Nancy Kelly

She never had a particularly successful adult career, although she did win a Tony Award for her performance in The Bad Seed, which she followed up by starring in the film version and receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
. Nancy was a child star, who had made so many movies by the time she was nine years old, that Film Daily called her "the most photographed child in America due to commercial posing.". One prominent recent role in this vein was that of an angry punk singer in Georgia (1995). Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, she was the sister of actor Jack Kelly. As an adult, Leigh has gravitated towards portraying fragile, damaged or even psychotic characters. Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 - January 2, 1995) was an American actress. In 1982, Leigh played a central character in director Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High..

-- 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.