Strange, lovely Jennifer Jason Leigh is the closest her generation
comes to Meryl Streep. Her command of accents and finely drawn
characterisation can be seen in films as divergent as Mrs Parker And The
Vicious Circle and Bastard Out Of Carolina. Mainly known as the scary
roomate from Single White Female, it's a long time since anything she
touched has turned box office gold, including Cronenberg's eXistenZ
and dull James adaptation Washington Square. But since Fast Times At
Ridgemont High, she's been a presence to reckon with, a beauty whose
flaws are the most compelling thing in the flawed movies she makes.
