Best Actress for The King is Alive

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• 1995 Best Actress for Georgia

New York Film Critics Circle, USA Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. ...

• 1996 Best Actress for Georgia

National Society of Film Critics, USA Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. ...

• 1995 Best Actress for Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Chicago Film Critics Association, USA Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Mrs. ... The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association. ...

• 1995 Best Actress for Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Golden Globe Awards Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Mrs. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

• 1994 Special Award Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts (shared with the rest of the cast)

MTV Movie Awards Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Short Cuts is a 1993 film directed by Robert Altman. ... The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV (Music Television). ...

• 1993 MTV Movie Award Best Villain for Single White Female

Boston Society of Film Critics, USA Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV. Categories Best Movie Best Male Performance Besy Female Performance Most Desirable Male Most Desirable Female Best Breakthrough Performance (Male and Female) Best On-Screen Duo Best Villain Best Comedic Performance Best Song From a Movie (Best musical... Single White Female is a 1992 thriller based on John Lutzs novel Swf Seeks Same. ... The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications. ...

• 1991 Best Supporting Actress for Last Exit to Brooklyn and Miami Blues

New York Film Critics Circle, USA Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover of the 1988 Grove Press reissue of Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. ... Miami Blues is a 1990 film which stars Alec Baldwin. ... New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. ...

• 1990 Best Supporting Actress for Last Exit to Brooklyn and Miami Blues

Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover of the 1988 Grove Press reissue of Last Exit to Brooklyn Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. ... Miami Blues is a 1990 film which stars Alec Baldwin. ...

References

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External links

• Jennifer Jason Leigh at the Internet Movie Database
• In-depth interview at Museum of Moving Image in 1994
• Margot at the Wedding
• The Onion A.V. Club interview