Janet Leigh

Acting · Born 1927-07-06 in Merced, California, USA

Biography

Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh appeared in radio programs before her first formal foray into acting, making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). With MGM, she appeared in many films which spanned a wide variety of genres, which include the crime-drama Act of Violence (1948), the drama Little Women (1949), the comedy Angels in the Outfield (1951), the romance Scaramouche (1952) and the western drama The Naked Spur (1953). She played dramatic roles during the…

Filmography

• The Manchurian Candidate as Eugenie Rose Chaney
• Psycho as Marion Crane
• Touch of Evil as Susan 'Susie' Vargas
• The Naked Spur as Lina Patch
• The Vikings as Morgana
• Little Women as Meg
• The Fog as Kathy Williams
• Rogue Cop as Karen Stephanson
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later as Norma Watson
• The Black Shield of Falworth as Lady Anne of Mackworth

TV

• Columbo as Grace Wheeler Willis
• The Twilight Zone as Barbara LeMay
• The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
• Tales of the Unexpected as Joan Stackpole
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Family Law as Mary Sawyer
• The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
• Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
• This Is Your Life as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars