Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1949-10-03 (Age: 77)
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.
Filmography (37)
Fantasy Life
2026
Kill Me
2026
Carousel
2026
Nightbitch
2024
Memory
2023
Bones and All
2022
The Lady of the Dunes
2022
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
Suspiria
2018
House Broken
2009
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
Minority Report
2002
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
