Janet Leigh

 Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 - October 3 2004) also known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American performer, actress as well as a dancer and author. Her professional career spans over fifty years. Growing up in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her sign an agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh appeared in radio programs before her first formal foray into acting. She made her film debut with the dramatic The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). With MGM the actress appeared in several films that span a wide variety of genres. These included the crime-drama Act of Violence (1948), the drama Little Women (1949), the comedy Angels in the Outfield (1951), the romance Scaramouche (1952) as well as the western-themed drama The Naked Spur (1953). In the 1950s, she appeared in the role of a dramatic character in films such as Safari (1956), Orson Welles's noir Touch of Evil (1958) and Scaramouche (1952). She co-starred with Robert Mitchum in Holiday Affair (1949) the romantic comedy. Her greatest success was as Marion Crane, in Alfred Hitchcock's psychotic thriller Psycho (1960). Leigh was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance. In the interim, she continued to make appearances in films, including Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966), Night of the Lepus (1972) as well as Boardwalk (1979). In 1975 she made her Broadway debut with Murder Among Friends. Alongside her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis, she was in two horror movies: The Fog (1980), and Halloween H20 20 years later (1998).