Acting credits
54
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jessica Harper
Acting
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Movies: 38Series: 17Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 69055
IMDb ID: nm0363888
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2026
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q469866
Also known as
제시카 하퍼 • جسیکا هارپر
Other jobs
Music Consultant (1)Story (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jessica Harper.
Mar 27
Fantasy Life
as Toby
2026 Movie
Carousel
2026 Movie
5.8
Nightbitch
as Norma
2024 Movie
7.1
Memory
as Samantha
2023 Movie
7.0
Bones and All
as Barbara Kerns
2022 Movie
The Lady of the Dunes
as The Narrator
2022 Movie
10.0
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
2021 Movie
6.9
Suspiria
as Anke
2018 Movie
No Peas for the Weary
Story
2016 Movie
5.1
House Broken
as DWP Clerk
2009 Movie
5.5
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Herself
2006 Movie
7.3
Minority Report
as Anne Lively
2002 Movie
6.4
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as Self
2001 Movie
6.5
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Self
2001 Movie
5.3
On the Edge of Innocence
as Alice Walker
1997 Movie
5.3
Boys
as Mrs. John Baker
1996 Movie
7.0
Safe
as Joyce
1995 Movie
5.5
Mr. Wonderful
as Funny Face
1993 Movie
6.2
Big Man on Campus
as Dr. Fisk
1989 Movie
5.4
Eat a Bowl of Tea
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
1989 Movie
3.9
The Blue Iguana
as Cora
1988 Movie
Once Again
as Carrie
1987 Movie
5.0
The Imagemaker
as Cynthia
1986 Movie
5.7
When Dreams Come True
as Annie
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jessica Harper.
6.2
Fatal Attraction
as Sophie • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.2
The Old Man
as Cheryl Harper • 5 eps
2022 Series
8.1
See
as Cora • 4 eps
2019 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Dorris Meisner • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.5
Ally McBeal
as Sister Helen • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.4
7th Heaven
as Norma Moon • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.3
Dalziel & Pascoe
1 eps
1996 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Phyllis Church • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Marie • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.5
Wiseguy
1 eps
1987 Series
7.2
It's Garry Shandling's Show
as Phoebe Bass • 19 eps
1986 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Kate Parnell • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Moonlighting
as Janine Dalton • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
as Prudence • 1 eps
1984 Series
9.5
Studs Lonigan
as Loretta Lonigan • 3 eps
1979 Series
6.0
Aspen
as Kit Kendrick • 3 eps
1977 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Sunny Mandell • 1 eps
1968 Series