Jennifer Jason Leigh

Curiosidades de Jennifer Jason Leigh

Well-known in Hollywood for the exhausting research she does for each of her portrayals and for her affinity of playing lurid roles.

Jennifer lost weight down to 86 pounds for her role as an anorexic teenager in the TV-movie 'The Best Little Girl in the World'.

In 1997, Jennifer appeared in Faith No More's music video "Last Cup of Sorrow". Its plot was derived from Alfred Hitchcock's film 'Vertigo'.

After reading the script for the movie 'Backdraft', Jennifer reportedly told its director, Ron Howard, that she wished that she could be the fire because it has the best part.

Frequently worked with maverick director Robert Altman who, before his maverick days, worked with her father, Vic Morrow on the sixties television series 'Combat!'.

Has become somewhat famous for alleging to have turned down many roles in some popular movies: Julia Roberts's role in 'Pretty Woman', Demi Moore's role in 'Ghost' or Jennifer Connelly's role in 'A Beautiful Mind'.

Moved in with Jack Black and Nicole Kidman during filming 'Margot at the Wedding', because they wanted to perfect their roles as a dysfunctional family.

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