Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh is, for my money, one of the bravest actors of her generation. While her peers chased star vehicles, she gravitated toward damaged, difficult, sometimes frightening characters — from Last Exit to Brooklyn to Single White Female to her ferocious turn in The Hateful Eight. She disappears into roles with a commitment that borders on the alarming, and critics' groups noticed long before mainstream awards did. What I admire most is the consistency of her taste: four decades in, she still picks projects like a cinephile rather than a careerist. Hollywood royalty by birth, character actor by stubborn, glorious choice.

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Name (English)

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Name (Japanese)

ジェニファー・ジェイソン・リー

Reading

じぇにふぁー・じぇいそん・りー

Born

February 5, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

Hollywood, California, United States

Occupation

actor / film producer / screenwriter / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

High school

Palisades Charter High School

Awards & achievements

• 1990 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1993 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
• 1994 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
• 2005 Genie Awards

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thejenniferjasonleigh/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Jason%20Leigh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232902

Tags

• California
• actor
• film producer
• screenwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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