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Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 10, 1949 (75)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 12, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Jessica Harper (born October 10, 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), and Minority Report (2002). 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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Filmography

Nightbitch

Nightbitch

2024

as Norma

Memory

Memory

2023

as Samantha

The Lady of the Dunes

The Lady of the Dunes

2022

as The Narrator

Bones and All

Bones and All

2022

as Barbara Kerns

Suspiria

Suspiria

2018

as Anke

House Broken

House Broken

2009

as DWP Clerk

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

as Anne Lively

On the Edge of Innocence

On the Edge of Innocence

1997

as Alice Walker

Boys

Boys

1996

as Mrs. John Baker

Safe

Safe

1995

as Joyce

Mr. Wonderful

Mr. Wonderful

1993

as Funny Face

Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus

1989

as Dr. Fisk

Eat a Bowl of Tea

Eat a Bowl of Tea

1989

as American Prostitute (uncredited)

The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana

1988

as Cora

The Imagemaker

The Imagemaker

1986

as Cynthia

When Dreams Come True

When Dreams Come True

1985

as Annie

My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

1982

as K.C. Downing

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1981

as Janet Majors

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1981

as Joan

Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories

1980

as Daisy

The Evictors

The Evictors

1979

as Ruth Watkins

Suspiria

Suspiria

1977

as Suzy Bannion

Inserts

Inserts

1975

as Cathy Cake

Love and Death

Love and Death

1975

as Natasha

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

as Phoenix

The Garden Party

The Garden Party

1973

as Peggy

Inserts

Inserts

1975

Music Consultant

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

It's Garry Shandling's Show

as Phoebe Bass

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 10, 1986

The Old Man

as Cheryl Harper

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 16, 2022

See

as Cora

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

Fatal Attraction

as Sophie

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 30, 2023

Studs Lonigan

as Loretta Lonigan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 07, 1979

Aspen

as Kit Kendrick

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 05, 1977

7th Heaven

as Norma Moon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

Tales from the Darkside

as Prudence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Ally McBeal

as Sister Helen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Hawaii Five-O

as Sunny Mandell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Tales from the Crypt

as Marie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Crossing Jordan

as Dorris Meisner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Moonlighting

as Janine Dalton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1985

The Equalizer

as Kate Parnell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

Dalziel & Pascoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 1996

Chicago Hope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Wiseguy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1987

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 9 13 6
2024 7 13 25 5
2024 8 10 21 4
2024 9 10 19 3
2024 10 7 10 4
2024 11 6 11 3
2024 12 10 18 6
2025 1 14 30 6
2025 2 6 13 1
2025 3 4 7 1
2025 4 0 1 0
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 3 6 0

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2025 1 752 539

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