Biography
Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Leigh appeared in radio programs before her first formal foray into acting, making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). With MGM, she appeared in many films which spanned a wide variety of genres, which include the crime-drama Act of Violence (1948), the drama Little Women (1949), the comedy Angels in the Outfield (1951), the romance Scaramouche (1952) and the western drama The Naked Spur (1953). She played dramatic roles during the late 1950s, in such films as Safari (1956) and Orson Welles's film noir Touch of Evil (1958). With RKO Radio pictures she co-starred in the romantic comedy Holiday Affair (1949) with Robert Mitchum.
Leigh achieved her biggest success starring as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller Psycho (1960). For her performance, Leigh won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966), Night of the Lepus (1972), and Boardwalk (1979). She made her Broadway debut in 1975 in a production of Murder Among Friends. She would also go on to appear in two horror films with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis: The Fog (1980) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).
In addition to her work as an actress, Leigh also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002, two of which were novels. Leigh had two brief marriages as a teenager (one of which was annulled) before marrying actor Tony Curtis in 1951. The pair's highly publicized union ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year, Leigh remarried and scaled back her career. She died in October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels.
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Filmography
all 129
Movies 103
self 44
TV Shows 26
Producer 1
Rat Pack (2022)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil" (2019)
Psycho Tom (2017)
78/52 (2017)
I Love Hitchcock (2014)
Psychos (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (2013)
Honest Trailers (2012)
The Psycho Legacy (2010)
The Making of 'Psycho' (2005)
Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (2000)
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool (1999)
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
Family Law (1999)
The Century: America's Time (1999)
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows (1999)
The Best of Film Noir (1999)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
In My Sister's Shadow (1997)
Scene by Scene (1997)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown (1996)
Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons (1995)
The Story of Lassie (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
The Egg (1993)
24 Hour Psycho (1993)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Psycho II (1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Matt Houston (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
The Fog (1980)
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (1980)
Boardwalk (1979)
Mirror, Mirror (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
The Horror Show (1979)
Telethon (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Murder at the World Series (1977)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
Murdock's Gang (1973)
Night of the Lepus (1972)
Ghost Story (1972)
One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
The Deadly Dream (1971)
Columbo (1971)
House on Greenapple Road (1970)
Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969)
The Monk (1969)
Hello Down There (1969)
Grand Slam (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
An American Dream (1966)
Three on a Couch (1966)
Harper (1966)
Kid Rodelo (1966)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Wives and Lovers (1963)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Pepe (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
People, Hopes, Medals (1960)
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
The Vikings (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Jet Pilot (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Safari (1956)
The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
Rogue Cop (1954)
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
Living It Up (1954)
Prince Valiant (1954)
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
Houdini (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Confidentially Connie (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953)
This Is Your Life (1952)
Fearless Fagan (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
Just This Once (1952)
Come Back Little Shiksa (1952)
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
It's a Big Country (1951)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
Fairfax Avenue (1951)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Holiday Affair (1949)
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
The Red Danube (1949)
The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Act of Violence (1949)
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border (1949)
Words and Music (1948)
Hills of Home (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
If Winter Comes (1947)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
Nightmare
An Eye for an Eye
Clive Barker: A to Z of Horror
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1927-07-06
Deathday2004-10-03 (77 years old)
Birth NameJeanette Helen Morrison
Birth PlaceMerced, United States of America
Height166-centimeter
RelationshipsTony Curtis (1951-01-01 - 1962-01-01)
ChildrenKelly Curtis, Jamie Lee Curtis
FatherFrederick Robert Morrison
MotherHelen Lita Westergard
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsДжанет Ли, Jeanette Helen Morrison
AwardsGolden Globe Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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