
Jessica Harper
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1949-10-03
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessica Harper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Stardust Memories
1980Daisy
My Favorite Year
1982K.C. Downing
Inserts
1975Cathy Cake
Phantom of the Paradise
1974Phoenix
Shock Treatment
1981Janet Majors
Pennies from Heaven
1981Joan
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021Self
The Evictors
1979Ruth Watkins
Memory
2023Samantha
The Imagemaker
1986Cynthia
Eat a Bowl of Tea
1989American Prostitute (uncredited)
Love and Death
1975Natasha
Safe
1995Joyce
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1980Herself
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001Self
The Lady of the Dunes
2022The Narrator
Minority Report
2002Anne Lively
The Blue Iguana
1988Cora
On the Edge of Innocence
1997Alice Walker