Bio
Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress best known for her role as Hedy, the psychopathic “roommate from hell” in the smash-hit thriller Single White Female.
Television
Leigh has only had one recurring role in television - the voice of Tempest in the animated series Hercules, in which she appeared for three episodes.
She has made guest appearances on the following television shows:
Baretta
Disneyland
The Waltons
Trapper John, M.D.
Spawn
King Of The Hill
Tracey Takes On...
Superman
Twitch City
Frasier
Mission Hill
Leigh has also appeared in the following made-for-TV movies:
The Young Runaways (1978)
Angel City (1980)
I Think I'm Having a Baby (1981)
The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
The First Time (1982)
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? (1983)
Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
Picnic (1986)
Buried Alive (1990)
The Love Letter (1998)
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
Crossed Over (2002)
Film
Leigh is known more for her work in film than in television. She has appeared in the following feature films to date:
Tod Eines Fremden (1973) (uncredited)
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Easy Money (1983)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Flesh+Blood (1985)
The Hitcher (1986)
The Men's Club (1986)
Under Cover (1987)
Sister, Sister (1987)
Heart of Midnight (1988)
The Big Picture (1989)
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Fire Princess (1990)
Miami Blues (1990)
Backdraft (1991)
Crooked Hearts (1991)
Rush (1991)
The Prom (1992)
Single White Female (1992)
Short Cuts (1993)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Georgia (1995)
Kansas City (1996)
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
Washington Square (1997)
A Thousand Acres (1997)
eXistenZ (1999)
Beautiful View (2000)
The King Is Alive (2000)
Skipped Parts (2000)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) (uncredited)
The Anniversary Party (2001)
The Quickie (2001)
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) (voice)
Road to Perdition (2002)
In the Cut (2003)
El Maquinista (2004)
Palindromes (2004)
Childstar (2004)
The Jacket (2005)
Easter Sunday (2005)
Rag Tale (2005)
America (2006)
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Lymelife (2007)
She also lent her voice to the direct-to-video release of Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle, in 1999.