Jennifer Jason Leigh HUSBAND, Children, House, Cars, Net Worth 2024 and More

Jennifer Jason Lee is an American actress she began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fast Times at ridgmont high born February 5th 1962 age 62 years Los Angeles California United States parents Vic Morrow Barbara Turner spouse Noah bomach M 2005 to 2013 height 1.6 M children one siblings Carrie and Morrow Mina BTY Jennifer Jason Lee net worth $5 million early life Lee was born in Los Angeles California her father Vic Morrow born Victor morz off was an actor and her mother Barbara Turner was a screenwriter her parents divorced when she was two Lee's birth name name was Jennifer Lee Morrow she changed her surname early in her acting career taking the middle name Jason in honor of actor Jason Robards a family friend Lee's parents were Jewish her father's family was from Russia and her mother's from Austria Lee is the younger of two daughters her older sister K and Morrow who was credited as a technical adviser on her 1995 film Georgia died in 2016 Lee also has a half-sister actress Mina baddy born B from her mother's second marriage baddy acted alongside Lee in The Anniversary Party film director Rea B became Lee's stepfather when he married Lee's mother Barbara career 1976 to 1989 Lee had a non-speaking role in her film debuted death of a stranger the execution 1973 at the age of 14 she attended acting workshops taught by Lee straber and the stage door Manor performing arts training center in lock sheldrake New York afterwards she landed a role in the film The Young runaways 1978 she also appeared in an episode of Baretta and an episode of The Waltons several television films followed including a portrayal of an anorexic teenager and the best little girl in the world for which Lee dropped to 86 lbs 39 kg under medical supervision she made her film debut as a blind deaf and mute rape victim in the 1981 slasher film eyes of a stranger she left school to star in the film in 1982 Lee played a pregnant teenager in Amy heckerling's High School film Fast Times at Ridgemont High which served as a launching pad for several of its young Stars while decrying the writing as sexist and exploitative film critic Roger Ebert was enthusiastic about the acting singling out Lee and writing don't they know they have a star on their hands with the exception of richemont high and a supporting role in the comedy film Easy Money 1983 alongside Rodney Dangerfield Lee's early film work consisted of playing fragile damaged or neurotic characters in lowbudget horror or thriller genre films she played a virginal princess kidnapped and raped by mercenaries in Flesh and Blood 1985 an innocent waitress pursued by the psychopathic title character in The Hitcher 1986 both films pitting her alongside Recker Hower a mentally Disturbed childlike young woman on the threshold of sexual Awakening in the southern Gothic film Sister Sister 1987 and a young woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown in heart of midnight 1989 personal life in 1982 Lee's father BC Morrow was accidentally killed along with two child actors when a helicopter stunt went wrong during the filming of Twilight Zone The Movie Lee and her sister filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Warner Brothers John Landis and Steven Spielberg they settled out of court a year later Lee has described herself as shy introverted and averse to Hollywood publicity and Scandal speaking about her roles in smaller Independent films she said I'd much rather be in a movie that people have really strong feelings about than one that makes aund million but you can't remember because it's just like all the others she met independent film writer director Noah bombach in 2001 while starring on Broadway in proof the couple married on September 2nd 2005 their son was born on March 17th 2010 Lee filed for divorce on November 15th 2010 in Los Angeles citing irreconcilable differences she sought spousal support as well as primary custody of the couple's son with visitation for bomback the divorce was finalized in September 2013