Jessica Harper
Acting • Born 1949-10-03
Biography
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
55 credits
Stardust Memories
Movie • 1980
Daisy
My Favorite Year
Movie • 1982
K.C. Downing
Inserts
Movie • 1975
Cathy Cake
Phantom of the Paradise
Movie • 1974
Phoenix
Shock Treatment
Movie • 1981
Janet Majors
Pennies from Heaven
Movie • 1981
Joan
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Movie • 2021
Self
The Evictors
Movie • 1979
Ruth Watkins
Memory
Movie • 2023
Samantha
The Imagemaker
Movie • 1986
Cynthia
Eat a Bowl of Tea
Movie • 1989
American Prostitute (uncredited)
Love and Death
Movie • 1975
Natasha
Safe
Movie • 1995
Joyce
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Movie • 1980
Herself
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Movie • 2001
Self
The Lady of the Dunes
Movie • 2022
The Narrator
Minority Report
Movie • 2002
Anne Lively
The Blue Iguana
Movie • 1988
Cora
On the Edge of Innocence
Movie • 1997
Alice Walker
Suspiria
Movie • 2018
Anke
Big Man on Campus
Movie • 1989
Dr. Fisk
Mr. Wonderful
Movie • 1993
Funny Face
Boys
Movie • 1996
Mrs. John Baker
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Movie • 1974
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Movie • 2001
Self
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Movie • 2006
Herself
The Garden Party
Movie • 1973
Peggy
When Dreams Come True
Movie • 1985
Annie
Suspiria
Movie • 1977
Suzy Bannion
Bones and All
Movie • 2022
Barbara Kerns
Nightbitch
Movie • 2024
Norma
House Broken
Movie • 2009
DWP Clerk
Fantasy Life
Movie • 2026
Toby
Kill Me
Movie • 2026
Taking Off
Movie • 1971
Jessica Harper (uncredited)
Carousel
Movie • 2026
Once Again
Movie • 1987
Carrie
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Prudence
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Sister Helen
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Sunny Mandell
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Marie
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Dorris Meisner
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Janine Dalton
Dalziel & Pascoe
TV • 1996
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Kate Parnell
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Norma Moon
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Phyllis Church
Wiseguy
TV • 1987
Studs Lonigan
TV • 1979
Loretta Lonigan
The Old Man
TV • 2022
Cheryl Harper
Aspen
TV • 1977
Kit Kendrick
See
TV • 2019
Cora
It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV • 1986
Phoebe Bass
Fatal Attraction
TV • 2023
Sophie
Love Story
TV • 2026
Ethel Skakel Kennedy