Jennifer Jason Leigh, known for her diverse roles in films such as “Fast times at Ridgemont High School” The “One White Female” and “Hate Eight” were spotted in Los Angeles last week looking casual while running errands.
Lee wore an orange shirt and light blue jeans with sunglasses on top of her head and green sandals.
She also carried an orange thermos and two wallets as she headed to her car.
The actress starred in the Emmy-nominated fifth season of FX's Fargo this year and has two films in the works, Night Always Comes and Crime 101, both star-studded thrillers scheduled for release next year, according to Variety.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High star Jennifer Jason Leigh was spotted in Los Angeles last week, a rare public sighting of the private star. (Photo by Mega/JC)
Lee tends to stay private and out of the public eye despite a prolific and critically acclaimed career that traces its roots back to a Hollywood family.
The 62-year-old is the daughter of screenwriter and actress Barbara Turner Vic Moro, Who died in an accident while filming a clip for “The Twilight Zone Movie” in 1982.
Her parents divorced when she was 2, she told me The Guardian In 2018, she and her father “were not close.”
“It's difficult,” she continued. “I don't really talk about my father publicly because there are a lot of people who love him very, very much and his work as an actor. I don't want to take away their admiration.”
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Vic Morrow (Axel/Power-Griffin | American Broadcasting Companies)
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Lee began her career as a teen actress, making her film debut as a blind, deaf and mute girl in the 1981 film “Eyes of a Stranger.”
The following year, she landed her breakout role in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, launching a career that included a variety of roles in films such as The Hitcher, Sister, Sister, and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Background draft.”
Lee became a breakout star alongside Phoebe Cates in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. (Global/Courtesy Everett Group)
One of her most famous roles came in the 1992 suspense thriller Single White Female, in which she played a troubled young woman who becomes obsessed with her roommate. She played Bridget Fonda.
Leigh's diverse career continued, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in “The Hateful Eight” alongside Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson.
Leigh received an Academy Award nomination for her role in The Hateful Eight, directed by Quentin Tarantino and co-starring Kurt Russell. (Image by XAMAXullstein via Getty Images)
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While she received praise and a final nomination for her role in the film, Lee credited her mother for her success.
“I've always had a huge crush on my mom,” she said. People magazine in 2016. “She is so inspiring as a woman and an artist.”
She continued: “My mother always helped me because she was kind of obsessed with research. When you're writing a script, there's going to be a lot of research all over the walls. So when I started working as an actress, I was doing the following: Same thing. She instilled in me the love of taking it all in.” Seriously, no matter what it is.”
Lee credits her mother, center, for her success, saying, “I've always greatly admired my mother. She's very inspiring as a woman and an artist.” (Scott Grace/Image Direct)
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Since then, Lee has continued in a wide range of roles, from Lady Bird Johnson in the 2016 film LBJ, to a scientist in Annihilation, to a role in the mystery comedy Poolman, written, directed and starring Chris Pine.
Lee is also mother to son Rumer with her ex-husband, writer-director Noah Baumbach.
