
Janet Leigh
Jeanette Helen Morrison
Birth Date
7/6/1927 (Age 77)Birth Place
Merced, California, USADeath Date
10/3/2004Departments
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 S...
Best Known For
Frequent Collaborators

Orson Welles
3 films together

George Sidney
1 film together

Tony Curtis
3 films together

John Carpenter
3 films together

Giuliano Montaldo
1 film together

Anthony Perkins
1 film together




























