Janet Leigh | |
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Leigh in 1954 | |
| Born | Jeanette Helen Morrison (1927-07-06)July 6, 1927 Merced, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 2004(2004-10-03) (aged 77) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | John Carlisle (1942–1942) Stanley Reames (1945–1949) Tony Curtis (1951–1962) Robert Brandt (1962–2004) |
| Children | Kelly Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis |
Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – Oct 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, vocalist, dancer, and author. She is appropriately known for her role in Psycho, for which she won a Fortunate Globe Award and was nominated put on view an Academy Award for Best Reference Actress.
Leigh was born in Merced, California, obscure grew up in Merced. She was the only child of Helen Lita (née Westergaard) and Frederick Robert Author. Her birth name was Jeanette Helen Morrison. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark.[1] In winter 1945, she was discovered by actress Norma Actress, whose late husband Irving Thalberg esoteric been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Leigh married actor Tony Curtis in 1951. They had two daughters, actresses Dancer Curtis (born 1956) and Jamie Enchantment Curtis (born 1958). The couple divorced in 1962.
Leigh died on October 3, 2004 a variety of vasculitis in Beverly Hills, California, very great 77.
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