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...
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Complete Filmography

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the ...

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019
as (archive footage)
An essay on how could Welles' Touch of Evil and his story about the border between USA and Mexico influence Trump's imagination.

Psycho Tom
2017
as Marion Crane

78/52
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

The Psycho Legacy
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what ...

The Making of 'Psycho'
2005
as Self
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew (including Janet Leigh and Jo...

Bad Girls from Valley High
2005
as Mrs. Witt
Soon after the arrival of a mysterious exchange student, who they're convinced has something to do with a murder they committed one year earlier, thre...

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
as Self
Retrospective documentary on the making of the 1980 horror film "The Fog."

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life...

The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
as Self
A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on many things, including his credits as a producer, directo...

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
2000
as Herself
Short documentary about Cubby Broccoli.
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
1999
as Self
For a glittering five years, Frank Sinatra and his band of Hollywood pals became the bad boys of fame - and the unofficial rulers of American culture....

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
as Self
This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primari...

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self (uncredited)
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts ret...

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999
as Self
The life of legendary actor Anthony Perkins is recounted by friends and family, colleagues and co-stars, revealing the man underneath Norman Bates.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
as Norma Watson
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael ...

In My Sister's Shadow
1997
as Kay Connor
Joan Connor is a lonely florist who falls for her little sister's ex, even though he is stalking the younger woman.

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
as Interviewee
Jerry Lewis biography

Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine.

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
as Self
The life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.

The Story of Lassie
1994
as Self
Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many f...
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994
as Himself
Documentary the career of Alfred Hitchcock with Tippi Hedren bringing up allegations against the director.

24 Hour Psycho
1993
as Marion Crane (archive footage)
24 Hour Psycho is the title of an art installation created by artist Douglas Gordon in 1993. The work consists entirely of an appropriation of Alfred ...

The Egg
1993
as The egg (voice) (archive footage)
The shower scene from Psycho reenacted with an egg.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
as Self
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pic...

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

Psycho II
1983
as Marion Crane (archival footage) (uncredited)
Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most fam...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

The Fog
1980
as Kathy Williams
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. ...

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980
as Self
Short documentary. Interviews with the cast & crew of 'The Fog'

Boardwalk
1979
as Florence Cohen
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not ...

Mirror, Mirror
1979
as Millie Gorman
A wealthy widow, a restless housewife, and a former model seek to reshape themselves through cosmetic surgery to please the men in their lives.

The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
A history of horror movies.

Telethon
1977
as Elaine Cotten
The behind-the-scenes intrigues — including, possibly, a murder — of an all-star fundraising telethon set in Las Vegas.

Murder at the World Series
1977
as Karen Weese
A disturbed young man threatens violence at the World Series after failing to make the Houston Astros.

Murdock's Gang
1973
as Laura Talbot
After serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.

Night of the Lepus
1972
as Gerry Bennett
Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives ris...

One Is a Lonely Number
1972
as Gert Meredith
A young woman has difficulty understanding why her husband walks out on her. Alone for the first time, she finds life difficult to cope with and for a...

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...

The Deadly Dream
1971
as Laurel Hanley
A scientist keeps having dreams that he is marked for murder by a mysterious tribunal for something that he's not aware that he's done, and that his w...

House on Greenapple Road
1970
as Marian Ord
A promiscuous housewife has been murdered and hardboiled detective Dan August has to find the motive...and the body.

Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
as Sandra Latham
While on honeymoon with her husband in Spain, a woman wakes up one morning to find he has disappeared. After reporting it to the police, a man shows u...

The Monk
1969
as Janice Barnes
Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs....

Hello Down There
1969
as Vivian Miller
Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family ...

Grand Slam
1967
as Mary Ann
Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to p...

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Miss Diketon
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from ...

An American Dream
1966
as Cherry McMahon
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Debor...

Three on a Couch
1966
as Dr Elizabeth Acord
An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a psychiatrist who currently has three female patient...

Harper
1966
as Susan Harper
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved alo...

Kid Rodelo
1966
as Nora
An embittered ex-convict cowboy sets out to find the hidden gold his partner told him about.
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
as Self
This Is Bob (For The First Time In Living Color) Hope' on NBC December 15th, 1965 With Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Janet Leigh, and Nancy Wilson join Bob...

Wives and Lovers
1963
as Bertie Austin
Husband and wife Bill and Bertie Austin and their daughter live in a low-rent apartment. He's a struggling writer, at least until agent Lucinda Ford b...

Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Rosie DeLeon
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Eugenie Rose Chaney
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home,...

Pepe
1960
as Janet Leigh
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. ...

Psycho
1960
as Marion Crane
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates ...

Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Ann Wilson
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story tha...

People, Hopes, Medals
1960
as Self
A documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.

The Perfect Furlough
1958
as Lt. Vicki Loren
A love-starved soldier stationed at an Arctic base wins a furlough in Paris, but a pretty, no-nonsense military psychologist is ordered to accompany h...

The Vikings
1958
as Morgana
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.

The Vikings
1958
Executive Producer
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.

Touch of Evil
1958
as Susan 'Susie' Vargas
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along ...

Jet Pilot
1957
as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold...

Sweet Smell of Success
1957
Executive Producer
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't contro...

Safari
1956
as Linda Latham
Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murde...
Nightmare
1956
as Janet
10-minute short Nightmare, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.

My Sister Eileen
1955
as Eileen Sherwood
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They fin...

Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Ivy Conrad
In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange fo...
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...

Rogue Cop
1954
as Karen Stephanson
A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.

The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
as Lady Anne of Mackworth
In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really w...

Living It Up
1954
as Wally Cook
Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic provi...

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954
Miss Glucksman, teacher of Englewood Liberty school, visits Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Jerry Lewis to make a short film for her students.

Prince Valiant
1954
as Princess Aleta
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

Walking My Baby Back Home
1953
as Chris Hall
A young man from a wealthy New York family pursues a career as the leader of a dance band.

Houdini
1953
as Bess Houdini
By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackl...

Confidentially Connie
1953
as Connie Bedloe
Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe comes to Maine to visit his son Joe, a college instructor, and his wife Connie in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up h...

The Naked Spur
1953
as Lina Patch
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

Fearless Fagan
1952
as Abby Ames
A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the U.S. Army.

Scaramouche
1952
as Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

Just This Once
1952
as Lucy Duncan
An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his ...
An Eye for an Eye
1952
An Eastman Color short with Leigh and Curtis as a couple dealing with suspicions of infidelity.

Come Back Little Shiksa
1952
A Jerry Lewis directed home movie remake of the Burt Lancaster drama Come Back Little Sheba. Dean Martin stars as an alcoholic surgeon who fights the ...

It's a Big Country
1951
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...

Two Tickets to Broadway
1951
as Nancy Peterson
A young woman (Janet Leigh) leaves her small hometown in Vermont and travels to New York City with hopes of becoming a Broadway star.

Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Jennifer Paige
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

Strictly Dishonorable
1951
as Isabelle Perry
A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student.
Fairfax Avenue
1951
Janet Leigh commands her close-up as the faux Norma Desmond character in what an elaborate title sequence identifies as “the Jewish Sunset Boulevard.”...

Holiday Affair
1949
as Connie Ennis
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by anothe...

That Forsyte Woman
1949
as June Forsyte
Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teen...

The Red Danube
1949
as Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen
A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

The Doctor and the Girl
1949
as Evelyn 'Taffy' Heldon
Dr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John Corday, an eminent New York City surgeon who has a tendenc...

Little Women
1949
as Meg
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil ...

Act of Violence
1949
as Edith Enley
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him w...

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949
How to Smuggle the Hernia Across the Border is a 1949 American short comedy film directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, and To...

Words and Music
1948
as Dorothy Feiner
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, ...

Hills of Home
1948
as Margit Mitchell
William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to ...

If Winter Comes
1947
as Effie Bright
The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friend...

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Lissy Anne MacBean
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.