Deceased

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Died aged 77

Also known asJeanette Helen Morrison, جنت لیGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/07/1927Born in Merced, California, USADied03/10/2004 (aged 77)Died inBeverly HillsCausevasculitis, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ205314 ↗Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#7302 ↗

Jeanette Helen Morrison, known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, businesswoman and author. Leigh was established as one of the earliest scream queens for starring in horror films, and is also known for starring in dramatic productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). She amassed several screen and stage credits over five decades, and received accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award.

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Filmography103 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	98
2022	Rat PackMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
2022	Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of FreedomMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
2021	I Am Alfred HitchcockMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
2018	Hollywood: No Sex, Please!Movie	—	91
2017	The Fabulous Allan CarrMovie	Self (archive)	90
2012	Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeMovie	Self (archive footage)	85
2002	Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'Movie	Self	75
2000	The American NightmareMovie	Self	73
2000	Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesMovie	Self	73
2000	Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmMovie	Self	73
1999	Family LawSeries	Mary Sawyer	72
1999	Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovie	Self (uncredited)	72
1999	Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusMovie	Self	72
1999	Rat Pack: A Conference of CoolMovie	Self	72
1998	Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterMovie	Norma Watson	71
1997	Scene by SceneSeries	Self	70
1997	In My Sister's ShadowMovie	Kay Connor	70
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	69
1996	Jerry Lewis: The Last American ClownMovie	Self - Interviewee	69
1995	Inside the Dream FactoryMovie	Self	68
1995	Secret LivesSeries	—	68
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Vera King	67
1993	Intimate PortraitSeries	Self	66
1987	Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie	Self	60
1986	The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalMovie	Self	59
1986	Psycho IIIMovie	Marion Crane (archive footage) (uncredited)	59
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Barbara LeMay	58
1985	Night of 100 Stars IIMovie	Self	58
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Cornelia Montaigne Harper	57
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	56
1983	Psycho IIMovie	Marion Crane (archive footage) (uncredited)	56
1982	Matt HoustonSeries	Ramona	55
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	55
1980	The FogMovie	Kathy Williams	53
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Joan Stackpole	52
1979	BoardwalkMovie	Florence Cohen	52
1979	Mirror, MirrorMovie	Millie Gorman	52
1979	The Horror ShowMovie	(archive footage)	52
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Joan Philipps / Gail	50
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	46
1973	Murdock's GangMovie	Laura Talbot	46
1972	Ghost StorySeries	Carol	45
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	45
1972	Night of the LepusMovie	Gerry Bennett	45
1971	ColumboSeries	Grace Wheeler Willis	44
1971	The Deadly DreamMovie	Laurel Hanley	44
1970	House on Greenapple RoadMovie	Marian Ord	43
1969	The MonkMovie	Janice Barnes	42
1967	The Spy in the Green HatMovie	Miss Diketon	40
1967	Grand SlamMovie	Mary Ann	40
1966	Three on a CouchMovie	Dr Elizabeth Acord	39
1966	An American DreamMovie	Cherry McMahon	39
1966	HarperMovie	Susan Harper	39
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Miss Diketon	37
1964	The Hollywood PalaceSeries	Self - Host	37
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Virginia Ballard	36
1963	Bye Bye BirdieMovie	Rosie DeLeon	36
1963	Wives and LoversMovie	Bertie Austin	36
1962	The Manchurian CandidateMovie	Eugenie Rose Chaney	35
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	35
1960	PepeMovie	Janet Leigh	33
1960	PsychoMovie	Marion Crane	33
1960	Who Was That Lady?Movie	Ann Wilson	33
1960	People, Hopes, MedalsMovie	Self	33
1958	The VikingsMovie	Morgana	31
1957	Jet PilotMovie	Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief	30
1956	The Rosemary Clooney ShowSeries	Self	29
1956	SafariMovie	Linda Latham	29
1955	Pete Kelly's BluesMovie	Ivy Conrad	28
1955	My Sister EileenMovie	Eileen Sherwood	28
1954	Prince ValiantMovie	Princess Aleta	27
1954	The Black Shield of FalworthMovie	Lady Anne of Mackworth	27
1954	Rogue CopMovie	Karen Stephanson	27
1954	Living It UpMovie	Wally Cook	27
1954	A Star Is Born World PremiereMovie	Self	27
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	26
1953	HoudiniMovie	Bess Houdini	26
1953	The Naked SpurMovie	Lina Patch	26
1953	Walking My Baby Back HomeMovie	Chris Hall	26
1952	ScaramoucheMovie	Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon	25
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	25
1952	Come Back Little ShiksaMovie	—	25
1952	Fearless FaganMovie	Abby Ames	25
1951	Two Tickets to BroadwayMovie	Nancy Peterson	24
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	24
1951	It's a Big CountryMovie	Rosa Szabo Xenophon	24
1951	Angels in the OutfieldMovie	Jennifer Paige	24
1951	The Re-InforcerMovie	Mary Muck	24
1951	A Spot In The ShadeMovie	—	24
1951	Watch On The LimeMovie	—	24
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	23
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	23
1949	Act of ViolenceMovie	Edith Enley	22
1949	The Red DanubeMovie	Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen	22
1949	Little WomenMovie	Meg	22
1949	Holiday AffairMovie	Connie Ennis	22
1949	That Forsyte WomanMovie	June Forsyte	22
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	21
1948	Words and MusicMovie	Dorothy Feiner	21
1948	Hills of HomeMovie	Margit Mitchell	21
1947	The Romance of Rosy RidgeMovie	Lissy Anne MacBean	20
1947	If Winter ComesMovie	Effie Bright	20