Jamie Lee Curtis
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
Actor
as Jamie
as (voice)
as Dorothy
as Tess Coleman
as Annette
as Self
as Tannis
as Bo
as Madame Leota
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Laurie
as Self
as Deirdre Beaubeirdre
as Donna Berzatto
as Laurie Strode
as Jamie
as Jamie Lee Curtis
as Linda Drysdale
as Rachel Burke
as Self (Archival Footage)
as Self
as Special Message (video)
as Laurie Strode
as Self
as Self
as Principal
as Dean Cathy Munsch
as Self - Guest
as Self (archive footage)
as Gayle Buckley
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Sandy Stier
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Beverly (voice)
as Joan Day
as Self
as Gail
as Self
as Self
as Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
as Aunt Viv
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Jamie Lee Curtis
as Self - Guest
as Nora Krank
as Tess Coleman
as Self / Laurie Strode
as Samantha Ryan
as Self
as Self
as Laurie Strode
as Narrator (voice)
as Elaine Bowen
as Queen Camilla (voice)
as Louisa Pendel
as Self
as Rona Mace
as Clara
as Self (uncredited)
as Self
as Kelly Foster
as Self
as Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
as Maggie Green
as Sierra Kahan
as Self
as Willa Weston
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Janet Beindorf
as Female Narrator (uncredited)
as Self - Guest
as Heidi Holland
as Sioux
as Self
as Helen Tasker
as Self (archive footage)
as Shelly Sultenfuss
as Narrator (voice)
as Judith 'Jude' Madigan
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self (TV version)
as Claire Cooper
as Self
as Shelly DeVoto
as Grace
as Megan Turner
as Hannah Miller
as Wanda Gershwitz
as Jennifer Reston
as Lynn Taylor
as Susan Elliott
as Whitsey Loftin
as Annie Oakley
as Jessie Wilson
as Annie Oakley
as Michelle 'Mike' Cody
as Ophelia
as Anna Winter
as Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
as Michelle Jamison
as Herself
as Self
as Dorothy Stratten
as Laurie Strode
as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
as Pvt. Rita Jennings
as Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
as Alana Maxwell
as Kimberly Hammond
as Elizabeth Solley
as Self
as Jen Burton
as Laurie
as Linda
as Lt. Barbara Duran
as Girl in Dressing Room
as Linda Frye
as Self - Host
as Waitress
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Winner
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Executive Producer
Crew
as Dialogue Coach
Director
as Director
as Director
Writer
as Writer