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* CareerResurrection: She faded into obscurity in the 2000s until ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' and the subsequent Oscar nomination. With it came roles in ''{{Film/Annihilation}}'' and ''{{Series/Atypical}}''.
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She's best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.

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She's best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', ''Film/TheHatefulEight'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the second and youngest daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress in her own right.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress actor born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the second and youngest daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress actor in her own right.



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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress in her own right.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the second and youngest daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress in her own right.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her late older sister Carrie Morrow was a producer, and her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress in her own right.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner. Her late older sister Carrie Morrow was a producer, and her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress in her own right.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner.
Turner. Her late older sister Carrie Morrow was a producer, and her younger half-sister Mina Badie is an actress in her own right.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress. Her father was {{Creator/Vic Morrow}}.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh[[note]] born Jennifer Leigh Morrow[[/note]] (born February 5, 1962 in Hollywood, California) 1962) is an American actress. Her father actress born in Los Angeles, California. She was {{Creator/Vic Morrow}}.
Hollywood royalty before making her debut in 1976, being the daughter of the late actor Creator/VicMorrow and the late screenwriter Barbara Turner.


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She was once married to filmmaker Noah Baumbach, but they have since divorced.
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* CareerResurrection: She faded into obscurity in the 2000s until ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' and the subsequent Oscar nomination.

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* CareerResurrection: She faded into obscurity in the 2000s until ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' and the subsequent Oscar nomination. With it came roles in ''{{Film/Annihilation}}'' and ''{{Series/Atypical}}''.



* EnforcedMethodActing: For ''Margot At The Wedding'' she, Jack Black and Nicole Kidman all moved in together to properly create a dysfunctional family dynamic.

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* StarMakingRole: ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' got her noticed, but ''Miami Blues'' and ''Last Exit To Brooklyn'' put her on the map.

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* StarMakingRole: ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' got her noticed, but ''Miami Blues'' ''Film/MiamiBlues'' and ''Last Exit To Brooklyn'' put her on the map.
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** She went down to 86 pounds to play an anorexic girl in the MadeForTVMovie ''The Best Little Girl In The World''.

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** She went down to 86 pounds to play an anorexic girl in the MadeForTVMovie ''The Best Little Girl In The World''. Less dangerous than it sounds, as she weighed less than 100 pounds to begin with at that point
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** Also an inadvertent one when she was playing a real antique guitar in Hateful Eight and an unknowing Kurt Russel smashed it before it could be swapped out for a stunt copy. Her character's horrified reaction was real.
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** She very nearly played Sarah Connor in ''Film/TheTerminator''. But James Cameron felt she was too young, at only twenty-two, and the role went to Linda Hamilton instead[[note]]Ironically, at twenty-two Jennifer Jason Leigh was closer agewise to the character of Sarah Connor, who is 19 in the original script, than Linda Hamilton, who was 28 at the time.[[/note]]. She also auditioned for Catwoman in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', which went to Michelle Pfeiffer.

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** She very nearly played Sarah Connor in ''Film/TheTerminator''. But James Cameron felt she was too young, at only twenty-two, and the role went to Linda Hamilton Creator/LindaHamilton instead[[note]]Ironically, at twenty-two Jennifer Jason Leigh was closer agewise to the character of Sarah Connor, who is 19 in the original script, than Linda Hamilton, who was 28 at the time.[[/note]]. She also auditioned for Catwoman in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', which went to Michelle Pfeiffer.
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* AcclaimedFlop: This was her deal in the 90s. She starred in many critically acclaimed films that audiences stayed away from.
* CareerResurrection: She faded into obscurity in the 2000s until ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' and the subsequent Oscar nomination.
* CreatorBacklash: She called ''Backdraft'' the least favourite of her roles.
--> "In mainstream movies, the woman’s role is mostly just to prove that the leading man is heterosexual. I’m not good at that, and I’m not interested in that."
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** She went down to 86 pounds to play an anorexic girl in the MadeForTVMovie ''The Best Little Girl In The World''.
** She also went down to 90 pounds for ''Georgia''.
* EnforcedMethodActing: For ''Margot At The Wedding'' she, Jack Black and Nicole Kidman all moved in together to properly create a dysfunctional family dynamic.


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* NamesTheSame: No relation to Creator/JasonLee, who became famous years after she did.
* TheOtherMarty: She had a small role in ''Film/EyesWideShut''. But when re-shoots needed to be done, she wasn't available. So they recast her with Marie Richardson.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** The 90s featured her either playing neurotic or fragile characters, often prostitutes as well. In ''Film/TheJacket'' Creator/KeiraKnightley plays such a character, while Jennifer plays the lone good psychologist in a BedlamHouse.
** She's also a concerned mother in ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'' and it's her ex-husband who's the troubled one.
* ProductionPosse: She worked with the Coen Brothers on ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' and ''The Man Who Wasn't There'', also having auditioned for several of their other films.
* RealLifeRelative: Her mother wrote and co-produced the movie ''Georgia''.
* RomanceOnTheSet: She dated Jason Patric for two years after they worked together on ''Rush''.
* StarMakingRole: ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' got her noticed, but ''Miami Blues'' and ''Last Exit To Brooklyn'' put her on the map.
* TypeCasting: The 90s typecast her as troubled prostitutes and she had to take special care to avoid those roles until ''Film/TheMachinist''.
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** She very nearly played Sarah Connor in ''Film/TheTerminator''. But James Cameron felt she was too young, at only twenty-two, and the role went to Linda Hamilton instead[[note]]Ironically, at twenty-two Jennifer Jason Leigh was closer agewise to the character of Sarah Connor, who is 19 in the original script, than Linda Hamilton, who was 28 at the time.[[/note]]. She also auditioned for Catwoman in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', which went to Michelle Pfeiffer.
** She was infamous for turning down many roles such as Libby on ''{{Series/Lost}}'' and Bree on ''Series/DesperateHousewives''. Earlier in her career she also turned down the lead in ''Film/TheStendhalSyndrome''.
* WrittenByCastMember: She co-wrote the film ''The Anniversary Party'', which she also co-produced and starred in.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, actress.

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best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold: [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold: ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold: The Movie'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold: [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie The Movie'', Movie]]'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.
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->''"I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting."''
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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold: The Movie'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.
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Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress. Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheHatefulEight''.
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* DisappearedDad: VicMorrow, who suffered a ''horrible'' FamilyUnfriendlyDeath during the filming of the ''Film/{{Twilight Zone|The Movie}}'' movie. For details, see FatalMethodActing and OffWithHisHead.
* OlderThanSheLooks: At 50, she doesn't look a whole lot different from when she was 25.



* TomboyishName: Her middle name, Jason, which is actually a tribute to a family friend. That family friend is Jason Miller, who played Father Karras in ''Film/TheExorcist''.
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Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', and ''Film/TheJacket''.

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Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', ''Film/TheJacket'', and ''Film/TheJacket''.
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Born February 5, 1962, best known for such movies as ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', ''Film/TheHitcher'', ''Film/SingleWhiteFemale'', ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'', ''Literature/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'', ''Film/TheMachinist'', and ''Film/TheJacket''.

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* DisappearedDad: VicMorrow, who suffered a ''horrible'' FamilyUnfriendlyDeath during the filming of the ''Film/{{Twilight Zone|The Movie}}'' movie. For details, see FatalMethodActing and OffWithHisHead.
* OlderThanSheLooks: At 50, she doesn't look a whole lot different from when she was 25.
* MsFanservice: Most of her roles involve her being naked at least once. YMMV, as the nature of some of her roles (anorexic, drug addict, etc.) can be decidedly FanDisservice.
* TomboyishName: Her middle name, Jason, which is actually a tribute to a family friend. That family friend is Jason Miller, who played Father Karras in ''Film/TheExorcist''.
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