Jennifer Jason Leigh

. In recent years, Martin has become a familiar face on television once again, playing the part of Daphne's mother in the sitcom, Frasier. One prominent recent role in this vein was that of an angry punk singer in Georgia (1995). She was married to pop singer Ronnie Carroll, but they divorced. As an adult, Leigh has gravitated towards portraying fragile, damaged or even psychotic characters. During the early 1960s, Martin became well-known to television audiences as the resident singer of topical songs on the weekly satire show, That Was the Week That Was. In 1982, Leigh played a central character in director Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High.. Millicent Martin (born June 8, 1934) is an English actress, singer and comedienne.

-- followed. Several TV movies -- including a portrayal of an anorexic in The Best Little Girl in the World , for which Leigh dieted down to 86 lbs. In 1977, she had her first credited role in an episode of the TV show Baretta. Leigh took acting classes with Lee Strasberg before she began acting professionally as a teenager.

The name "Jason" is in honor of family friend Jason Robards. Born Jennifer Lee Morrow, she is the daughter of actor Vic Morrow and screenwriter Barbara Turner. Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).

Flesh & Blood (1985). The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Mrs.