Jennifer Jason Leigh becomes a junkie and falls in love with her partner, played by Jason Patric. Her next film, "Single White Female" (1992), was a surprise box-office success, bringing Leigh to her largest mainstream audience yet, portraying a mentally ill woman who terrorizes roommate Bridget Fonda. Leigh was awarded the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and nominated for Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. Leigh co-starred with Kathy Bates as a tormented, pill-popping woman hiding a history of childhood sexual abuse in the adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Dolores Claiborne" (1995). Leigh achieved her greatest acclaim in the role
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