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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.
Janet Leigh. 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.
- Actress, Producer, Additional Crew
- October 3, 2004
- July 6, 1927
Apr 2, 2014 · Film actress Janet Leigh, once Tony Curtis’s wife, is best remembered for her shower scene as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller, 'Psycho.'
Janet Leigh. 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.
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- Merced, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jul 2, 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).
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Oct 4, 2004 · Janet Leigh, the actress who turned the mundane act of getting clean in a shower into one of cinema’s most enduring images of gore and horror, died Sunday with her family at her bedside. She...
Jeanette Helen Morrison, widely known as Janet Leigh, was a famous American actress, dancer, author and singer. She was awarded the world famous Golden Globe awards for her performance in the thriller movie named ‘Psycho’. She also received an Academy Award nomination for her role in the movie.