Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her film career with the lead role in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), and then appeared in films such as Love and Death (1975), Inserts (1975), and My Favorite Year (1982). She is best known for her role as Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic Suspiria (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake. Her other films include Stardust Memories (1980), Shock Treatment (1981) (the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which she replaced Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss), Pennies from Heaven (1981), The Blue Iguana (1988), Safe (1995), and Minority Report (2002).

In addition to acting, Harper is also an author of children's music and books. The above description is taken from the Wikipedia article Jessica Harper, licensed under the CC-BY-SA license, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.