Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born October 3, 1949
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.
MovieFantasy Life
2026
as Toby
MovieKill Me
2026
TVLove Story
2026
as Ethel Skakel Kennedy
MovieCarousel
2026
as Rebecca's Mother
MovieNightbitch
2024
as Norma
MovieMemory
2023
as Samantha
TVFatal Attraction
2023
as Sophie
MovieBones and All
2022
as Barbara Kerns
TVThe Old Man
2022
as Cheryl Harper
MovieThe Lady of the Dunes
2022
as The Narrator
MovieRocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
as Self
TVSee
2019
as Cora
MovieSuspiria
2018
as Anke
MovieHouse Broken
2009
as DWP Clerk
MovieParadise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Herself
MovieMinority Report
2002
as Anne Lively
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Dorris Meisner
MovieSuspiria 25th Anniversary
2001
as Self
MovieDario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
as Self
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Sister Helen
MovieOn the Edge of Innocence
1997
as Alice Walker
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Norma Moon
MovieBoys
1996
as Mrs. John Baker
MovieSafe
1995
as Joyce
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Phyllis Church
MovieMr. Wonderful
1993
as Funny Face
MovieBig Man on Campus
1989
as Dr. Fisk
MovieEat a Bowl of Tea
1989
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Marie
MovieThe Blue Iguana
1988
as Cora
MovieOnce Again
1987
as Carrie
TVWiseguy
1987
TVIt's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Phoebe Bass
MovieThe Imagemaker
1986
as Cynthia
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Kate Parnell
MovieWhen Dreams Come True
1985
as Annie
TVMoonlighting
1985
as Janine Dalton
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Prudence
MovieMy Favorite Year
1982
as K.C. Downing
MoviePennies from Heaven
1981
as Joan
MovieShock Treatment
1981
as Janet Majors
MovieStardust Memories
1980
as Daisy
MovieTo Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1980
as Herself
MovieThe Evictors
1979
as Ruth Watkins
TVStuds Lonigan
1979
as Loretta Lonigan
TVAspen
1977
as Kit Kendrick
MovieSuspiria
1977
as Suzy Bannion
MovieLove and Death
1975
as Natasha
MovieInserts
1975
as Cathy Cake
Movie‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
MoviePhantom of the Paradise
1974
as Phoenix
MovieThe Garden Party
1973
as Peggy
MovieTaking Off
1971
as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Sunny Mandell
