Jessica Harper
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Oct 03 1949
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 (1…
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Crossing Jordan
Dorris Meisner
Chicago Hope
Phyllis Church
Hawaii Five-O
Sunny Mandell
The Equalizer
Kate Parnell
Moonlighting
Janine Dalton
See
Cora
Love Story
Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Tales from the Darkside
Prudence
Tales from the Crypt
Marie
Dalziel & Pascoe
7th Heaven
Norma Moon
Wiseguy
Ally McBeal
Sister Helen
The Old Man
Cheryl Harper
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Phoebe Bass
Fatal Attraction
Sophie
Minority Report
Anne Lively
Nightbitch
Norma
Bones and All
Barbara Kerns
Suspiria
Anke
Suspiria
Suzy Bannion
Aspen
Kit Kendrick
Studs Lonigan
Loretta Lonigan
Safe
Joyce
Phantom of the Paradise
Phoenix
Love and Death
Natasha
Mr. Wonderful
Funny Face
Fantasy Life
Toby
Memory
Samantha
Stardust Memories
Daisy
Taking Off
Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Pennies from Heaven
Joan
Boys
Mrs. John Baker
My Favorite Year
K.C. Downing
Eat a Bowl of Tea
American Prostitute (uncredited)
Kill Me
Shock Treatment
Janet Majors
House Broken
DWP Clerk
Carousel
Rebecca's Mother
Inserts
Cathy Cake
On the Edge of Innocence
Alice Walker
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Fisk
The Blue Iguana
Cora
When Dreams Come True
Annie
Once Again
Carrie
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
The Evictors
Ruth Watkins
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Self
The Imagemaker
Cynthia
The Garden Party
Peggy
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Herself
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Herself
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
No Peas for the Weary
Writing
The Lady of the Dunes
The Narrator