History Creator / JanetLeigh

** Her character in ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' was written to be a Mexican. Changing her to a white American woman was one of the changes Orson Welles made when he became director.

** Her two daughters were suggested for roles in ''Film/NightOfTheLepus''. Janet refused, not wanting them to see horror films. [[{{Irony}} Then six years later one daughter becomes a 'Scream Queen']].

* OneSteveLimit: Subverted. She wanted her StageName to be 'Leigh' but was afraid she would be confused with Creator/VivienLeigh. Van Johnson apparently then reminded her of Van Heflin - "there's two Vans and it hasn't hurt either of us."

* RealLifeRelative: [[invoked]] She starred with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis in ''Film/TheFog1980'' and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater''.

** Janet was the first choice for Simone Clouseau in ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' but turned it down because she didn't want to leave her family.

!!Filmss with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''[[Franchise/{{Lassie}} Hills of Home]]'' (1948)
* ''Film/ActOfViolence'' (1949)
* ''Film/HolidayAffair'' (1949)
* ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1949)
* ''[[Literature/TheForsyteSaga That Forsyte Woman]]'' (1949)
* ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' (1951)
* ''Film/{{Scaramouche|1952}}'' (1952)
* ''Film/TheNakedSpur'' (1953)
* ''Film/{{Prince Valiant|1954}}'' (1954)
* ''Theatre/MySisterEileen'' (1955)
* ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958)
* ''Film/TheVikings'' (1958)
* ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960)
* ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' (1962)
* ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'' (1963)
* ''Film/{{Harper}}'' (1966)
* ''Film/GrandSlam'' (1967)
* ''Film/HelloDownThere'' (1969)
* ''Film/NightOfTheLepus'' (1972)
* ''Film/{{The Fog|1980}}'' (1980)
* ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998)
* ''Film/BadGirlsFromValleyHigh'' (2005)

!!TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' (1966, episode "The Concrete Overcoat Affair" [Parts 1 and 2])
* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1970, episode "Jenny")
* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' (1975, episode "[[Recap/ColumboS05E01 Forgotten Lady]]")
* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (1978, episode ""Till Death Do Us Part-Maybe/Locked Away/Chubs")
* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1979, episode "Birthday Party/Ghostbreaker")
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'' (1982, episode "Light Fingers")
* ''Series/{{Starman}}'' (1986, episode "Society's Pet")
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1987, episode "Doom with a View")
* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1985}}'' (1989, episode "Rendezvous in a Dark Place")
* ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1997, episode "Charades")
* ''Series/FamilyLaw'' (2001, episode "The Quality of Mercy")

Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress whose career began during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and spanned almost sixty years.

She had a highly publicized marriage to Creator/TonyCurtis, which ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including two films with her daughter Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, ''Film/{{The Fog|1980}}'' (1980) and ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' (1998). She passed away on October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels).

Not related to Creator/VivienLeigh, who also used "Leigh" as a {{stage name|s}}. She was in fact concerned when the name was first presented to her that there might be confusion with Vivien, but her co-star in her first film Van Johnson reminded her that he himself shared his first name with Van Heflin, and yet "there's two Van's and it hasn't hurt either of us."

Discovered by Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a movie contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.

Discovered by Creator/NormaShearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, though she played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as ''Safari'' (1956) and ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' (1958), before achieving her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' (1960). For her performance, she was awarded the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Supporting Actress and received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.