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Janet Leigh

Character Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Penwoman | * 07/06/1927 († 77, 10/03/2004) | Merced, California (United States of America (USA))
Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress. 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... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Janet Leigh

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Golden Globe Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Janet Leigh as Actress(84)

as herself2021 I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)2017 78/52
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)2010 The Psycho Legacy
as Norma Watson1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
as herself1997 The Making of 'Psycho'
as Kay Connor1997 In My Sister's Shadow
as herself1994 The Story of Lassie
as The egg (voice) (archive footage)1993 The Egg
as Marion Crane (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Psycho II
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Kathy Williams1980 The Fog
as (archive footage)1979 The Horror Show
as Florence Cohen1979 Boardwalk
as Millie Gorman1979 Mirror, Mirror
as Elaine Cotten1977 Telethon
as Karen Weese1977 Murder at the World Series
as Laura Talbot1973 Murdock's Gang
as Gert Meredith1972 One Is a Lonely Number
as Gerry Bennett1972 Night of the Lepus
as Laurel Hanley1971 The Deadly Dream
as Marian Ord1970 House on Greenapple Road
as Vivian Miller1969 Hello Down There
as Sandra Latham1969 Honeymoon with a Stranger
as Janice Barnes1969 The Monk
as Miss Diketon1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
as Mary Ann1967 Grand Slam
as Cherry McMahon1966 An American Dream
as Susan Harper1966 Harper
as Nora1966 Kid Rodelo
as Dr Elizabeth Acord1966 Three on a Couch
as Rosie DeLeon1963 Bye Bye Birdie
as Bertie Austin1963 Wives and Lovers
as Eugenie Rose Chaney1962 The Manchurian Candidate
as herself1960 People, Hopes, Medals
as Marion Crane1960 Psycho
as Ann Wilson1960 Who Was That Lady?
as herself1960 Pepe
as Susan 'Susie' Vargas1958 Touch of Evil
as Morgana1958 The Vikings
as Lt. Vicki Loren1958 The Perfect Furlough
as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief1957 Jet Pilot
as Linda Latham1956 Safari
as Ivy Conrad1955 Pete Kelly's Blues
as Eileen Sherwood1955 My Sister Eileen
as Princess Aleta1954 Prince Valiant
as Karen Stephanson1954 Rogue Cop
as Lady Anne of Mackworth1954 The Black Shield of Falworth
as Wally Cook1954 Living It Up
as Chris Hall1953 Walking My Baby Back Home
as Lina Patch1953 The Naked Spur
as Connie Bedloe1953 Confidentially Connie
as Bess Houdini1953 Houdini
as Lucy Duncan1952 Just This Once
as Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon1952 Scaramouche
as Abby Ames1952 Fearless Fagan
as Nancy Peterson1951 Two Tickets to Broadway
as Isabelle Perry1951 Strictly Dishonorable
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon1951 It's a Big Country
as Jennifer Paige1951 Angels in the Outfield
as June Forsyte1949 That Forsyte Woman
as Connie Ennis1949 Holiday Affair
as Edith Enley1949 Act of Violence
as Meg1949 Little Women
as Evelyn 'Taffy' Heldon1949 The Doctor and the Girl
as Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen1949 The Red Danube
as Dorothy Feiner1948 Words and Music
as Margit Mitchell1948 Hills of Home
as Lissy Anne MacBean1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Effie Bright1947 If Winter Comes

TV Shows/Series with Janet Leigh as Actress(25)

as herself1997 Scene by Scene
as Self (archive footage)1993 Intimate Portrait
as Cornelia Montaigne Harper1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Joan Stackpole1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Joan Philipps / Gail1977 The Love Boat
as Carol1972 Ghost Story
as Grace Wheeler Willis1971 Columbo
as Self - Host1964 The Hollywood Palace
as Self / Marion Crane1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as herself1952 This Is Your Life
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Janet Leigh as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer1957 Sweet Smell of Success

Full Name: Janet Leigh
Born: Wednesday, 07/06 1927 (July) in Merced, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 10/03 2004 (October) in Beverly Hills (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of the Pacific, Stockton High School, Merced High School
Spouses (current/former): Tony Curtis, John Kenneth Carlisle, Robert Brandt, Stanley Reames
Father: Frederick Robert Morrison
Mother: Helen Lita Westergard
Other names for Janet Leigh (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джанет Ли"
"Jeanette Helen Morrison"
Janet Leigh frequently works together with these people:
Norman Lloyd (15x, Actor)
Vincent Price (14x, Actor)
Tony Curtis (14x, Actor)
Polly Bergen (14x, Actress)
Eddie Albert (13x, Actor)
Mickey Rooney (13x, Actor)
Van Johnson (13x, Actor)
Red Buttons (13x, Actor)
Jack Carter (13x, Actor)
Harry Tyler (13x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (12x, Crew)
Carol Channing (12x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:866, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024