Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh | |
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 Leigh in 1954 | |
| Born | Jeanette Helen Morrison July 6, 1927 Merced, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 2004 (aged 77) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | John Carlisle (1942–1942) Stanley Reames (1945–1949) Tony Curtis (1951–1962) Robert Brandt (1962–2004) |
| Children | Kelly Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis |
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.
Early life
[change | change source]Leigh was born in Merced, California, and grew up in Merced. She was the only child of Helen Lita (née Westergaard) and Frederick Robert Morrison. Her birth name was Jeanette Helen Morrison. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark.[1] In winter 1945, she was discovered by actress Norma Shearer, whose late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Marriage and family
[change | change source]Leigh married actor Tony Curtis in 1951. They had two daughters, actresses Kelly Curtis (born 1956) and Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958). The couple divorced in 1962.
Death
[change | change source]Leigh died on October 3, 2004 of vasculitis in Beverly Hills, California, aged 77.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ There/Hollywood, page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh
Other websites
[change | change source]- Janet Leigh on IMDb
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