Single White Female with Mitchell Myerson (Stephen Tobolowsky), a fashion house owner who is looking to buy Allie's revolutionary new program. He manipulates her into significantly reducing the cost; as he is her first and only client, she accepts. Allie advertises for a new roommate to share her apartment in the Ansonia. She eventually settles on Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh), whom she nicknames "Hedy", and they become friends. Hedy tells of how she was supposed to be a twin but her twin was stillborn, leaving her with a constant feeling of loneliness. Hedy becomes overly protective of Allie by erasing Sam's voice-mail
Jennifer Jason Leigh and her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, Leigh took on the lead role of Sally Bowles in Sam Mendes's Broadway revival of the musical "Cabaret", succeeding Natasha Richardson who originated the role in Mendes's production. She succeeded Mary-Louise Parker in the lead role in "Proof" on Broadway in 2001. Her other theatrical appearances include "The Glass Menagerie", "Man of Destiny", "The Shadow Box", "Picnic", "Sunshine", and "Abigail's Party". In 2011, she played Bunny in the Broadway revival of "House of Blue Leaves" in New York City alongside Ben Stiller and Edie Falco. In 2001, Leigh