Janet Leigh Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

7^th November 2012

Fact: Actress Scarlett Johansson refused to chop off her hair to portray Psycho star Janet Leigh in new film Hitchcock. The blonde beauty's hairstylist, Martin Samuel, created a handful of short wigs with dark roots for the part.

15^th April 2011

Fact: The former home of late actress Janet Leigh has been put up for sale. The lavish Los Angeles property is on the market for $4.5 million (£2.8 million). The Psycho star died in 2004 at the age of 77.

1^st October 2007

Quote: "One summer I worked in the editing room as an assistant editor over at Universal. Down the hall they were editing PSYCHO... we'd go down to their editing room at lunchtime and watch outtakes of Janet Leigh in the shower." Veteran actor Michael Douglas enjoyed learning the filmmaking trade.