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Jennifer Jason Leigh

posted 6 years ago by PeteRose (2893)
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Why doesn't she receive more attention? Her first and only academy award nomination was for The Hateful Eight, which she is great in, but she has been giving stellar performances since the early 80s. I absolutely adore Dolores Claiborne, and her performance in The Hudsucker Proxy is hilarious. When she starts prattling on about the "dusty crossroads you've probably never heard of" I nearly piss myself laughing. Don't even get me started on Single White Female. Maybe this is a gay guy thing, like how I really like Cher and Judy Garland, but she seems largely ignored in a way those icons are not.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yeah, it's too bad she doesn't get more roles. She is a good actor.

[–] PeteRose (2893) 6 years ago

She co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in The Anniversary Party with Alan Cumming. I haven't seen it but all that sounds great to me.

[–] Padeen (6459) 6 years ago

Whenever I think of JJL, I think of the movie Rush. If anyone likes the movie, the book is even better.

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[–] Squiffydoodle (170) 6 years ago

Dolores Claiborne is a favorite of mine too

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I thought Dolores Claiborne was fantastic and she scared the bejaysus out of me in SWF. That BJ scene though 😵

Was she in Annihilation recently?

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 6 years ago

I loved her in The Machinist

[–] thewaitress (1616) 6 years ago

I haven't seen Single White Female or some of her other movies but I adore her. She's drop dead gorgeous, hilarious and so talented. She never fails to make me laugh :)

[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

She was great in Dolores Claiborne. I totally bought her. SWJ too, and it was nice to see her do comedy in The Hudsucker Proxy.

Never saw The Hateful Eight.