Janet Leigh
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 appe...
Known For
Filmography
Pictures of Ghosts
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Psycho'
2005
as Self
Bad Girls from Valley High
2005
as Mrs. Witt
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
as Self
The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
2000
as Herself
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
as Self
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999
as Self
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
1999
as Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self (uncredited)
Family Law
1999
as Mary Sawyer
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
as Norma Watson
In My Sister's Shadow
1997
as Kay Connor
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
as Self - Interviewee
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
as Self
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
The Story of Lassie
1994
as Self
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994
as Himself
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Vera King
24 Hour Psycho
1993
as Marion Crane (archive footage)
The Egg
1993
as The egg (voice) (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Barbara LeMay
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Cornelia Montaigne Harper
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Psycho II
1983
as Marion Crane (archival footage) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Matt Houston
1982
as Ramona
The Fog
1980
as Kathy Williams
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980
as Self
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Mirror, Mirror
1979
as Millie Gorman
Boardwalk
1979
as Florence Cohen
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Joan Stackpole
Telethon
1977
as Elaine Cotten
Murder at the World Series
1977
as Karen Weese
The Love Boat
1977
as Joan Philipps / Gail
Murdock's Gang
1973
as Laura Talbot
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Night of the Lepus
1972
as Gerry Bennett
One Is a Lonely Number
1972
as Gert Meredith
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Ghost Story
1972
as Carol
The Deadly Dream
1971
as Laurel Hanley
Columbo
1971
as Grace Wheeler Willis
House on Greenapple Road
1970
as Marian Ord
Hello Down There
1969
as Vivian Miller
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
as Sandra Latham
The Monk
1969
as Janice Barnes
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Grand Slam
1967
as Mary Ann
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Miss Diketon
Harper
1966
as Susan Harper
Three on a Couch
1966
as Dr Elizabeth Acord
Kid Rodelo
1966
as Nora
An American Dream
1966
as Cherry McMahon
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Host
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Miss Diketon
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Rosie DeLeon
Wives and Lovers
1963
as Bertie Austin
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Eugenie Rose Chaney
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Psycho
1960
as Marion Crane
People, Hopes, Medals
1960
as Self
Pepe
1960
as Janet Leigh
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Ann Wilson
Touch of Evil
1958
as Susan 'Susie' Vargas
The Vikings
1958
as Morgana
The Perfect Furlough
1958
as Lt. Vicki Loren
Jet Pilot
1957
as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Safari
1956
as Linda Latham
Nightmare
1956
as Janet
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Ivy Conrad
My Sister Eileen
1955
as Eileen Sherwood
Rogue Cop
1954
as Karen Stephanson
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
as Lady Anne of Mackworth
Prince Valiant
1954
as Princess Aleta
Living It Up
1954
as Wally Cook
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954
The Naked Spur
1953
as Lina Patch
Houdini
1953
as Bess Houdini
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
as Chris Hall
Confidentially Connie
1953
as Connie Bedloe
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Scaramouche
1952
as Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon
Fearless Fagan
1952
as Abby Ames
Just This Once
1952
as Lucy Duncan
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952
An Eye for an Eye
1952
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Jennifer Paige
It's a Big Country
1951
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Two Tickets to Broadway
1951
as Nancy Peterson
Strictly Dishonorable
1951
as Isabelle Perry
Fairfax Avenue
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
Holiday Affair
1949
as Connie Ennis
Act of Violence
1949
as Edith Enley
The Red Danube
1949
as Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen
That Forsyte Woman
1949
as June Forsyte
Little Women
1949
as Meg
The Doctor and the Girl
1949
as Evelyn 'Taffy' Heldon
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949
Hills of Home
1948
as Margit Mitchell
Words and Music
1948
as Dorothy Feiner
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
If Winter Comes
1947
as Effie Bright
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Lissy Anne MacBean
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self