Jessica Harper
- Birthday:
- 10/03/1949
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA:
- 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
 | Fantasy Life (2025) |
 | Nightbitch (2024) as Norma |
 | Memory (2023) as Samantha |
 | Bones and All (2022) as Barbara Kerns |
 | The Lady of the Dunes (2022) as The Narrator |
 | Rocky Horror 45: The Movie (2021) as Self |
 | Suspiria (2018) as Anke |
 | House Broken (2009) as DWP Clerk |
 | Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' (2006) as Herself |
 | Minority Report (2002) as Anne Lively |
 | Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) as Self |
 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001) as Self |
 | On the Edge of Innocence (1997) as Alice Walker |
 | Boys (1996) as Mrs. John Baker |
 | Safe (1995) as Joyce |
 | Mr. Wonderful (1993) as Funny Face |
 | Big Man on Campus (1989) as Dr. Fisk |
 | Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) as American Prostitute (uncredited) |
 | The Blue Iguana (1988) as Cora |
 | The Imagemaker (1986) as Cynthia |
 | When Dreams Come True (1985) as Annie |
 | The Tear Collector (1985) as Prudence |
 | My Favorite Year (1982) as K.C. Downing |
 | Pennies from Heaven (1981) as Joan |
 | Shock Treatment (1981) as Janet Majors |
 | Stardust Memories (1980) as Daisy |
 | To Woody Allen from Europe with Love (1980) as Herself |
 | The Evictors (1979) as Ruth Watkins |
 | Suspiria (1977) as Suzy Bannion |
 | Love and Death (1975) as Natasha |
 | Inserts (1975) as Cathy Cake |
 | ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974) |
 | Phantom of the Paradise (1974) as Phoenix |
 | The Garden Party (1973) as Peggy |
 | Taking Off (1971) as Jessica Harper (uncredited) |
 | Kill Me |
 | No Peas for the Weary Story |
| | Inserts Music Consultant |
