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Not related to Creator/VivienLeigh, who also used "Leigh" as a {{stage name|s}}.
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Not related to Creator/VivienLeigh, who also used "Leigh" as a {{stage name|s}}. She was in fact concerned when the name was first presented to her that there might be confusion with Vivien, but her co-star in her first film Van Johnson reminded her that he himself shared his first name with Van Heflin, and yet "there's two Van's and it hasn't hurt either of us."
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* ''Series/TheManFromUncle'' (1966, episodes "The Concrete Overcoat Affair" [Parts 1 and 2])
* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1970, episode "Jenny")
* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1970, episode "Jenny")
* ''Film/{{The Fog|1980}}'' (1980)
* ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998)
* ''Film/BadGirlsFromValleyHigh'' (2005)
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* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' (1966, episode "The Concrete Overcoat Affair" [Parts 1 and 2])
* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1970, episode "Jenny")
* ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998)
* ''Film/BadGirlsFromValleyHigh'' (2005)
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* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' (1966, episode "The Concrete Overcoat Affair" [Parts 1 and 2])
* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1970, episode "Jenny")
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog1980'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She passed away on October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels).
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog1980'' ''Film/{{The Fog|1980}}'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She passed away on October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels).
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She passed away on October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels).
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog'' ''Film/TheFog1980'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She passed away on October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels).
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* RealLifeRelative: [[invoked]] She starred with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis in ''Film/TheFog'' ''Film/TheFog1980'' and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater''.
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->''"The dream factory of that time was much simpler. As media outlets grew, everything became so complicated."''
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). \n She passed away on October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels).
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* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1970, episode "Jenny")
* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (1978, episode ""Till Death Do Us Part-Maybe/Locked Away/Chubs"
* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1979, episode "Birthday Party/Ghostbreaker")
* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1979, episode "Birthday Party/Ghostbreaker")
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'' (1982, episode "Light Fingers")
* ''Series/{{Starman}}'' (1986, episode "Society's Pet")
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1987, episode "Doom with a View")
* ''Series/{{Starman}}'' (1986, episode "Society's Pet")
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1987, episode "Doom with a View")
* ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1997, episode "Charades")
* ''Series/FamilyLaw'' (2001, episode "The Quality of Mercy")
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* IAmNotSpock: [[invoked]] She joked that her turn in ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' was so memorable, it almost ruined her career. Even so, it's the film she's most remembered for these days - -- despite her character dying halfway through the movie.
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Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 -- October 3, 2004) was an American actress.
Discovered by Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
Discovered by Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 -- – October 3, 2004) was an American actress.
actress whose career began during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and spanned almost sixty years.
Discovered by Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded theGolden Globe Award UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
Discovered by Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the
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And yes, she refused to take showers for decades after making ''Psycho'', until she became physically unable to use a bathtub.
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* IAmNotSpock: [[invoked]] She joked that her turn in ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' was so memorable, it almost ruined her career. Even so, it's the film she's most remembered for these days - despite only having forty minutes of screen time.her character dying halfway through the movie.
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Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including ''Film/ActOfViolence'' (1949), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949), ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951), ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952), ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953) and ''Living It Up'' (1954). She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including ''Film/ActOfViolence'' (1949), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949), ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951), ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952), ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953) and ''Living It Up'' (1954). She though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), but achieved before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She is portrayed in the film ''{{Film/Hitchcock}}'' about the making of ''Psycho'' by Creator/ScarlettJohansson.
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She is portrayed in the film ''{{Film/Hitchcock}}'' about the making of ''Psycho'' by Creator/ScarlettJohansson.\n
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** Janet was the first choice for Simone Clouseau in ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' but turned it down because she didn't want to leave her family.
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* She is portrayed in the film ''{{Film/Hitchcock}}'' about the making of ''Psycho'' by Creator/ScarlettJohansson.
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* She is portrayed in the film ''{{Film/Hitchcock}}'' about the making of ''Psycho'' by Creator/ScarlettJohansson.
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* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]]
** Her role in ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' features a few nods to her role in ''{{Film/Psycho}}''.
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** Her role in ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' features a few nods to her role in''{{Film/Psycho}}''.''Film/{{Psycho}}''.
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* ChildProdigy: In school she proved smart enough to skip a few grades and finish at only fifteen.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] She was already in her twenties playing the teenage Meg in ''Literature/LittleWomen''.
* DeadStarWalking: Infamously in ''{{Film/Psycho}}''. She has about thirty minutes of screen time, is horrifically murdered and the plot then becomes a ReverseWhodunnit. At the time it stunned audiences who expected her to survive longer. Although it is worth noting, she's given the AndStarring credit as opposed to being top-billed.
* DoingItForTheArt:[[invoked]] She nearly wasn't in ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' because her agent turned the part down without asking her - assuming she would be offended by the low salary. Orson Welles had anticipated this and sent her a personal letter. Janet then signed on, telling her agent that she would be happy to work with Orson Welles no matter what the pay was.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] She was already in her twenties playing the teenage Meg in ''Literature/LittleWomen''.
* DeadStarWalking: Infamously in ''{{Film/Psycho}}''. She has about thirty minutes of screen time, is horrifically murdered and the plot then becomes a ReverseWhodunnit. At the time it stunned audiences who expected her to survive longer. Although it is worth noting, she's given the AndStarring credit as opposed to being top-billed.
* DoingItForTheArt:[[invoked]] She nearly wasn't in ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' because her agent turned the part down without asking her - assuming she would be offended by the low salary. Orson Welles had anticipated this and sent her a personal letter. Janet then signed on, telling her agent that she would be happy to work with Orson Welles no matter what the pay was.
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* ChildProdigy: In school she proved smart enough to skip a few grades and finish at only fifteen.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]DawsonCasting: [[invoked]] She was already in her twenties playing the teenage Meg in ''Literature/LittleWomen''.
* DeadStarWalking: Infamously in''{{Film/Psycho}}''.''Film/{{Psycho}}''. She has about thirty minutes of screen time, is horrifically murdered and the plot then becomes a ReverseWhodunnit. At the time it stunned audiences who expected her to survive longer. Although it is worth noting, she's given the AndStarring credit as opposed to being top-billed.
*DoingItForTheArt:[[invoked]] DoingItForTheArt: [[invoked]] She nearly wasn't in ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' because her agent turned the part down without asking her - assuming she would be offended by the low salary. Orson Welles had anticipated this and sent her a personal letter. Janet then signed on, telling her agent that she would be happy to work with Orson Welles no matter what the pay was.
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* LifeImitatesArt:[[invoked]] She was terrified of showering after seeing the famous scene in ''Psycho'' - claiming it made her realise how vulnerable a woman was when she showered.
* NonSingingVoice:[[invoked]] ''An American Dream'' saw her singing dubbed by Jackie Ward.
* OldShame:[[invoked]] She did ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' because the filming location meant less time away from her family, and later said "I've forgotten about that picture as much as I can."
* LifeImitatesArt:[[invoked]] She was terrified of showering after seeing the famous scene in ''Psycho'' - claiming it made her realise how vulnerable a woman was when she showered.
* NonSingingVoice:[[invoked]] ''An American Dream'' saw her singing dubbed by Jackie Ward.
* OldShame:[[invoked]] She did ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' because the filming location meant less time away from her family, and later said "I've forgotten about that picture as much as I can."
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* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] IAmNotSpock: [[invoked]] She joked that her turn in ''{{Film/Psycho}}'' ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' was so memorable, it almost ruined her career. Even so, it's the film she's most remembered for these days - despite only having forty minutes of screen time.
*LifeImitatesArt:[[invoked]] LifeImitatesArt: [[invoked]] She was terrified of showering after seeing the famous scene in ''Psycho'' - claiming it made her realise how vulnerable a woman was when she showered.
*NonSingingVoice:[[invoked]] NonSingingVoice: [[invoked]] ''An American Dream'' saw her singing dubbed by Jackie Ward.
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* RealLifeRelative:[[invoked]] She starred with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis in ''Film/TheFog'' and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater''.
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* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] Starred in five films with Tony Curtis.
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* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] Starred in five films with Tony Curtis.
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!!Tropes associated with her work:
* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]]
** Her role in ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' features a few nods to her role in ''{{Film/Psycho}}''.
*** She drives the same car Marion buys to throw the cop off her trail.
*** She mentions that the shower is clogged, referencing the death scene.
*** An excerpt from the soundtrack plays when Norma and Laurie are talking.
** In ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate'' there's a newspaper clipping of her with then-husband Tony Curtis visible.
* ChildProdigy: In school she proved smart enough to skip a few grades and finish at only fifteen.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] She was already in her twenties playing the teenage Meg in ''Literature/LittleWomen''.
* DeadStarWalking: Infamously in ''{{Film/Psycho}}''. She has about thirty minutes of screen time, is horrifically murdered and the plot then becomes a ReverseWhodunnit. At the time it stunned audiences who expected her to survive longer. Although it is worth noting, she's given the AndStarring credit as opposed to being top-billed.
* DoingItForTheArt:[[invoked]] She nearly wasn't in ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' because her agent turned the part down without asking her - assuming she would be offended by the low salary. Orson Welles had anticipated this and sent her a personal letter. Janet then signed on, telling her agent that she would be happy to work with Orson Welles no matter what the pay was.
* GameBreakingInjury: Subverted. She broke her arm before filming ''Film/TouchOfEvil'', but they resorted to tricks to hide the cast during shots. For the more revealing motel scenes, she took it off for filming and put it back on afterwards.
* IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] She joked that her turn in ''{{Film/Psycho}}'' was so memorable, it almost ruined her career. Even so, it's the film she's most remembered for these days - despite only having forty minutes of screen time.
* LifeImitatesArt:[[invoked]] She was terrified of showering after seeing the famous scene in ''Psycho'' - claiming it made her realise how vulnerable a woman was when she showered.
* NonSingingVoice:[[invoked]] ''An American Dream'' saw her singing dubbed by Jackie Ward.
* OldShame:[[invoked]] She did ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' because the filming location meant less time away from her family, and later said "I've forgotten about that picture as much as I can."
* OneSteveLimit: Subverted. She wanted her StageName to be 'Leigh' but was afraid she would be confused with Creator/VivienLeigh. Van Johnson apparently then reminded her of Van Heflin - "there's two Vans and it hasn't hurt either of us."
* RealLifeRelative:[[invoked]] She starred with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis in ''Film/TheFog'' and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater''.
* StarMakingRole:[[invoked]] Portraying Bess Houdini in ''Houdini'' marked her transition to lead roles.
* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] Starred in five films with Tony Curtis.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]]
** Her two daughters were suggested for roles in ''Film/NightOfTheLepus''. Janet refused, not wanting them to see horror films. [[{{Irony}} Then six years later one daughter becomes a 'Scream Queen']].
** Her character in ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' was written to be a Mexican. Changing her to a white American woman was one of the changes Orson Welles made when he became director.
** Creator/AngelaLansbury really wanted the part of Effie in ''If Winter Comes'' but MGM insisted she play the mean wife Mabel - while Janet was cast as Effie.
** Janet was the first choice for Simone Clouseau in ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' but turned it down because she didn't want to leave her family.
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Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including ''Act of Violence'' (1948), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949), ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951), ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952), ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953) and ''Living It Up'' (1954). She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including ''Act of Violence'' (1948), ''Film/ActOfViolence'' (1949), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949), ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951), ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952), ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953) and ''Living It Up'' (1954). She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
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She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis: ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998).
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* ''Film/{{Prince Valiant|1954}}'' (1954)
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Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 -- October 3, 2004) was an American actress.
Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including ''Act of Violence'' (1948), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949), ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951), ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952), ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953) and ''Living It Up'' (1954). She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
Her highly publicized marriage to Curtis ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis: ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998).
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!!Janet Leigh films with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''[[Franchise/{{Lassie}} Hills of Home]]'' (1948)
* ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949)
* ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951)
* ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952)
* ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953)
* ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958)
* ''Film/TheVikings'' (1958)
* ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960)
* ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' (1962)
* ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'' (1963)
* ''Film/{{Harper}}'' (1966)
* ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' (1972)
* ''Film/TheFog'' (1980)
* ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998)
* ''Film/BadGirlsFromValleyHigh'' (2005)
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Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 -- October 3, 2004) was an American actress.
Discovered by actress Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including ''Act of Violence'' (1948), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949), ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951), ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952), ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953) and ''Living It Up'' (1954). She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.
Her highly publicized marriage to Curtis ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis: ''Film/TheFog'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998).
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!!Janet Leigh films with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''[[Franchise/{{Lassie}} Hills of Home]]'' (1948)
* ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949)
* ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951)
* ''Film/{{Scaramouche}}'' (1952)
* ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953)
* ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958)
* ''Film/TheVikings'' (1958)
* ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960)
* ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' (1962)
* ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'' (1963)
* ''Film/{{Harper}}'' (1966)
* ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' (1972)
* ''Film/TheFog'' (1980)
* ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998)
* ''Film/BadGirlsFromValleyHigh'' (2005)
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