Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

74 · Born: Oct 10, 1949

Personal Details

Born Oct 10, 1949 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Relatives
  • Lindsay Harper DuPont (Sibling)

Biography

Jessica Harper (born October 10, 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), and Minority Report (2002). 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.

Career

2023
Memory
Memory as Samantha
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2022
The Lady of the Dunes
The Lady of the Dunes as The Narrator
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Bones and All
Bones and All as Barbara Kerns
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The Old Man
The Old Man as Cheryl Harper
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2004
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan as Dorris Meisner
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1997
On the Edge of Innocence
On the Edge of Innocence as Alice Walker
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1996
Boys
Boys as Mrs. John Baker
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1993
Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful as Funny Face
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1990
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt as Marie
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1989
Big Man on Campus
Big Man on Campus as Dr. Fisk
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Eat a Bowl of Tea
Eat a Bowl of Tea as American Prostitute (uncredited)
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1988
The Blue Iguana
The Blue Iguana as Cora
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1986
The Imagemaker
The Imagemaker as Cynthia
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It's Garry Shandling's Show.
The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Kate Parnell
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1985
When Dreams Come True
When Dreams Come True as Annie
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1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside as Prudence
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1982
My Favorite Year
My Favorite Year as K.C. Downing
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1981
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment as Janet Majors
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Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven as Joan
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1980
Stardust Memories
Stardust Memories as Daisy
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1979
The Evictors
The Evictors as Ruth Watkins
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Studs Lonigan
Studs Lonigan as Loretta Lonigan
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1977
Suspiria
Suspiria as Suzy Bannion
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Aspen
Aspen as Kit Kendrick
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1976
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O as Sunny Mandell
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1975
Inserts
Inserts as Cathy Cake
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Love and Death
Love and Death as Natasha
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1974
Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise as Phoenix
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2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Suspiria 25th Anniversary