Jennifer Jason Leigh

Personal context

Summary

Jennifer Jason Leigh is an actor and producer known for psychologically intense roles in films including Last Exit to Brooklyn, Single white Female, and The Hateful Eight, as well as television work in Patrick Melrose and Atypical. Her career also includes independent projects such as Georgia and The Anniversary Party, which she co-wrote and co-directed with Alan Cumming. In 2005, she publicly criticized George W. Bush and the influence of the Christian right; in 2018, she welcomed the #MeToo movement and described changing the status quo around sexual misconduct. In 2024, she spoke at the Jerusalem Film Festival in support of bringing Israeli hostages home and signed an open letter condemning Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech.