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Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards
Born October 3, 1949
Spouse(s) Tom Rothman, Co-Chairman of 20th Century Fox
Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and producer, as well as a singer and author of children's music and books. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 144 × 300 pixelsFull resolution (144 × 300 pixel, file size: 39 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cropped version of Image:Jessica Harper on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 422 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (505 × 718 pixel, file size: 289 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Publicity photo of Jessica Harper — source This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 422 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (505 × 718 pixel, file size: 289 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Publicity photo of Jessica Harper — source This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...


She has appeared in more than twenty motion pictures, most notably Dario Argento's horror classic Suspiria, My Favorite Year, Phantom of the Paradise, and Shock Treatment, where she demonstrated great skills as a singer in the rock/pop style. Woody Allen featured her in his films Stardust Memories, and Love and Death. She was also featured in the fourth season of It's Garry Shandling's Show and in the Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise film Minority Report. Most recently she has been a singer of children's music and an author of children's books. She was named by Parenting Magazine as "Parent of the Month" in 2004. She is mother of two, Elizabeth and Nora, who are featured on her children's albums and books. Dario Argento (born September 7, 1940) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi, whom Argento was romantically involved with at the time. ... My Favorite Year is a 1982 comedy film which tells the story of the early days of television, and a flamboyant film actor who is shepherded by a young intern through a week of overdrinking. ... Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 muscial, horror-thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. ... Shock Treatment is a follow-up to the classic cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- Not a prequel, not a sequel, but an equal according to making of featurette on the new DVD release. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Stardust Memories is a film written and directed by Woody Allen which was released in 1980; Allen considers this to be one of his best films in addition to The Purple Rose of Cairo. ... Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. ... Its Garry Shandlings Show is one of the first original programs created by the fledgling Showtime network in the mid-80s to compete with original HBO comedies like Not Necessarily the News. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is a three-time Academy Award winning American film director and producer. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... The Minority Report (The) Minority Report is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick first published in 1956. ...


In 2000, she sang background vocals on selected tracks on the Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks album Beatin' the Heat. Dan Hicks (born December 9, 1941) is a musician whose style blends elements of folk and jazz (and bits of other genres, too). ...


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Jessica Harper Donates Proceeds of Book and Music Sales (332 words)
Board member Jessica Harper, PXE International's own movie star, is also an award-winning composer and performer of children's music and author of children's literature.
Jessica Harper is one of today's most exciting children's artists who delights the child and adult alike.
Jessica has an easy fundraising idea for you: when you buy her picture books and music for children, she will donate matching funds to PXE International.
Manitou Messenger Online - A & L - Harper-Smith encourages the expansion of multiculturalism - Friday, October 27, 2000 (519 words)
Jessica is pursuing a political science major with a concentration in American Racial Multicultural Studies.
But as more and more minority groups began to appear on campus and the issue of diversity and multiculturalism became a recognized topic, Jessica felt like she was getting a foot in the door, and she soon felt at home.
When asked if Jessica labels herself as a role model, her response is, "I perceive myself more as an encourager." Cindy Lopez, Jessica's roommate and good friend often comments that "There is always someone watching you." Jessica believes it is important to stand out and to follow your own path in life.
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