Jessica Harper

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1949-10-03

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jessica Harper

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.

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Acting History

2026
Carousel
2025
Fantasy Life
2024
Nightbitch as Norma
2023
Memory as Samantha
2023
Fatal Attraction as Sophie
2022
Bones and All as Barbara Kerns
2022
The Old Man as Cheryl Harper
2022
The Lady of the Dunes as The Narrator
2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
2019
See as Cora
2018
Suspiria as Anke
2009
House Broken as DWP Clerk
2006
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' as Herself
2002
Minority Report as Anne Lively
2001
Crossing Jordan as Dorris Meisner
2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror as Self
1997
Ally McBeal as Sister Helen
1997
On the Edge of Innocence as Alice Walker
1996
7th Heaven as Norma Moon
1996
Boys as Mrs. John Baker
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe
1995
Safe as Joyce
1994
Chicago Hope as Phyllis Church
1993
Mr. Wonderful as Funny Face
1989
Big Man on Campus as Dr. Fisk
1989
Eat a Bowl of Tea as American Prostitute (uncredited)
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Marie
1988
The Blue Iguana as Cora
1987
Wiseguy
1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show as Phoebe Bass
1986
The Imagemaker as Cynthia
1985
The Equalizer as Kate Parnell
1985
When Dreams Come True as Annie
1985
Moonlighting as Janine Dalton
1984
Tales from the Darkside as Prudence
1982
My Favorite Year as K.C. Downing
1981
Pennies from Heaven as Joan
1981
Shock Treatment as Janet Majors
1980
Stardust Memories as Daisy
1980
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love as Herself
1979
The Evictors as Ruth Watkins
1979
Studs Lonigan as Loretta Lonigan
1977
Aspen as Kit Kendrick
1977
Suspiria as Suzy Bannion
1975
Love and Death as Natasha
1975
Inserts as Cathy Cake
1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
Phantom of the Paradise as Phoenix
1973
The Garden Party as Peggy
1971
Taking Off as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Sunny Mandell
Kill Me