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Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress. 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 .
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Overview. Born. July 6, 1927 · Merced, California, USA. Died. October 3, 2004 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (vasculitis) Birth name. Jeanette Helen Morrison. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio. Janet Leigh was the only child of a couple who often moved from town to town.
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- July 6, 1927
Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Screen actress Janet Leigh was born Jeanette Helen Morrison in Merced, California, on July 6, 1927. Leigh attended grammar school and high school in Stockton, California, skipping...
May 10, 2024 · Janet Leigh was an American actor who had a half-century-long career that comprised some 60 motion pictures as well as television appearances but was most remembered for one role in particular, that of Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). In that film she suffered one of filmdom’s most.
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Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She is best known for her role in Psycho , for which she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Actress: Psycho. Janet Leigh was the only child of a couple who often moved from town to town. Living in apartments, Janet was a bright child who skipped several grades and finished high school when she was 15. A lonely child, she would spend much of her time at movie theaters.