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Jessica Harper

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75 Years Old

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.

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA on 3rd October 1949

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