Janet Leigh

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 w
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Personal Info

Id

7302

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-07-06

Place of Birth

Merced, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Jeanette Helen Morrison
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    Known For

    The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchuri

    Psycho

    Psycho

    Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evi

    The Fog

    The Fog

    The Naked Spur

    The Naked Sp

    Rogue Cop

    Rogue Cop

    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

    Halloween H2

    The Black Shield of Falworth

    The Black Sh

    Holiday Affair

    Holiday Affa

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Bye Bye Bird

    Harper

    Harper

    Act of Violence

    Act of Viole

    Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

    The Horror Show

    The Horror S

    Hello Down There

    Hello Down T

    The Red Danube

    The Red Danu

    The Vikings

    The Vikings

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    People, Hope

    Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's

    My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Ei

    Houdini

    Houdini

    That Forsyte Woman

    That Forsyte

    Little Women

    Little Women

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    Mirror, Mirr

    Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in th

    Night of the Lepus

    Night of the

    Three on a Couch

    Three on a C

    Prince Valiant

    Prince Valia

    Safari

    Safari

    24 Hour Psycho

    24 Hour Psyc

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    Hollywood Ou

    Pepe

    Pepe

    It's a Big Country

    It's a Big C

    Jet Pilot

    Jet Pilot

    One Is a Lonely Number

    One Is a Lon

    The American Nightmare

    The American

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    Emergency: D

    Grand Slam

    Grand Slam

    The Doctor and the Girl

    The Doctor a

    The Making of 'Psycho'

    The Making o

    Kid Rodelo

    Kid Rodelo

    Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

    Mary Pickfor

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    Hollywood: T

    Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That

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    Cubby Brocco

    Hills of Home

    Hills of Hom

    Two Tickets to Broadway

    Two Tickets

    An American Dream

    An American

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    The Story of

    If Winter Comes

    If Winter Co

    Boardwalk

    Boardwalk

    Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lo

    Honeymoon with a Stranger

    Honeymoon wi

    The Deadly Dream

    The Deadly D

    The Monk

    The Monk

    Strictly Dishonorable

    Strictly Dis

    The Perfect Furlough

    The Perfect

    Fearless Fagan

    Fearless Fag

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    The Romance

    Walking My Baby Back Home

    Walking My B

    Bad Girls from Valley High

    Bad Girls fr

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    How to Smugg

    The Spy in the Green Hat

    The Spy in t

    Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

    Anthony Perk

    House on Greenapple Road

    House on Gre

    Confidentially Connie

    Confidential

    Words and Music

    Words and Mu

    Just This Once

    Just This On

    Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

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    Charlton Hes

    Telethon

    Telethon

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    The Fantasy

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    Night of 100

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    Hitchcock: S

    Living It Up

    Living It Up

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    Jerry Lewis:

    Murder at the World Series

    Murder at th

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Bo

    In My Sister's Shadow

    In My Sister

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    Come Back Li

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    The Egg

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    Tales from t

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    Fear on Film

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    Murdock's Ga

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    Inside the D

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    Howard Hughe

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Nig

    I Am Alfred Hitchcock

    I Am Alfred

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    Night of 100

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    Miss Glucksm

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    Happy 100th

    Psycho II

    Psycho II

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination:

    Pictures of Ghosts

    Pictures of

    Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

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    2023

    Pictures of Ghosts

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    Rat Pack

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    2021

    I Am Alfred Hitchcock

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    2019

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    2012

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

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    2005

    The Making of 'Psycho'

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    2005

    Bad Girls from Valley High

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    2002

    Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

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    2000

    Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

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    2000

    The American Nightmare

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    2000

    Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

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    2000

    Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

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    1999

    Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

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    1999

    Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

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    1999

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

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    1999

    Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

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    1998

    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

    asNorma Watson

    1997

    In My Sister's Shadow

    asKay Connor

    1996

    Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

    asSelf - Interviewee

    1995

    Inside the Dream Factory

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    1995

    Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

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    1994

    The Story of Lassie

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    1994

    Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    asHimself

    1993

    24 Hour Psycho

    asMarion Crane (archive footage)

    1993

    The Egg

    asThe egg (voice) (archive footage)

    1987

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

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    1986

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

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    1985

    Night of 100 Stars II

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    1983

    Psycho II

    asMarion Crane (archival footage) (uncredited)

    1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1982

    Night of 100 Stars

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    1980

    The Fog

    asKathy Williams

    1980

    Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

    asSelf

    1979

    Boardwalk

    asFlorence Cohen

    1979

    Mirror, Mirror

    asMillie Gorman

    1979

    The Horror Show

    as(archive footage)

    1977

    Telethon

    asElaine Cotten

    1977

    Murder at the World Series

    asKaren Weese

    1973

    Murdock's Gang

    asLaura Talbot

    1972

    Night of the Lepus

    asGerry Bennett

    1972

    One Is a Lonely Number

    asGert Meredith

    1972

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1971

    The Deadly Dream

    asLaurel Hanley

    1970

    House on Greenapple Road

    asMarian Ord

    1969

    Honeymoon with a Stranger

    asSandra Latham

    1969

    The Monk

    asJanice Barnes

    1969

    Hello Down There

    asVivian Miller

    1967

    Grand Slam

    asMary Ann

    1967

    The Spy in the Green Hat

    asMiss Diketon

    1966

    An American Dream

    asCherry McMahon

    1966

    Three on a Couch

    asDr Elizabeth Acord

    1966

    Harper

    asSusan Harper

    1966

    Kid Rodelo

    asNora

    1965

    Bob Hope Christmas Show

    asSelf

    1963

    Wives and Lovers

    asBertie Austin

    1963

    Bye Bye Birdie

    asRosie DeLeon

    1962

    The Manchurian Candidate

    asEugenie Rose Chaney

    1960

    Pepe

    asJanet Leigh

    1960

    Psycho

    asMarion Crane

    1960

    Who Was That Lady?

    asAnn Wilson

    1960

    People, Hopes, Medals

    asSelf

    1958

    The Perfect Furlough

    asLt. Vicki Loren

    1958

    The Vikings

    asMorgana

    1958

    Touch of Evil

    asSusan 'Susie' Vargas

    1957

    Jet Pilot

    asLt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

    1956

    Safari

    asLinda Latham

    1956

    Nightmare

    asJanet

    1955

    My Sister Eileen

    asEileen Sherwood

    1955

    Pete Kelly's Blues

    asIvy Conrad

    1954

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    asSelf

    1954

    Rogue Cop

    asKaren Stephanson

    1954

    The Black Shield of Falworth

    asLady Anne of Mackworth

    1954

    Living It Up

    asWally Cook

    1954

    Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

    as

    1954

    Prince Valiant

    asPrincess Aleta

    1953

    Walking My Baby Back Home

    asChris Hall

    1953

    Houdini

    asBess Houdini

    1953

    Confidentially Connie

    asConnie Bedloe

    1953

    The Naked Spur

    asLina Patch

    1952

    Fearless Fagan

    asAbby Ames

    1952

    Scaramouche

    asAline de Gavrillac de Bourbon

    1952

    Just This Once

    asLucy Duncan

    1952

    An Eye for an Eye

    as

    1952

    Come Back Little Shiksa

    as

    1951

    It's a Big Country

    asRosa Szabo Xenophon

    1951

    Two Tickets to Broadway

    asNancy Peterson

    1951

    Angels in the Outfield

    asJennifer Paige

    1951

    Strictly Dishonorable

    asIsabelle Perry

    1951

    Fairfax Avenue

    as

    1949

    Holiday Affair

    asConnie Ennis

    1949

    That Forsyte Woman

    asJune Forsyte

    1949

    The Red Danube

    asOlga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen

    1949

    The Doctor and the Girl

    asEvelyn 'Taffy' Heldon

    1949

    Little Women

    asMeg

    1949

    Act of Violence

    asEdith Enley

    1949

    How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

    as

    1948

    Words and Music

    asDorothy Feiner

    1948

    Hills of Home

    asMargit Mitchell

    1947

    If Winter Comes

    asEffie Bright

    1947

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    asLissy Anne MacBean

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