Jessica Harper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 3, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Fantasy Life
Movie · as Toby
Kill Me
Movie
Carousel
Movie · as Rebecca's Mother
Love Story
TV · as Ethel Skakel Kennedy · 3 eps
Nightbitch
Movie · as Norma
Memory
Movie · as Samantha
Fatal Attraction
TV · as Sophie · 4 eps
The Lady of the Dunes
Movie · as The Narrator
Bones and All
Movie · as Barbara Kerns
The Old Man
TV · as Cheryl Harper · 5 eps
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Movie · as Self
See
TV · as Cora · 4 eps
Suspiria
Movie · as Anke
House Broken
Movie · as DWP Clerk
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Movie · as Herself
Minority Report
Movie · as Anne Lively
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Movie · as Self
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Dorris Meisner · 1 ep
On the Edge of Innocence
Movie · as Alice Walker
Ally McBeal
TV · as Sister Helen · 1 ep
Boys
Movie · as Mrs. John Baker
7th Heaven
TV · as Norma Moon · 2 eps
Safe
Movie · as Joyce
Chicago Hope
TV · as Phyllis Church · 1 ep
Mr. Wonderful
Movie · as Funny Face
Eat a Bowl of Tea
Movie · as American Prostitute (uncredited)
Big Man on Campus
Movie · as Dr. Fisk
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Marie · 1 ep
The Blue Iguana
Movie · as Cora
Once Again
Movie · as Carrie
Wiseguy
TV · 1 ep
The Imagemaker
Movie · as Cynthia
It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV · as Phoebe Bass · 19 eps
When Dreams Come True
Movie · as Annie
Moonlighting
TV · as Janine Dalton · 1 ep
The Equalizer
TV · as Kate Parnell · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Prudence · 1 ep
My Favorite Year
Movie · as K.C. Downing
Shock Treatment
Movie · as Janet Majors
Pennies from Heaven
Movie · as Joan
Stardust Memories
Movie · as Daisy
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Movie · as Herself
The Evictors
Movie · as Ruth Watkins
Studs Lonigan
TV · as Loretta Lonigan · 3 eps
Suspiria
Movie · as Suzy Bannion
Aspen
TV · as Kit Kendrick · 3 eps
Inserts
Movie · as Cathy Cake
Love and Death
Movie · as Natasha
Phantom of the Paradise
Movie · as Phoenix
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Movie
The Garden Party
Movie · as Peggy
Taking Off
Movie · as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Sunny Mandell · 1 ep