Jennifer Jason Leigh Biography

Jennifer Jason Leigh is a film, TV and stage actress who’s starred in an array of projects, including Single White Female, Short Cuts and Dolores Claiborne.

Jennifer Jason Leigh was born on February 5, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, and started acting as a child. She shined in such 1980s television and film projects as The Best Little Girl in the World and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Over the years, she has established herself as a skilled dramatic actress in such films as Single White Female (1992), Short Cuts (1993) and Dolores Clairborne (1995). Leigh's recent projects include a role on the television series Revenge and the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings.