Janet Leigh
Acting
Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. 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.
Leigh appeared in radio programs before her first formal foray into acting, making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). With MGM, she appeared in many films which spanned a wide variety of genres, which include the crime-drama Act of…
Filmography
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Pictures of Ghosts
2023
Rat Pack
2022
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
The Making of 'Psycho'
2005
Bad Girls from Valley High
2005
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
The American Nightmare
2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
2000
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Family Law
1999
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Unmasking the Horror
1998
In My Sister's Shadow
1997
Scene by Scene
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Story of Lassie
1994
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Egg
1993
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
Psycho III
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Psycho II
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Matt Houston
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
The Fog
1980
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980
Boardwalk
1979
Mirror, Mirror
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Horror Show
1979
Telethon
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Murder at the World Series
1977
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Murdock's Gang
1973
Night of the Lepus
1972
Ghost Story
1972
One Is a Lonely Number
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
The Deadly Dream
1971
Columbo
1971
House on Greenapple Road
1970
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
The Monk
1969
Hello Down There
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Grand Slam
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
An American Dream
1966
Three on a Couch
1966
Harper
1966
Kid Rodelo
1966
Bob Hope Christmas Show
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Wives and Lovers
1963
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Pepe
1960