Janet Leigh

Birth Name:

Jeanette Helen Morrison

Birth Place:

Merced, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Received an honorary degree from the University of the Pacific in 2004
Gave birth to actress Jamie Lee Curtis in 1958
Married actor Tony Curtis in 1951
Became involved with acting by getting a screen test with MGM after actress Norma Shearer saw a picture of Leigh on Leigh's father's desk while he was working at a ski resort
Studied at the College of the Pacific and the University of Southern California
Gained a reputation as a "Scream Queen" in Hollywood films
Stated that she was not able to take a shower after watching her character being brutally murdered in a shower on screen

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