Name
Jessica Harper
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-10-03 (77 years old)
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.
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- 1980 Stardust Memories as Daisy
- 1982 My Favorite Year as K.C. Downing
- 1975 Inserts as Cathy Cake
- 1974 Phantom of the Paradise as Phoenix
- 1981 Shock Treatment as Janet Majors
- 1981 Pennies from Heaven as Joan
- 2021 Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
- 1979 The Evictors as Ruth Watkins
- 2023 Memory as Samantha
- 1986 The Imagemaker as Cynthia
- 1989 Eat a Bowl of Tea as American Prostitute (uncredited)
- 1975 Love and Death as Natasha
- 1995 Safe as Joyce
- 1980 To Woody Allen from Europe with Love as Herself
- 2001 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror as Self
- 2022 The Lady of the Dunes as The Narrator
- 2002 Minority Report as Anne Lively
- 1988 The Blue Iguana as Cora
- 1997 On the Edge of Innocence as Alice Walker
- 2018 Suspiria as Anke
- 1989 Big Man on Campus as Dr. Fisk
- 1993 Mr. Wonderful as Funny Face
- 1996 Boys as Mrs. John Baker
- 1974 ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
- 2001 Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2006 Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' as Herself
- 1973 The Garden Party as Peggy
- 1985 When Dreams Come True as Annie
- 1977 Suspiria as Suzy Bannion
- 2022 Bones and All as Barbara Kerns
- 2024 Nightbitch as Norma
- 2009 House Broken as DWP Clerk
- 2026 Fantasy Life as Toby
- 2026 Kill Me
- 1971 Taking Off as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
- 2026 Carousel as Rebecca's Mother
- 1987 Once Again as Carrie
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Prudence
- 1997 Ally McBeal ( 1 episode ) as Sister Helen
- 1968 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Sunny Mandell
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Marie
- 2001 Crossing Jordan ( 1 episode ) as Dorris Meisner
- 1985 Moonlighting ( 1 episode ) as Janine Dalton
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Kate Parnell
- 1996 7th Heaven ( 2 episodes ) as Norma Moon
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Phyllis Church
- 1987 Wiseguy ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Studs Lonigan ( 3 episodes ) as Loretta Lonigan
- 2022 The Old Man ( 5 episodes ) as Cheryl Harper
- 1977 Aspen ( 3 episodes ) as Kit Kendrick
- 2019 See ( 4 episodes ) as Cora
- 1986 It's Garry Shandling's Show ( 19 episodes ) as Phoebe Bass
- 2023 Fatal Attraction ( 4 episodes ) as Sophie
- 2026 Love Story ( 3 episodes ) as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
