Cast & creator
Jessica Harper
Best known for Chicago Hope, Hawaii Five-O, Crossing Jordan
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.
Also known as: 제시카 하퍼, جسیکا هارپر
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film credits
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television credits
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1969–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (56)
Showing 56 of 56 credits
Chicago Hope
Phyllis Church
1994
Hawaii Five-O
Sunny Mandell
1969
Crossing Jordan
Dorris Meisner
2001
Tales from the Darkside
Prudence
1984
The Equalizer
Kate Parnell
1985
Moonlighting
Janine Dalton
1985
Tales from the Crypt
Marie
1989
See
Cora
2019
7th Heaven
Norma Moon
1996
Ally McBeal
Sister Helen
1997
Wiseguy
1987
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Phoebe Bass
1986
Minority Report
Anne Lively
2002
The Old Man
Cheryl Harper
2022
Love Story
Ethel Skakel Kennedy
2026
Bones and All
Barbara Kerns
2022
Fatal Attraction
Sophie
2023
Suspiria
Suzy Bannion
1977
Suspiria
Anke
2018
Phantom of the Paradise
Phoenix
1974
Nightbitch
Norma
2024
Stardust Memories
Daisy
1980
Love and Death
Natasha
1975
Boys
Mrs. John Baker
1996
Memory
Samantha
2023
Aspen
Kit Kendrick
1977
Safe
Joyce
1995
House Broken
DWP Clerk
2009
Kill Me
2026
Pennies from Heaven
Joan
1981
Studs Lonigan
Loretta Lonigan
1979
Inserts
Cathy Cake
1975Inserts
Music Consultant
1975
My Favorite Year
K.C. Downing
1982
Fantasy Life
Toby
2026
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Fisk
1989
Carousel
Rebecca's Mother
2026
Eat a Bowl of Tea
American Prostitute (uncredited)
1989
Mr. Wonderful
Funny Face
1993
Taking Off
Jessica Harper (uncredited)
1971
Shock Treatment
Janet Majors
1981
On the Edge of Innocence
Alice Walker
1997
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
2001
The Evictors
Ruth Watkins
1979
The Blue Iguana
Cora
1988
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Herself
2006
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
When Dreams Come True
Annie
1985
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Herself
1980
The Garden Party
Peggy
1973
The Imagemaker
Cynthia
1986
The Lady of the Dunes
The Narrator
2022
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Self
2001
Once Again
Carrie
1987
No Peas for the Weary
Story
2016