Jennifer Jason Leigh born Jennifer Leigh Morrow February 5 1962 is an American actress and producer She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982 She later received critical praise for her performances in Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989 Miami Blues 1990 Backdraft 1991 Single White Female 1992 and Short Cuts 1993 Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994 She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother screenwriter Barbara Turner titled Georgia In 2001 she cowrote and codirected a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party In 2002 Leigh appeared in the neonoir crime drama film Road to Perdition In 2007 she starred in the family drama film Margot at the Wedding She had a recurring role on the Showtime comedydrama series Weeds as Jill PriceGray In 2015 she received critical acclaim for her voice work as Lisa in Charlie Kaufmans Anomalisa and for her role as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantinos The Hateful Eight for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress From 2017 to 2021 she starred in the Netflix comedydrama series Atypical Leigh starred in the sciencefiction horror films Annihilation 2018 and Possessor 2020 For her stage work Leigh was nominated for a Drama Desk award for her offBroadway performance as Beverly Moss in Mike Leighs Abigails Party Her Broadway debut occurred in 1998 when she became the replacement for the role of Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Jason Leigh licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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