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Janet Leigh
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Janet Leigh
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-07-06, Merced, California, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

The Manchurian Candidate

7.5

The Manchurian Candidate
1962-10-24

8.413

Psycho
1960-06-22

7.741

Touch of Evil
1958-03-30

6.735

The Fog
1980-02-01

6.994

The Naked Spur
1953-01-29

5.692

Rogue Cop
1954-09-17

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

6.049

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998-08-05

The Black Shield of Falworth

6.29

The Black Shield of Falworth
1954-09-02

6.889

Holiday Affair
1949-12-12

5.877

Bye Bye Birdie
1963-04-04

6.667

Harper
1966-02-22

Act of Violence

6.929

Act of Violence
1949-01-22

7.014

Scaramouche
1952-05-08

The Horror Show

3.8

The Horror Show
1979-02-06

Hello Down There

5.941

Hello Down There
1969-06-25

6.65

The Red Danube
1949-10-14

7.024

The Vikings
1958-06-11

People, Hopes, Medals

4.6

People, Hopes, Medals
1960-03-14

Pete Kelly's Blues

6.207

Pete Kelly's Blues
1955-07-31

My Sister Eileen

6.6

My Sister Eileen
1955-09-22

That Forsyte Woman

6

That Forsyte Woman
1949-11-03

7.4

Little Women
1949-03-10

6.563

Houdini
1953-07-02

8

Mirror, Mirror
1979-10-10

Angels in the Outfield

7

Angels in the Outfield
1951-10-19

Night of the Lepus

4.4

Night of the Lepus
1972-10-04

Three on a Couch

5.385

Three on a Couch
1966-03-01

6.1

Prince Valiant
1954-04-05

5.611

Safari
1956-06-20

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

6.3

Pepe
1960-12-21

It's a Big Country

5.875

It's a Big Country
1951-11-20

5.49

Jet Pilot
1957-10-11

One Is a Lonely Number

5.125

One Is a Lonely Number
1972-06-19

The American Nightmare

6.829

The American Nightmare
2000-09-11

Emergency: Donald Trump’s

0

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019-02-21

7.088

Grand Slam
1967-09-28

The Doctor and the Girl

5.875

The Doctor and the Girl
1949-09-29

The Making of 'Psycho'

7.481

The Making of 'Psycho'
2005-10-26

8

Kid Rodelo
1966-01-01

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

7

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000-09-12

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.333

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

Who Was That Lady?

6.4

Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

6.5

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
2000-01-01

6.941

Hills of Home
1948-11-25

Two Tickets to Broadway

4.583

Two Tickets to Broadway
1951-11-20

An American Dream

5

An American Dream
1966-08-31

The Story of Lassie

8

The Story of Lassie
1994-08-14

If Winter Comes

6.667

If Winter Comes
1947-12-31

7.5

Boardwalk
1979-11-14

Wives and Lovers

4.444

Wives and Lovers
1963-08-29

Honeymoon with a Stranger

7

Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969-12-23

8

The Monk
1969-10-21

The Deadly Dream

7

The Deadly Dream
1971-09-25

Strictly Dishonorable

5

Strictly Dishonorable
1951-07-03

The Perfect Furlough

6.8

The Perfect Furlough
1958-11-30

5.167

Fearless Fagan
1952-08-15

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

6.667

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947-08-04

Walking My Baby Back Home

9

Walking My Baby Back Home
1953-12-06

Bad Girls from Valley High

4.136

Bad Girls from Valley High
2005-07-17

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

8

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949-01-01

The Spy in the Green Hat

6.563

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967-02-03

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

8

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999-01-11

House on Greenapple Road

7.4

House on Greenapple Road
1970-01-11

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

0

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
1999-12-31

Confidentially Connie

5.75

Confidentially Connie
1953-03-12

Words and Music

5.786

Words and Music
1948-12-31

4.4

Just This Once
1952-02-27

9

Rat Pack
2022-01-11

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

5

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995-03-20

6

Telethon
1977-11-06

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

7.333

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986-07-31

Night of 100 Stars II

8

Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

8.5

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999-10-13

6.543

Living It Up
1954-08-04

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

6

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996-08-18

Murder at the World Series

6.667

Murder at the World Series
1977-03-20

A Star Is Born World Premiere

8

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28

In My Sister's Shadow

6.25

In My Sister's Shadow
1997-11-12

Come Back Little Shiksa

0

Come Back Little Shiksa
1952-01-01

0

Fairfax Avenue
1951-01-01

An Eye for an Eye

0

An Eye for an Eye
1952-01-02

0

Nightmare
1956-01-01

7

The Egg
1993-01-01

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

6.3

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002-08-27

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

5.8

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980-01-01

7.5

Murdock's Gang
1973-03-20

Inside the Dream Factory

8

Inside the Dream Factory
1995-11-01

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

9

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000-06-27

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

6.895

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999-09-25

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

7.3

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021-05-02

Night of 100 Stars

6.75

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

7

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994-07-01

Bob Hope Christmas Show

7

Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965-12-15

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

0

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954-04-18

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18

6.499

Psycho II
1983-06-03

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012-05-15

Pictures of Ghosts

8.038

Pictures of Ghosts
2023-08-24

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018-03-01

The Re-Inforcer

5.5

The Re-Inforcer
1951-10-04

Unmasking the Horror

10

Unmasking the Horror
1998-06-21

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025-06-20

5.7

Psycho III
1986-04-02

The Fabulous Allan Carr

4.5

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017-05-19

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Twilight Zone

7.721

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

Tales of the Unexpected

6.776

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

8.083

Family Law
1999-09-20

The Hollywood Palace

5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

This Is Your Life

6.5

This Is Your Life
1952-10-01

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.321

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

7.444

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Rosemary Clooney Show

8

The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956-05-22

6

Scene by Scene
1997-05-10

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Touched by an Angel

7.208

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.097

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.714

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.714

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22