*1962 US, Hollywood
A.k.a. Jennifer Leigh Morrow
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress. Leigh began her career as a teenager in the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows. Her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. She continued performing as an adult, receiving critical praise for her roles in the 1990 films Miami Blues and Last Exit to Brooklyn. In 1991, she appeared in Ron Howard's Backdraft, and in 1992 she acted in the drama-thriller Single White Female. In 1993, she appeared in the ensemble film Short Cuts, directed by Robert Altman, and in 1994 she starred in the Coen brothers' The Hudsucker Proxy. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). In 1995, she