Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper (76)

1949-10-03 | Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jessica Randolph Harper (born October 3, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and subsequently featured in films including Love and Death (1975), Inserts (1975), and My Favorite Year (1982). 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. Her other films include Stardust Memories (1980), Shock Treatment (1981) (the followup to The Rocky Horror Picture Show in which she replaced Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss), Pennies from Heaven (1981), The Blue Iguana (1988), Safe (1995), Minority Report (2002), Bones and All (2022) and Nightbitch (2024). In addition to acting, Harper is also an author of children's music and books. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Harper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

On Movies

  • Fantasy Life
  • Nightbitch
  • Memory
  • Bones and All
  • Suspiria
  • House Broken
  • Minority Report
  • On the Edge of Innocence
  • Boys
  • Safe
  • Mr. Wonderful
  • Big Man on Campus
  • Eat a Bowl of Tea
  • The Blue Iguana
  • The Imagemaker
  • When Dreams Come True
  • My Favorite Year
  • Pennies from Heaven
  • Shock Treatment
  • Stardust Memories
  • The Evictors
  • Suspiria
  • Love and Death
  • Inserts
  • ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
  • Phantom of the Paradise
  • Taking Off

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