Janet Leigh Articles

Janet Leigh Janet Leigh, discovered by former MGM star Norma Shearer, was one of the many pretty (and quite talented) actresses who were mostly underused and underappreciated by studio moguls, producers, and directors. During her years as a studio contract player, Leigh was usually stuck in the peaches-and-cream mold even though the actress had the ability to handle both fruitier and meatier roles. Of the [...]

Janet Leigh, Psycho Janet Leigh, whose shower scene in Psycho has become part of cinema’s pop iconography, died yesterday, Oct. 3, at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 77. In the past year, Leigh had been suffering from vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels. Though best remembered as the greedy (and unlucky) office worker who gets stabbed a zillion times in the shower [...]