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Jessica Harper
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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 Bl…
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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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Jessica Harper's Filmography
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Fantasy Life
as Toby
Kill Me
Carousel
as Rebecca's Mother
Nightbitch
as Norma
Memory
as Samantha
Bones and All
as Barbara Kerns
The Lady of the Dunes
as The Narrator
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
Suspiria
as Anke
House Broken
as DWP Clerk
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Herself
Minority Report
as Anne Lively
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Self
On the Edge of Innocence
as Alice Walker
Boys
as Mrs. John Baker
Safe
as Joyce
Mr. Wonderful
as Funny Face
Big Man on Campus
as Dr. Fisk
Eat a Bowl of Tea
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
The Blue Iguana
as Cora
Once Again
as Carrie
The Imagemaker
as Cynthia
When Dreams Come True
as Annie
My Favorite Year
as K.C. Downing
Pennies from Heaven
as Joan
Shock Treatment
as Janet Majors
Stardust Memories
as Daisy
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
as Herself
The Evictors
as Ruth Watkins
Suspiria
as Suzy Bannion
Love and Death
as Natasha
Inserts
as Cathy Cake
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Phantom of the Paradise
as Phoenix
The Garden Party
as Peggy
Taking Off
as Jessica Harper (uncredited)