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Aug 12, 1977 · Suspiria: Directed by Dario Argento. With Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé. An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
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- Horror
- Dario Argento
- 1977-08-12
American actress Jessica Harper was cast in the lead role of American ballet dancer Suzy Bannion, after attending an audition via the William Morris Agency. Argento chose Harper based on her performance in Brian De Palma 's Phantom of the Paradise (1974). [6]
She is best known for her portrayal of Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic Suspiria (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake. [3]
Actress: Suspiria. American actress-author-composer Jessica Harper was born on October 10, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, to Eleanor (Emery), a writer, and Paul Church Harper, Jr., a painter who was chairman of the Needham Harper Worldwide advertising agency in NY.
- January 1, 1
- 1.63 m
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nov 2, 2018 · Jessica Harper has a key role in the Luca Guadagnino -directed “ Suspiria ,” which opens Nov. 2. It’s a nod to her work in Dario Argento ’s 1977 original, just one of the many cult films...
Oct 26, 2018 · And that’s why she’s Jessica Harper, the most bewitching cult actress of her generation, and not a movie star like Sigourney Weaver, who also didn’t turn down a role in Annie Hall.
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Jessica Harper, who played Suzy Bannion in the original film, also joined the cast as Anke Meier, the wife of Klemperer who disappeared during the Nazi invasion. Harper was asked to appear in the cameo by Guadaganino, but under the provision that she would be able to perform in German. [44]
