Janet Leigh

 Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6 1927 - 3 October, 2004) was professionally known as Janet Leigh, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and author. Her career spans more than fifty years. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Leigh appeared in radio programs before her first formal foray into acting, making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). MGM provided her with a number of roles in films that covered a variety of genres. They included the crime-drama Act of Violence (1948), comedy Little Women (1949), the comedic Angels in the Outfield (51), the romance Scaramouche (1952) and the western drama The Naked Spur (53). In the 1950s, she played important roles in dramatic films such as Safari (1956), Orson Welles's noir Touch of Evil (1958) and Scaramouche (1952). With RKO Radio pictures she co-starred in the romantic comedy Holiday Affair (1949) with Robert Mitchum.Leigh achieved her biggest success in the role of Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller Psycho (1960).