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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, she is regarded as a scream queen, in addition to roles in comedies. Curtis has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as nominations for an Emmy and a Grammy.

Curtis came to prominence with the ABC sitcom Operation Petticoat (1977–1978). She made her feature film debut playing Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's slasher film Halloween (1978), which established her as a scream queen and led to a string of parts in horror films such as The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train (all 1980), and Roadgames (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the Halloween franchise, until 2022.

Curtis's film work spans many genres outside of horror, including the comedies Trading Places (1983), for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA for Best Actress. Her role as a workout instructor in the film Perfect (1985) earned her a reputation as a sex symbol. She won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Helen Tasker in James Cameron's True Lies (1994). Her other notable film credits include Freaky Friday (2003) and Knives Out (2019). Her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998. As of 2021, her films have grossed over $2.3 billion at the box office.

Curtis received a Golden Globe and a People's Choice Award for her portrayal of Hannah Miller on ABC's Anything But Love (1989–1992), and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for the television film Nicholas' Gift (1998). She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–16), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination. Curtis has written numerous children's books, including Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day (1998), which made The New York Times's best-seller list. Curtis is a daughter of actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She is married to British-American filmmaker Christopher Guest, with whom she has two adopted children.

Her marriage to Guest, who holds the British title of 5th Baron Haden-Guest, makes her a baroness who is entitled to use the name "The Right Honourable The Lady Haden-Guest", though she opts not to use it.

  • BIRTH 22/11/1958
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 54
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 3

Shows (23)

The Bear
The Bear
Donna Berzatto
NCIS
NCIS
Samantha Ryan
New Girl
New Girl
Joan Day
Arnold
Arnold
Self
Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens (2015)
Cathy Munsch
Archer (2009)
Archer (2009)
Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
Columbo
Columbo
Waitress
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Linda Frye
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Linda
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Masked Singer (US)
The Masked Singer (US)
Special Message (video)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Jen Burton
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The View
The View
Self / Self - Guest
Eli Roth’s History of Horror
Eli Roth’s History of Horror
Self
El Hormiguero 3.0
El Hormiguero 3.0
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jamie Lee Curtis
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
Sioux
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self

Movies (54)

Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion
Madame Leota
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
Knives Out
Knives Out
Linda Drysdale
Borderlands
Borderlands
Dr. Patricia Tannis
Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends
Laurie Strode
True Lies
True Lies
Helen Tasker
Halloween
Halloween
Laurie Strode
Halloween
Halloween
Laurie Strode
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
Tess Coleman
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills
Laurie Strode
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
Wanda Gershwitz
My Girl
My Girl
Shelly DeVoto
Trading Places
Trading Places
Ophelia
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Aunt Viv
Halloween II
Halloween II
Laurie Strode
Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection
Laurie Strode
You Again
You Again
Gail
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks
Nora Krank
My Girl 2
My Girl 2
Shelly Sultenfuss
The Fog
The Fog
Elizabeth Solley
Virus
Virus
Kelly Foster
Forever Young
Forever Young
Claire Cooper
Prom Night
Prom Night
Kimberly Hammond
Perfect
Perfect
Jessie Wilson
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
Megan Turner
Terror Train
Terror Train
Alana Maxwell
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures
Willa Weston
Mother's Boys
Mother's Boys
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
Louisa Pendel
Un homme amoureux
Un homme amoureux
Susan Elliott
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
Halloween: The Inside Story
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
Freaky Friday 2
Freaky Friday 2
Tess Coleman
Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx
Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx
Self
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona
Rona Mace
House Arrest
House Arrest
Janet Beindorf
78/52
78/52
Self
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Lynn Taylor
Spare Parts
Spare Parts
Principal
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Not Quite Hollywood
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Jamie Lee Curtis, un cri de liberté à Hollywood
Jamie Lee Curtis, un cri de liberté à…
Herself (archive)
She's in the Army Now
She's in the Army Now
Pvt. Rita Jennings
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them
Elaine Bowen
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island…
Queen Camilla (voice)
The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine That Could
Beverly (voice)
Queens Logic
Queens Logic
Grace
Homegrown
Homegrown
Sierra Kahan
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus…
Self
Roadgames
Roadgames
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
8
8
Sandy Stier

Director

Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens (2015)
(1 episode)

Production (3)

Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills