Jessica Harper
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
Nightbitch
as Norma
Nightbitch
as Norma
Memory
as Samantha
Memory
as Samantha
Bones and All
as Barbara Kerns
Bones and All
as Barbara Kerns
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as Self
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as Self
Boys
as Mrs. John Baker
Boys
as Mrs. John Baker
Safe
as Joyce
Safe
as Joyce
Eat a Bowl of Tea
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
Eat a Bowl of Tea
as American Prostitute (uncredited)
When Dreams Come True
as Annie
When Dreams Come True
as Annie
My Favorite Year
as K.C. Downing
My Favorite Year
as K.C. Downing
Shock Treatment
as Janet Majors
Shock Treatment
as Janet Majors
Stardust Memories
as Daisy
Stardust Memories
as Daisy
The Evictors
as Ruth Watkins
The Evictors
as Ruth Watkins
Suspiria
as Suzy Bannion
Suspiria
as Suzy Bannion
Taking Off
as Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Taking Off
as Jessica Harper (uncredited)