Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American film and stage
actress Leigh was born on 5 February 1962 in Hollywood,
California. She is the daughter of actor
Vic Morrow and screenwriter
Barbara Turner.
[1] Leigh's birth name was Jennifer Leigh Morrow. She changed her surname early in her acting career, taking the middle name "Jason" in honor of the actor
Jason Robards, a family friend. Leigh's parents were Jewish, of
Russian descent on her father's side.
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