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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 .
Janet Leigh was an American actress who starred in over 50 movies, including Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate and Touch of Evil. She was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her role in Psycho and died in 2004 at age 77.
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Learn about the life and career of Janet Leigh, the actress who starred in Psycho (1960) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). Find out her birth name, height, family, awards, trivia and more.
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Janet Leigh was an American actress of film, television, stage, and radio, whose career spanned over five decades. Discovered by actress Norma Shearer , Leigh began her career appearing in several popular films for MGM which spanned a wide variety of genres, including Act of Violence (1948), Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951 ...
YearTitleRoleDirector (s)1947Lissy Anne MacBean1947Effie Bright1948Margit Mitchell1948Dorothy Feiner RodgersOct 4, 2004 · Oct. 4, 2004 10:49 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. 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...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Janet Leigh is a film actress who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) and other films. She was married to Tony Curtis and Robert Brandt, and died in 2004. Learn about her life, career, awards, and legacy.
Oct 4, 2004 · The actress, who played the embezzling office worker in the classic Hitchcock thriller, died of vasculitis at her Beverly Hills home. She was known for her roles in films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Touch of Evil". She was married to Tony Curtis and Robert Brandt, and had a long and distinguished career in Hollywood.
