Jamie Lee Curtis
Biography
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. She 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. She 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. Her 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. She 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. She 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. She 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.
Known For
Laurie
Halloween
Wanda Gershwitz
A Fish Called Wanda
Ophelia
Trading Places
Elizabeth Solley
The Fog
Claire Cooper
Forever Young
Tess Coleman
Freaky Friday
Louisa Pendel
The Tailor of Panama
Shelly DeVoto
My Girl
Laurie Strode
Halloween II
Shelly Sultenfuss
My Girl 2
Laurie Strode
Halloween: Resurrection
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Rona Mace
Drowning Mona
Willa Weston
Fierce Creatures
Kelly Foster
Virus
Officer Megan Turner
Blue Steel
Nora Krank
Christmas with the Kranks
Alana Maxwell
Terror Train
Aunt Viv
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
Mother's Boys
Kimberly Hammond
Prom Night
Helen Tasker
True Lies
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
Roadgames
Self
The Haunted History of Halloween
Queen Camilla (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Gail
You Again
Heidi Holland
The Heidi Chronicles
Sierra Kahan
Homegrown
Jennifer Reston
Dominick and Eugene
Jessie Wilson
Perfect
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Janet Beindorf
House Arrest
Grace
Queens Logic
Tess Coleman
Freakier Friday
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis, un cri de liberté à Hollywood
Susan Elliott
Un homme amoureux
Beverly (voice)
The Little Engine That Could
Female Narrator (uncredited)
Escape from L.A.
Lynn Taylor
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Dorothy Stratten
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Self
The American Nightmare
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
Grandview, U.S.A.
Anna Winter
Love Letters
Jamie
Spychosis
Self / Laurie Strode
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self
Video Games Live: Level 2
Self
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
Self
Halloween: Unmasked
Gayle Buckley
Veronica Mars
Maggie Green
Nicholas' Gift
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
Principal
Spare Parts
Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story
Madame Leota
Haunted Mansion
Ella McCay
Jamie Lee Curtis
The Kid & I
Whitsey Loftin
As Summers Die
Self
The Night She Came Home!!
Self
Halloween in Hollywood
Activia Kiss It Better Edit
Annette
The Last Showgirl
Self
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
Dirt! The Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night
Herself
Coming Soon
Michelle Jamison
Money on the Side
Sandy Stier
8
Self
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
78/52
Self
Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx
Narrator (voice)
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
Laurie Strode
Halloween
Pvt. Rita Jennings
She's in the Army Now
Narrator (voice)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Rachel Burke
An Acceptable Loss
Linda Drysdale
Knives Out
Laurie Strode
Halloween Kills
Self
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
Laurie
Halloween Ends
Self
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
Not Quite Hollywood
Elaine Bowen
Daddy and Them
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
Escape from New York
Jamie Lee Curtis
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Halloween: The Inside Story
Tannis
Borderlands
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Jamie
Senior Entourage
(voice)
The Honey Wars
Self
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
Jamie Lee Curtis
The Return of Spinal Tap
Control
Star Trek: Section 31
Rachel Bartlett
Callahan
herself
My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis
Self
Beauty CULTure
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
Driving Lessons
Sender
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-11-22
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Scream Queen