Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress. Born Jennifer Lee Morrow, she is the daughter of actor Vic Morrow and screenwriter Barbara Turner, both of whom were Jewish, although Leigh was raised mostly without religion. Leigh changed her middle and last name, taking the middle name "Jason" in honor of family friend Jason Robards.

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Leigh took acting classes with Lee Strasberg before she began acting professionally as a teenager. In 1977, she had her first credited role in an episode of the TV show Baretta. Several TV movies—including a portrayal of an anorexic in The Best Little Girl in the World, for which Leigh lost weight to 86 lb—followed. In 1982, Leigh played a central character in director Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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As an adult, Leigh has gravitated towards portraying fragile, damaged or even psychotic characters. One role in this vein was that of an angry punk singer in Georgia (1995).

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Her performance as a manipulative stage mother in Childstar won her a Genie Award in 2005. As she was not in attendance at the ceremony, director Don McKellar accepted the award on her behalf.

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Leigh and her longtime boyfriend, independent film writer-director Noah Baumbach, announced on September 26, 2005 that they had gotten married the previous weekend.

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February 5: February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 329 days remaining (330 in leap years)....

1962: 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). In Chinese Zodiac, the "year" of the Ox ended on February 4, 1962 and the "year" of the Tiger began on February 5, 1962....

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