Daily BirthdaysJanet Leigh
Janet Leigh is an American actress born in Merced, California. By the age of 20 she was discovered when MGM was looking for a young naive country-girl type.
Today, she is best known for her lead role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho. Her performance earned her an Oscar nomination and she received a Golden Globe.
She starred in more than sixty films, including a number of successes such as Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Scaramouche (1952), Houdini (1953), and The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) .
She was married to American actor Tony Curtis in the 1950s and is the mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Janet Leigh Facts
| Birth Name | Jeanette Helen Morrison |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Birthday | July 6, 1927 |
| Sign | Cancer |
| Birthplace | Merced, California, USA |
| Date of death | October 3, 2004 (age 77) |
| Height | 5' 5½" (1m66) |
| Awards | 1961 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (for Psycho) |
Selected Filmography
| Bye Bye Birdie | ||
| Pete Kelly's Blues | ||
| Houdini | ||
| Touch of Evil | ||
| The Manchurian Candidate | ||
| Halloween H20 | ||
| The Vikings | ||
| Psycho | ||
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