Jennifer Jason Leigh

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. One prominent recent role in this vein was that of an angry punk singer in Georgia (1995).
. As an adult, Leigh has gravitated towards portraying fragile, damaged or even psychotic characters. Margolyes was recently seen alongside Geoffrey Rush and Charlize Theron in The Life and Death of Peter Sellars and will next appear with Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons and Michael Gambon in Being Julia (as Dolly de Vries), Margolyes will also play Dorcas in Ladies in Lavender with Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and will be a regular cast member in Miss Marple, a new series which will be shown in the UK in 2004, and will feature Geraldine McEwan in the title role. In 1982, Leigh played a central character in director Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High.. In 1993, she won a Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA for her role as Mrs Mingott, the only comic relief in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence, a performance which jump started her career.

-- followed. Margolyes received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Flora Finching in the 1988 movie, Little Dorrit. 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. She has since become a familiar face in the world of film and television. In 1977, she had her first credited role in an episode of the TV show Baretta. Margolyes' first major role in a film was as character called Elephant Ethel. Leigh took acting classes with Lee Strasberg before she began acting professionally as a teenager. Ms.

The name "Jason" is in honor of family friend Jason Robards. The short, grey-haired, heavy-set actress is one of Britain's most sought after supporting players, and has appeared in a number of successful feature films. Born Jennifer Lee Morrow, she is the daughter of actor Vic Morrow and screenwriter Barbara Turner. British character actress Miriam Margolyes was born on 18 May 1941, in Oxford, England. Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress. Blackadder's Christmas Carol - Queen Victoria. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Blackadder II - Lady Whiteadder.

Flesh & Blood (1985). The Black Adder - Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). The Life and Death of Peter Sellers - Peg Sellers. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Professor Sprout. Mrs. Cats & Dogs (2001) - Sophie.