Janet Leigh
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 late 1950s, in such films as Safari (1956) and Orson Welles's film noir Touch of Evil (1958). With RKO Radio pictures she co-starred in the romantic comedy Holiday Affair (1949) with Robert Mitchum. Leigh achieved her biggest success starring as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller Psycho (1960). For her performance, Leigh won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966), Night of the Lepus (1972), and Boardwalk (1979). She made her Broadway debut in 1975 in a production of Murder Among Friends. She would also go on to appear in two horror films with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis: The Fog (1980) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). In addition to her work as an actress, Leigh also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002, two of which were novels. Leigh had two brief marriages as a teenager (one of which was annulled) before marrying actor Tony Curtis in 1951. The pair's highly publicized union ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year, Leigh remarried and scaled back her career. She died in October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Leigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Psycho
as Marion CraneWhen larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of...
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Little Women
as MegLouisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass...
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Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its...
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
as Norma WatsonTwo decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode...
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The Manchurian Candidate
as Eugenie Rose ChaneyNear the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and...
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Touch of Evil
as Susan 'Susie' VargasWhen a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug...
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The Vikings
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Scaramouche
as Aline de Gavrillac de BourbonIn 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
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Harper
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Bye Bye Birdie
as Rosie DeLeonA singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
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The Naked Spur
as Lina PatchA bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two...
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Holiday Affair
as Connie EnnisJust before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie...
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Night of the Lepus
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78/52
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And the Oscar Goes To...
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Act of Violence
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Prince Valiant
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Pepe
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My Sister Eileen
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Grand Slam
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Jet Pilot
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Words and Music
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The Red Danube
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The Black Shield of Falworth
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Houdini
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Night of 100 Stars
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The American Nightmare
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Who Was That Lady?
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Pete Kelly's Blues
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Angels in the Outfield
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Two Tickets to Broadway
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Living It Up
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock
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Safari
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Rogue Cop
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Rat Pack
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Fearless Fagan
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The Perfect Furlough
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The Story of Lassie
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The Spy in the Green Hat
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Hills of Home
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The Making of 'Psycho'
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An American Dream
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Walking My Baby Back Home
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24 Hour Psycho
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The Monk
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
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Telethon
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The Psycho Legacy
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That Forsyte Woman
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Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
as SelfShort documentary. Interviews with the cast & crew of 'The Fog'
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Boardwalk
as Florence CohenIn this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood...
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The Doctor and the Girl
as Evelyn 'Taffy' HeldonDr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John...
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
as SelfThis documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly...
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In My Sister's Shadow
as Kay ConnorJoan Connor is a lonely florist who falls for her little sister's ex, even though he is stalking...
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Confidentially Connie
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Mirror, Mirror
as Millie GormanA wealthy widow, a restless housewife, and a former model seek to reshape themselves through...
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Wives and Lovers
as Bertie AustinHusband and wife Bill and Bertie Austin and their daughter live in a low-rent apartment. He's a...
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Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
as SelfRetrospective documentary on the making of the 1980 horror film "The Fog."
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Kid Rodelo
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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as SelfA reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on...
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Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
as HerselfShort documentary about Cubby Broccoli.
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Come Back Little Shiksa
as uncreditedA Jerry Lewis directed home movie remake of the Burt Lancaster drama Come Back Little Sheba....
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Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
as SelfThe life of legendary actor Anthony Perkins is recounted by friends and family, colleagues and...
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The Deadly Dream
as Laurel HanleyA scientist keeps having dreams that he is marked for murder by a mysterious tribunal for...
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The Egg
as The egg (voice) (archive footage)The shower scene from Psycho reenacted with an egg.
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People, Hopes, Medals
as SelfA documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.
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Honeymoon with a Stranger
as Sandra LathamWhile on honeymoon with her husband in Spain, a woman wakes up one morning to find he has...
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Murdock's Gang
as Laura TalbotAfter serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.
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Just This Once
as Lucy DuncanAn heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous...
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Inside the Dream Factory
as SelfFaye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine.
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Columbo
as Grace Wheeler WillisColumbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Twilight Zone
as uncreditedThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
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The Love Boat
as Joan Philipps / GailPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Cornelia Montaigne HarperAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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Ghost Story
as CarolGhost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from...
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Touched by an Angel
as Vera KingMonica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as Joan StackpoleA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...
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Intimate Portrait
as SelfIntimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...
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Matt Houston
as uncreditedMatt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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Family Law
as Mary SawyerFamily attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm...
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Honest Trailers
as Marion Crane (archive footage)Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Self / Marion CraneA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as SelfAn American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as SelfIn 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...
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The Hollywood Palace
as Self - HostThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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Scene by Scene
as SelfMark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date,...
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E! True Hollywood Story
as uncreditedE! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as uncreditedSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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