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Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

Actor·b. 1949·Chicago, Illinois, USA

9 horror credits

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.

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Actor9 films

Nightbitch

Nightbitch

Norma

2024
Bones and All

Bones and All

Barbara Kerns

2022 3.7
Suspiria

Suspiria

Anke

2018 3.6
Minority Report

Minority Report

Anne Lively

2002
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Self

2001
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Janet Majors

1981
The Evictors

The Evictors

Ruth Watkins

1979
Suspiria

Suspiria

Suzy Bannion

1977 4.1
Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

Phoenix

1974 4.3