Jessica Harper
Acting
1949-10-03 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Fantasy Life
2026 · Movie
Kill Me
2026 · Movie
Love Story
2026 · Series
Carousel
2026 · Movie
Nightbitch
2024 · Movie
Memory
2023 · Movie
Fatal Attraction
2023 · Series
Bones and All
2022 · Movie
The Old Man
2022 · Series
The Lady of the Dunes
2022 · Movie
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021 · Movie
See
2019 · Series
Suspiria
2018 · Movie
No Peas for the Weary
2016 · Movie
House Broken
2009 · Movie
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006 · Movie
Minority Report
2002 · Movie
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001 · Movie
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001 · Movie
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
On the Edge of Innocence
1997 · Movie
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
Boys
1996 · Movie
Safe
1995 · Movie
Chicago Hope
1994 · Series
Mr. Wonderful
1993 · Movie
Big Man on Campus
1989 · Movie
Eat a Bowl of Tea
1989 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
The Blue Iguana
1988 · Movie
Once Again
1987 · Movie
Wiseguy
1987 · Series
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986 · Series
The Imagemaker
1986 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · Series
When Dreams Come True
1985 · Movie
Moonlighting
1985 · Series
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Series
My Favorite Year
1982 · Movie
Pennies from Heaven
1981 · Movie
Shock Treatment
1981 · Movie
Stardust Memories
1980 · Movie
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1980 · Movie
The Evictors
1979 · Movie
Studs Lonigan
1979 · Series
Aspen
1977 · Series
Suspiria
1977 · Movie
Love and Death
1975 · Movie
Inserts
1975 · Movie
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974 · Movie
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 · Movie
The Garden Party
1973 · Movie
Taking Off
1971 · Movie
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Series