Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began acting on television during the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows. Her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Leigh continued performing past her teen years, receiving critical praise for her roles in the 1990 films "Miami Blues" and "Last Exit to Brooklyn". In 1991, she appeared in Ron Howard's "Backdraft", and in 1992, she acted in the drama-thriller "Single White Female". In 1993, Leigh appeared in the ensemble film "Short
Jennifer Jason Leigh "The Young Runaways" (1978). She also appeared in an episode of "Baretta" and an episode of "The Waltons". Several TV movies followed, including a portrayal of an anorexic teenager in "The Best Little Girl in the World", for which Leigh dropped to under medical supervision. She made her big screen debut playing a blind, deaf, and mute rape victim in the 1981 slasher film "Eyes of a Stranger", which she quit school to star in. In 1982, Leigh played a teenager who gets pregnant in the Cameron Crowe-scripted high school comedy movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", which served as