Jessica Harper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 3, 1949
- Birthplace
- 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
as Toby
Kill Me 2026
Actor
Carousel 2026
as Rebecca's Mother
Nightbitch 2024
as Norma
Memory 2023
as Samantha
Bones and All 2022
as Barbara Kerns
The Lady of the Dunes 2022
as The Narrator
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie 2021
as Self
Suspiria 2018
as Anke
No Peas for the Weary 2016
Story
House Broken 2009
as DWP Clerk
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' 2006
as Herself
Minority Report 2002
as Anne Lively
Suspiria 25th Anniversary 2001
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror 2001
as Self
On the Edge of Innocence 1997
as Alice Walker
Boys 1996
as Mrs. John Baker
Safe 1995
as Joyce
Mr. Wonderful 1993
as Funny Face
Big Man on Campus 1989
as Dr. Fisk
Eat a Bowl of Tea 1989
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
The Blue Iguana 1988
as Cora
Once Again 1987
as Carrie
The Imagemaker 1986
as Cynthia
When Dreams Come True 1985
as Annie
My Favorite Year 1982
as K.C. Downing
Pennies from Heaven 1981
as Joan
Shock Treatment 1981
as Janet Majors
Stardust Memories 1980
as Daisy
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love 1980
as Herself
The Evictors 1979
as Ruth Watkins
Suspiria 1977
as Suzy Bannion
Love and Death 1975
as Natasha
Inserts 1975
as Cathy Cake, Music Consultant
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen 1974
Actor
Phantom of the Paradise 1974
as Phoenix
The Garden Party 1973
as Peggy
Taking Off 1971
as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.