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Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh, born as Jeanette Helen Morrison on July 6, 1927, was an American actress famed for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film Psycho. Hailing from Stockton, California, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, leading her to sign a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. During her tenure with MGM, she appeared in numerous films ranging from dramas like The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) to westerns like The Naked Spur (1953). After her marriage to actor Tony Curtis in 1951, she went on to star in significant films such as Safari (1956) and Orson Welles' Touch of Evil (1958). Her critical acclaim peaked with Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), a role for which she won a Golden Globe and earned an Academy Award nomination. Leigh's career in film extended over five impressive decades and included success in screen and stage credits. Beyond acting, she also penned four books between 1984 and 2002, two of which were novels. Janet Leigh passed away on October 3, 2004, after a year-long fight against vasculitis.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Jeanette Helen Morrison
Born: Merced, California, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: July 6, 1927
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1947-2004
Children: 2
Spouses: John Carlisle, Stanley Reames, Tony Curtis, Robert Brandt
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Awards and Nominations Received by Janet Leigh
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Movies Featuring Janet Leigh
Holiday Affair
Touch of Evil
Little Women
Night of the Lepus
Harper
Psycho
Angels in the Outfield
Pictures of Ghosts
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
The Psycho Legacy
And the Oscar Goes To…
78/52
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
The American Nightmare
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Bad Girls from Valley High
Fear on Film: Inside ‘The Fog’
Night of 100 Stars
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Night of 100 Stars II
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Rat Pack
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Bye Bye Birdie
The Deadly Dream
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Scaramouche
A Star Is Born World Premiere
24 Hour Psycho
One Is a Lonely Number
Fearless Fagan
Pepe
The Doctor and the Girl
Just This Once
Wives and Lovers
My Sister Eileen
Walking My Baby Back Home
Prince Valiant
An American Dream
The Naked Spur
Murder at the World Series
The Vikings
Hills of Home
Rogue Cop
People, Hopes, Medals
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Grand Slam
Hello Down There
The Spy in the Green Hat
The Black Shield of Falworth
Jet Pilot
Confidentially Connie
The Egg
If Winter Comes
It’s a Big Country
Act of Violence
Two Tickets to Broadway
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Three on a Couch
Safari
That Forsyte Woman
Pete Kelly’s Blues
The Making of ‘Psycho’
The Horror Show
House on Greenapple Road
Words and Music
Who Was That Lady?
Boardwalk
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Houdini
The Perfect Furlough
Career Timeline
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2000
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
Herself
The American Nightmare
Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
1972
Night of the Lepus
One Is a Lonely Number
Gert Meredith
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Prince Valiant
Princess Aleta
Rogue Cop
Karen Stephanson
The Black Shield of Falworth
Lady Anne of Mackworth
1953
Walking My Baby Back Home
Chris Hall
The Naked Spur
Lina Patch
Confidentially Connie
Connie Bedloe
Houdini
Bess Houdini
1951
Angels in the Outfield
It’s a Big Country
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Two Tickets to Broadway
Nancy Peterson
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