Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper: Biography in Details

Who is Jessica Harper?

Jessica Harper is an American actress, singer, and producer who is best known for her role as Suzy Bannion in ‘Suspiria’ in 1977, and for her supporting role in Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 remake. She has been active in her career since 1971.

How old is Jessica Harper?

She was born on October 10, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is currently 72 years old. Her father’s name was Paul Church Harper, Jr.(1920-2013) and her mother’s name is Eleanor. Her father was a painter and the former chairman of the Needman Harper Worldwide advertising agency in New York and her mother was a writer.

Jessica Harper has got three brothers, Charles Harper and twin brother, William Harper(composer) and Sam Harper(screenwriter and director). Also, she has for two sisters: Lindsay Harper DuPont and Diana Harper.

Jessica Harper holds American citizenship and ethnicity is English, Scottish, Welsh, and Swedish.

Jessica Harper: Education, School/College University

Moving into her education history, she attended the North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois and later joined Sarah Lawrence College in New York.

Jessica Harper: Professional Life and Career

Jessica Harper began her career from the role of Elizabeth Tyler in the series ‘NBC Children’s Theater’ in 1971. She made her breakthrough from ‘My Favorite Year’ alongside Mark Linn_Baker and Peter O’Toole. She portrayed the role of Phoebe Bass in the show ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’ from 1988 to 1990. Jessica appeared as Anne Lively in ‘Minority Report’ in 2002 alongside Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise.

Jessica Harper is also a writer of seven albums and eleven books for children. She was named as “Parent of the Month” by Parenting magazine in 2004. Jessica released a cookbook titled ‘The Crabby Cook Cookbook: Recipes and Rants’ in December 2010.

Her other notable film roles include as Natasha in ‘Love and Death’ in 1975, K.C. Downing in ‘My Favorite Year’ in 1982, Anke Meier in ‘Suspiria’ in 2018, and for her television roles as Dorris Meisner in ‘Crossing Jordan’ in 2005, and Virginia Tyler in ‘Proof’ in 2015.

Jessica Harper: Awards, Nominations

Jessica Harper won CableACE Award in the category Actress in a Comedy Series for ‘It’s Garry Shandling Show’ in 1991, she won Robert Altman Award for ‘Suspiria’ in 2019. And, she was nominated for Stinker Award in the category Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End Credits in ‘Shock Treatment’ in 1981.

Jessica Harper: Health

Jessica Harper revealed via her blog on her official website in 2017 that she had suffered from neovascular macular degeneration for the past 15 years. In order to treat the condition, she received injections in her eye every six weeks to treat the condition.

What is Jessica Harper’s net worth?

Jessica Harper must have earned a huge sum of money from her career but her exact net worth, salary, and income. However, some sources have calculated her net worth at around $1.5 million as of 2023.

Jessica Harper: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

The talented actress has been successful in maintaining her celebrity status and she has not been engaged in any rumors and controversies in her career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Jessica Harper has light brown eyes, light red hair, and a height of 5 ft 4 inches. But, she has not revealed any information about her weight, body measurement, etc.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Jessica Harper has around 2k followers on Instagram, about 1.6k followers on Twitter, but she does not seem to be active on Facebook.

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