Jennifer Jason Leigh

Born Jennifer Leigh Morrow, Jennifer Jason Leigh began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. She received critical praise for her performances in various films including Last Exit to Brooklyn, Miami Blues, Backdraft, Single White Female, and The Hudsucker Proxy. Additionally, she portrayed Dorothy Parker in Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. In 1995, she starred in a film written by her mother, screenwriter Barbara Turner, titled Georgia, and co-wrote and co-directed The Anniversary Party with Alan Cumming.