Jessica Harper
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Jessica Randolph Harper (born October 3, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and subsequently featured in films including Love and Death (1975), Inserts (1975), and My Favorite Year (1982). She is best known for her portrayal of Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic Suspiria (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake. Her othe...
Known For
Filmography
Fantasy Life
2026
as Toby
Kill Me
2026
Carousel
2026
as Rebecca's Mother
Love Story
2026
as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Nightbitch
2024
as Norma
Memory
2023
as Samantha
Fatal Attraction
2023
as Sophie
The Lady of the Dunes
2022
as The Narrator
Bones and All
2022
as Barbara Kerns
The Old Man
2022
as Cheryl Harper
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
as Self
See
2019
as Cora
Suspiria
2018
as Anke
House Broken
2009
as DWP Clerk
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Herself
Minority Report
2002
as Anne Lively
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
as Self
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001
as Self
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dorris Meisner
On the Edge of Innocence
1997
as Alice Walker
Ally McBeal
1997
as Sister Helen
Boys
1996
as Mrs. John Baker
7th Heaven
1996
as Norma Moon
Safe
1995
as Joyce
Chicago Hope
1994
as Phyllis Church
Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Funny Face
Eat a Bowl of Tea
1989
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
Big Man on Campus
1989
as Dr. Fisk
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Marie
The Blue Iguana
1988
as Cora
Once Again
1987
as Carrie
Wiseguy
1987
The Imagemaker
1986
as Cynthia
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Phoebe Bass
When Dreams Come True
1985
as Annie
Moonlighting
1985
as Janine Dalton
The Equalizer
1985
as Kate Parnell
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Prudence
My Favorite Year
1982
as K.C. Downing
Shock Treatment
1981
as Janet Majors
Pennies from Heaven
1981
as Joan
Stardust Memories
1980
as Daisy
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1980
as Herself
The Evictors
1979
as Ruth Watkins
Studs Lonigan
1979
as Loretta Lonigan
Suspiria
1977
as Suzy Bannion
Aspen
1977
as Kit Kendrick
Inserts
1975
as Cathy Cake
Love and Death
1975
as Natasha
Phantom of the Paradise
1974
as Phoenix
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
The Garden Party
1973
as Peggy
Taking Off
1971
as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Sunny Mandell