The Pot and The Kettle

Ok, so my sister M and I frequently discuss the cinematic masterpiece Georgia. It is insane and scary and hilarious and poignant and excellent and sad, etc. We are kind of in love with Jennifer Jason Leigh in it. Totally robbed of an Oscar, let alone a nom, but it was a crazy great year that year for the ladies with Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) besting Meryl Streep doing Italian in Bridges, Sharon Stone's one shot at respectability in Casino (which in hindsight was just a lot of good yelling), Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (so good, so sad...and when are Shue and Jennifer Jason going to play sisters already?), and finally Emma Thompson as the world's oldest 19 year old in Sense and Sensibility.

Anyway, M and I adore JJL because she is always such trash. And that's when it dawned on me, a theory if you will. My hypothesis is that Jennifer Jason Leigh has played more hookers than any other actress. Now, understand the rules, a slut who just gets around is not a prostitute. A crazy, trashy gal is not a prostitute. A prostitute gets paid for sexual favors. End of story.

So, let's discuss what JJL brings to the contest
1. Last Exit to Brooklyn. Her most famous hooker and maybe the most infamous hooker of all. She was just such a mess.
2. Miami Blues. She chose to play this hooker half-retarded. Interesting choice.
3. The Machinist. A latter career hooker! Brave.
4. Death Ride to Osaka. Thanks for that one amazon! I never would have known.
5. Short Cuts. She got paid for phone sex. That counts. Unless I hear otherwise.

That's as far as I've gotten.
The jury is still out if having sex for drugs counts. She would add Georgia and possibly another handful.

If anyone would like to posit other actresses to contend, by all means.
If anyone even mentions Julia Roberts, please rethink everything about your life.