Jennifer Jason Leigh

Biography

Born 02/05/1962

Movie critic Rex Reed accurately described the characters in Jennifer Jason Leigh's gallery as a collection of "sluts and nuts,” but the soft-spoken actress affectionately refers to the hookers, drug addicts and head cases she has played as a group of vulnerable, injured women she is thrilled to...
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Awards

  • In 1995, received Montreal Film Festival Award for Best Actress
  • In 1995, received New York Film Critics Award for Best Actress
  • In 1994, received Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Highlights

  • In 2009, Joined the cast of Showtime's "Weeds" in a recurring role as Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) sister Jill Price-Gray
  • In 2007, Directed by her husband, Noah Baumbach in "Margot at the Wedding"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
  • In 2005, Cast in the thriller "The Jacket" with Adrien Brody and Kris Kristofferson

Family & Companions

  • Eric Stoltz: Companion (No longer together)
  • Noah Baumbach: husband (Dated for four years before getting married in 2005 on Labor Day weekend)
  • Bruno Kirby: no longer together

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