Janet Leigh
Acting
Born: Jul 06, 1927 — Died: Oct 03, 2004
From: Merced, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Norma Watson | 1998 | 6.048 |
| 24 Hour Psycho | Marion Crane (archive footage) | 1993 | 4.0 |
| The Fog | Kathy Williams | 1980 | 6.7 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 | 3.8 |
| Mirror, Mirror | Millie Gorman | 1979 | 8.0 |
| Night of the Lepus | Gerry Bennett | 1972 | 4.465 |
| Hello Down There | Vivian Miller | 1969 | 5.941 |
| Harper | Susan Harper | 1966 | 6.647 |
| Three on a Couch | Dr Elizabeth Acord | 1966 | 5.385 |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Rosie DeLeon | 1963 | 5.876 |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Eugenie Rose Chaney | 1962 | 7.512 |
| Psycho | Marion Crane | 1960 | 8.414 |
| People, Hopes, Medals | Self | 1960 | 4.6 |
| Touch of Evil | Susan 'Susie' Vargas | 1958 | 7.749 |
| The Vikings | Morgana | 1958 | 7.025 |
| Safari | Linda Latham | 1956 | 5.611 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | Ivy Conrad | 1955 | 6.207 |
| My Sister Eileen | Eileen Sherwood | 1955 | 6.63 |
| Rogue Cop | Karen Stephanson | 1954 | 5.692 |
| The Black Shield of Falworth | Lady Anne of Mackworth | 1954 | 6.266 |
| Prince Valiant | Princess Aleta | 1954 | 6.076 |
| The Naked Spur | Lina Patch | 1953 | 6.99 |
| Houdini | Bess Houdini | 1953 | 6.563 |
| Scaramouche | Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon | 1952 | 7.015 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Jennifer Paige | 1951 | 6.889 |
| Holiday Affair | Connie Ennis | 1949 | 6.897 |
| Act of Violence | Edith Enley | 1949 | 6.939 |
| The Red Danube | Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen | 1949 | 6.65 |
| That Forsyte Woman | June Forsyte | 1949 | 6.0 |
| Little Women | Meg | 1949 | 7.389 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1927 |
| From | Merced, California, USA |