Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh was an American actress (1927–2004) best known for her role as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's *Psycho* (1960), whose shower scene became one of cinema's most iconic moments.
She appeared in over fifty films across four decades, including *Touch of Evil* and *The Manchurian Candidate*.
She was the mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
Filmed bathing segment
- Bates MotelFictional murder-site inn
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- screamLoud sharp cry
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
Hitchcock · suspense · murder · victim · knife · black-and-white · iconic · chilling
American film industry center
- starletRising young actress
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- MGMHollywood entertainment conglomerate
Universal · filmography · golden age · box office · screen test · publicity · glamour · elegance
- marriageFormal union between partners
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- scream queenHorror film actress archetype
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
plot twist · anticipation · dread · Orson Welles · Frank Sinatra · noir · cold war · paranoia
shower scene
Filmed bathing segment
- Bates MotelFictional murder-site inn
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- screamLoud sharp cry
Hitchcock · horror · suspense · murder · victim · knife · black-and-white · iconic · chilling · terror
Hollywood
American film industry center
- starletRising young actress
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
MGM · Universal · filmography · golden age · box office · screen test · publicity · glamour · elegance · beauty
Jamie Lee Curtis
The Manchurian Candidate
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
mystery · plot twist · anticipation · dread · Orson Welles · Frank Sinatra · noir · cold war · paranoia · conspiracy
- HitchcockVertigo, The Birds, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Rebecca
- Cult IconsElvira, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Bruce Campbell
Janet LeighBoris Karloff
Bela Lugosi · Norman Bates · the monster · Vincent Price · Christopher Lee
Janet Leighfemme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
vamp · Marlene Dietrich · Barbara Stanwyck · Bette Davis · Joan Crawford