Jessica Harper

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.7999

Gender

Female

Birthday

03-Oct-1949

Age

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As
  • 제시카 하퍼
  • جسیکا هارپر
  • Jessica Randolph Harper

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.


Credits

Suspiria 25th Anniversary Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) Character: Self
Documentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre can desire, including the inspiration of the plot, the director, the cast, the style, the music and, of course, its worldwide success. Argento, Daria Nicolodi, Jessica Harper, Udo Kier, Stafania Casini, Giuseppe Colombo, Luciano Tovoli and several members of the progressive rock band Goblin (Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Massino Marante) are interviewed to learn about their work in the film.
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie Rocky Horror 45: The Movie (2021) Character: Self
Underground filmmaker Manny Velazquez dives into the immortal history and legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its lesser known sequel Shock Treatment with a collection of interviews, convention footage and more.
The Lady of the Dunes The Lady of the Dunes (2022) Character: The Narrator
In 1974, an unidentified woman is found murdered in the dunes of Provincetown,Massachusetts. 47 years later, new insight and developments unfold as her story continues to be told as clues to her identity and that of her murderer are brought to light.
Kill Me Kill Me (2026) Character: N/A
Jimmy wakes up in a bathtub after having tried to kill himself. Or, at least, that’s what it looks like to his friends and family. Jimmy is pretty sure he didn’t do it… maybe. Together with Margot, the 911 operator who took his call, Jimmy sets out on a mission to solve a vitally important whodunit: did someone try to kill him, or are they chasing the spectre of depression?
When Dreams Come True When Dreams Come True (1985) Character: Annie
A Dallas museum tour guide finds herself having dreams that foretell killings that are attributed to a killer known as "The Perfect Murderer." She asks her boyfriend, a police detective, for help.
Once Again Once Again (1987) Character: Carrie
Aging rocker flies home to Hoboken, New Jersey, for his elderly father's wedding, meets a nine year old boy who is playing the piano in his dad's apartment, and has a shock.
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001) Character: Self
Documentary that explores Argento's film career.
Nightbitch Nightbitch (2024) Character: Norma
A woman, thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be turning into a dog.
Big Man on Campus Big Man on Campus (1989) Character: Dr. Fisk
In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He discovers life as two students bring him out of the tower and into society.
Taking Off Taking Off (1971) Character: Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.
Pennies from Heaven Pennies from Heaven (1981) Character: Joan
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Bones and All Bones and All (2022) Character: Barbara Kerns
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
Suspiria Suspiria (1977) Character: Suzy Bannion
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Minority Report Minority Report (2002) Character: Anne Lively
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
The Evictors The Evictors (1979) Character: Ruth Watkins
A nice young couple move into an eerie house located in a small Louisiana town, unaware of its violent history.
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974) Character: N/A
Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.
Inserts Inserts (1975) Character: Cathy Cake
A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.
On the Edge of Innocence On the Edge of Innocence (1997) Character: Alice Walker
Teenage Zoe Tyler suffers from manic-depression. With a musician father who is never around life seems hard. Zoe eventually lands up in a psychiatric ward for treatment. There she meets Jake, an unstable teenager with an anger problem. They fall in love and are soon separated by their doctors, psychiatrists and parents. Fuming, Jake suddenly sees a chance for escape and takes Zoe with him, along with a few other patients. After a trip around the country, Jake and Zoe must face up to their illness and their crime.
My Favorite Year My Favorite Year (1982) Character: K.C. Downing
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
The Blue Iguana The Blue Iguana (1988) Character: Cora
To stay out of the slammer, down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Vince Holloway reluctantly agrees to do the bidding of two crooked IRS agents. Tasked with recouping $20 million of laundered drug money, Holloway heads south of the border to the Blue Iguana, a bar crawling with thugs, killers, smugglers, evil women, and crazy action.
Suspiria Suspiria (2018) Character: Anke
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Shock Treatment Shock Treatment (1981) Character: Janet Majors
Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors?
Phantom of the Paradise Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Character: Phoenix
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
Safe Safe (1995) Character: Joyce
Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.
Love and Death Love and Death (1975) Character: Natasha
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Stardust Memories Stardust Memories (1980) Character: Daisy
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Boys Boys (1996) Character: Mrs. John Baker
Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.
Mr. Wonderful Mr. Wonderful (1993) Character: Funny Face
Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his ex-wife a new husband so he can stop paying alimony.
House Broken House Broken (2009) Character: DWP Clerk
In order to enjoy his retirement, a father takes drastic measures to get his twentysomething, slacker sons to move out and fend for themselves.
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love To Woody Allen from Europe with Love (1980) Character: Herself
Initiated by producer-director Pierre Drouot, Woody Allen for the very first time agrees to let a filmmaker, Belgium's André Delvaux, film him during one of his own productions, Stardust Memories. Woody talks about his work, always steering clear of the anecdotal or the private.
Fantasy Life Fantasy Life (2026) Character: Toby
An anxious New York law school dropout stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' (2006) Character: Herself
A 50-minute documentary on the making of the film featuring director Brian De Palma, producer Edward R. Pressman, the late star William Finley, star and composer Paul Williams, co-stars Jessica Harper and Gerrit Graham and more!
The Imagemaker The Imagemaker (1986) Character: Cynthia
Roger Blackwell has been a media advisor to countless politicians: probably one too many. He is set on using his experience to make a film about manipulation of the media by unscrupulous politicos.
Eat a Bowl of Tea Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) Character: American Prostitute (uncredited)
An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.
Carousel Carousel (2026) Character: Rebecca's Mother
A divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.
Memory Memory (2023) Character: Samantha
Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.



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