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.
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 (Movies)
Pictures of Ghosts
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/08/2023
Rat Pack
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2022
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/05/2021
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/02/2019
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Character:
Release Date:01/03/2018
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/05/2012
The Making of 'Psycho'
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/2005
Bad Girls from Valley High
Character:Mrs. Witt
Release Date:17/07/2005
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/2002
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2000
The American Nightmare
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:27/06/2000
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/01/2000
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1999
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/1999
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Character:Norma Watson
Release Date:05/08/1998
In My Sister's Shadow
Character:Kay Connor
Release Date:12/11/1997
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:18/08/1996
Inside the Dream Factory
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/1995
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Character:Self
Release Date:20/03/1995
The Story of Lassie
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/1994
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/07/1994
24 Hour Psycho
Character:Marion Crane (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1993
The Egg
Character:The egg (voice) (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1993
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Psycho II
Character:Marion Crane (archival footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/06/1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
The Fog
Character:Kathy Williams
Release Date:01/02/1980
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1980
Boardwalk
Character:Florence Cohen
Release Date:14/11/1979
Mirror, Mirror
Character:Millie Gorman
Release Date:10/10/1979
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
Telethon
Character:Elaine Cotten
Release Date:06/11/1977
Murder at the World Series
Character:Karen Weese
Release Date:20/03/1977
Murdock's Gang
Character:Laura Talbot
Release Date:20/03/1973
Night of the Lepus
Character:Gerry Bennett
Release Date:04/10/1972
One Is a Lonely Number
Character:Gert Meredith
Release Date:19/06/1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
The Deadly Dream
Character:Laurel Hanley
Release Date:25/09/1971
House on Greenapple Road
Character:Marian Ord
Release Date:11/01/1970
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Character:Sandra Latham
Release Date:23/12/1969
The Monk
Character:Janice Barnes
Release Date:21/10/1969
Hello Down There
Character:Vivian Miller
Release Date:25/06/1969
Grand Slam
Character:Mary Ann
Release Date:28/09/1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
Character:Miss Diketon
Release Date:03/02/1967
An American Dream
Character:Cherry McMahon
Release Date:31/08/1966
Three on a Couch
Character:Dr Elizabeth Acord
Release Date:01/03/1966
Harper
Character:Susan Harper
Release Date:22/02/1966
Kid Rodelo
Character:Nora
Release Date:01/01/1966
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/1965
Wives and Lovers
Character:Bertie Austin
Release Date:29/08/1963
Bye Bye Birdie
Character:Rosie DeLeon
Release Date:04/04/1963
The Manchurian Candidate
Character:Eugenie Rose Chaney
Release Date:24/10/1962
Pepe
Character:Janet Leigh
Release Date:21/12/1960
Psycho
Character:Marion Crane
Release Date:22/06/1960
Who Was That Lady?
Character:Ann Wilson
Release Date:08/04/1960
People, Hopes, Medals
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/1960
The Perfect Furlough
Character:Lt. Vicki Loren
Release Date:30/11/1958
The Vikings
Character:Morgana
Release Date:11/06/1958
Touch of Evil
Character:Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Release Date:30/03/1958
Jet Pilot
Character:Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Release Date:11/10/1957
Safari
Character:Linda Latham
Release Date:20/06/1956
Nightmare
Character:Janet
Release Date:01/01/1956
My Sister Eileen
Character:Eileen Sherwood
Release Date:22/09/1955
Pete Kelly's Blues
Character:Ivy Conrad
Release Date:31/07/1955
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1954
Rogue Cop
Character:Karen Stephanson
Release Date:17/09/1954
The Black Shield of Falworth
Character:Lady Anne of Mackworth
Release Date:02/09/1954
Living It Up
Character:Wally Cook
Release Date:04/08/1954
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
Character:
Release Date:18/04/1954
Prince Valiant
Character:Princess Aleta
Release Date:05/04/1954
Walking My Baby Back Home
Character:Chris Hall
Release Date:06/12/1953
Houdini
Character:Bess Houdini
Release Date:02/07/1953
Confidentially Connie
Character:Connie Bedloe
Release Date:12/03/1953
The Naked Spur
Character:Lina Patch
Release Date:29/01/1953
Fearless Fagan
Character:Abby Ames
Release Date:15/08/1952
Scaramouche
Character:Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon
Release Date:08/05/1952
Just This Once
Character:Lucy Duncan
Release Date:27/02/1952
An Eye for an Eye
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1952
Come Back Little Shiksa
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1952
It's a Big Country
Character:Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Release Date:20/11/1951
Two Tickets to Broadway
Character:Nancy Peterson
Release Date:20/11/1951
Angels in the Outfield
Character:Jennifer Paige
Release Date:19/10/1951
Strictly Dishonorable
Character:Isabelle Perry
Release Date:03/07/1951
Fairfax Avenue
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1951
Holiday Affair
Character:Connie Ennis
Release Date:12/12/1949
That Forsyte Woman
Character:June Forsyte
Release Date:03/11/1949
The Red Danube
Character:Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen
Release Date:14/10/1949
The Doctor and the Girl
Character:Evelyn 'Taffy' Heldon
Release Date:29/09/1949
Little Women
Character:Meg
Release Date:10/03/1949
Act of Violence
Character:Edith Enley
Release Date:22/01/1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1949
Words and Music
Character:Dorothy Feiner
Release Date:31/12/1948
Hills of Home
Character:Margit Mitchell
Release Date:25/11/1948
If Winter Comes
Character:Effie Bright
Release Date:31/12/1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Character:Lissy Anne MacBean
Release Date:04/08/1947
Television Appearances
Family Law
Character:Mary Sawyer
Scene by Scene
Character:Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Touched by an Angel
Character:Vera King
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
The Twilight Zone
Character:Barbara LeMay
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Cornelia Montaigne Harper
Matt Houston
Character:Ramona
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Joan Stackpole
The Love Boat
Character:Joan Philipps / Gail
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Ghost Story
Character:Carol
Columbo
Character:Grace Wheeler Willis
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Miss Diketon
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self - Host
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
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