Jessica Harper

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Jessica Harper

Acting 76 October 3, 1949

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 Para…

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Minority Report

Minority Report

7.4 2002 Movie
Suspiria

Suspiria

7.5 1977 Movie
See

See

8.1 2019 TV Show
Suspiria

Suspiria

6.9 2018 Movie
Bones and All

Bones and All

7.0 2022 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
Love and Death

Love and Death

7.5 1975 Movie
Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

7.5 1974 Movie
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

7.2 1994 TV Show
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

7.2 2001 TV Show
Moonlighting

Moonlighting

7.5 1985 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Fantasy Life

    Movie Toby

  2. 2026
    Kill Me

    Movie

  3. 2026
    Love Story

    TV show Ethel Skakel Kennedy

  4. 2026
    Carousel

    Movie Rebecca's Mother

  5. 2024
    Nightbitch

    Movie Norma

  6. 2023
    Memory

    Movie Samantha

  7. 2023
    Fatal Attraction

    TV show Sophie

  8. 2022
    Bones and All

    Movie Barbara Kerns

  9. 2022
    The Old Man

    TV show Cheryl Harper

  10. 2022
    The Lady of the Dunes

    Movie The Narrator

  11. 2021
    Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

    Movie Self

  12. 2019
    See

    TV show Cora

  13. 2018
    Suspiria

    Movie Anke

  14. 2016
    No Peas for the Weary

    Movie Story

  15. 2009
    House Broken

    Movie DWP Clerk

  16. 2006
    Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

    Movie Herself

More credits
  1. 2002
    Minority Report

    Movie Anne Lively

  2. 2001
    Crossing Jordan

    TV show Dorris Meisner

  3. 2001
    Suspiria 25th Anniversary

    Movie Self

  4. 2001
    Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

    Movie Self

  5. 1997
    Ally McBeal

    TV show Sister Helen

  6. 1997
    On the Edge of Innocence

    Movie Alice Walker

  7. 1996
    7th Heaven

    TV show Norma Moon

  8. 1996
    Boys

    Movie Mrs. John Baker

  9. 1995
    Safe

    Movie Joyce

  10. 1994
    Chicago Hope

    TV show Phyllis Church

  11. 1993
    Mr. Wonderful

    Movie Funny Face

  12. 1989
    Big Man on Campus

    Movie Dr. Fisk

  13. 1989
    Eat a Bowl of Tea

    Movie American Prostitute (uncredited)

  14. 1989
    Tales from the Crypt

    TV show Marie

  15. 1988
    The Blue Iguana

    Movie Cora

  16. 1987
    Once Again

    Movie Carrie

  17. 1987
    Wiseguy

    TV show

  18. 1986
    It's Garry Shandling's Show

    TV show Phoebe Bass

  19. 1986
    The Imagemaker

    Movie Cynthia

  20. 1985
    The Equalizer

    TV show Kate Parnell

  21. 1985
    When Dreams Come True

    Movie Annie

  22. 1985
    Moonlighting

    TV show Janine Dalton

  23. 1984
    Tales from the Darkside

    TV show Prudence

  24. 1982
    My Favorite Year

    Movie K.C. Downing