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Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress, film director, film producer, and screenwriter born on February 5, 1962, in Hollywood. She is a citizen of the United States and was educated at Palisades Charter High School and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Jennifer is the daughter of Vic Morrow and Barbara Turner, a screenwriter. She has a child named Rohmer Emmanuel Baumbach.
Leigh is known for her work as an actress in a number of popular movies and TV shows, including Twin Peaks, The Hateful Eight, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Good Time, The Machinist, Road to Perdition, The Hitcher, The Hudsucker Proxy, and The Jacket.
Jennifer Jason Leigh has received numerous awards throughout her career, including the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, CinEuphoria Award, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Genie Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Gotham Awards, Hollywood Film Awards, Mill Valley Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, MTV Movie & TV Award, National Board of Review, and National Society of Film Critics Awards.
