| Jessica Harper | |
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![]() Harper on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards, March 1990 |
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| Born | October 10, 1949 |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Rothman, Co-Chairman of 20th Century Fox |
Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and producer, as well as a singer and author of children's music and books. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Harper was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Eleanor (née Emery), a writer, and Paul C. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Harper, Jr. , a painter and the former chairman of the Needham Harper Worldwide advertising agency in New York. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e [1][2] She attended the North Shore Country Day School and Sarah Lawrence College. North Shore Country Day School, is a small Private school founded in 1919 which is located in Winnetka Illinois. Sarah Lawrence is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States. [3] Harper has a sister, Lindsay Harper duPont. [2]
Harper has appeared in more than twenty motion pictures, most notably Dario Argento's horror classic Suspiria, My Favorite Year, Phantom of the Paradise, and Shock Treatment, where she demonstrated great skills as a singer in the rock/pop style. Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Suspiria is a 1977 Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi My Favorite Year is a 1982 Comedy film which tells the story of a young comedy writer Phantom of the Paradise (also known as The Phantom of the Filmore) is a 1974 horror - thriller Musical film Shock Treatment is a 1981 comedy - musical and a follow up to the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Woody Allen featured her in his films Stardust Memories, and Love and Death. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Stardust Memories is a 1980 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Love and Death is a satirical take She was also featured in the fourth season of It's Garry Shandling's Show and in the Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise film Minority Report. It's Garry Shandling's Show was an American Television show broadcast on Showtime from 1986 to 1990 Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Minority Report is a 2002 Science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, loosely based on the Philip K Most recently she has been a singer of children's music and an author of children's books. She was named by Parenting Magazine as "Parent of the Month" in 2004.
Harper is married to Thomas Edgar Rothman. [2] She is mother of two, Elizabeth and Nora, who are featured on her children's albums and books.
In 2000, she sang background vocals on selected tracks on the Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks album Beatin' the Heat. Dan Hicks, (born December 9, 1941, in Little Rock Arkansas) was the son of a career military man