Jamie Lee Curtis
Acting
Born: Nov 22, 1958
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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, as well as in multiple comedies, she is regarded as a "scream queen". As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office. Curtis has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. The youngest daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Curtis made her screen debut in a 1977 episode of the television drama Quincy, M.E.. Her feature film debut came with the role of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror Halloween (1978); the role proved to be Curtis' breakthrough and established her as a prominent scream queen. Her subsequent horror roles have included The Fog, Prom Night, and Terror Train (all 1980), as well as six sequels from the Halloween franchise, concluding with Halloween Ends (2022). She also gained brief recognition as a sex symbol following her role as a fitness instructor in Perfect (1985), and she won her first Golden Globe for …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| You Again | Gail | 2010 | 6.272 |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Aunt Viv | 2008 | 5.375 |
| Christmas with the Kranks | Nora Krank | 2004 | 6.155 |
| Freaky Friday | Tess Coleman | 2003 | 6.58 |
| Halloween: Resurrection | Laurie Strode | 2002 | 4.615 |
| The Tailor of Panama | Louisa Pendel | 2001 | 6.021 |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys | Queen Camilla (voice) | 2001 | 5.902 |
| Drowning Mona | Rona Mace | 2000 | 5.484 |
| Virus | Kelly Foster | 1999 | 5.404 |
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Laurie Strode / Keri Tate | 1998 | 6.048 |
| Homegrown | Sierra Kahan | 1998 | 5.608 |
| Fierce Creatures | Willa Weston | 1997 | 6.178 |
| The Haunted History of Halloween | Self | 1997 | 6.9 |
| The Heidi Chronicles | Heidi Holland | 1995 | 7.625 |
| My Girl 2 | Shelly Sultenfuss | 1994 | 6.053 |
| True Lies | Helen | 1994 | 7.093 |
| Mother's Boys | Judith 'Jude' Madigan | 1993 | 5.342 |
| Forever Young | Claire Cooper | 1992 | 6.496 |
| My Girl | Shelly DeVoto | 1991 | 7.412 |
| Blue Steel | Officer Megan Turner | 1990 | 5.8 |
| A Fish Called Wanda | Wanda Gershwitz | 1988 | 7.204 |
| Dominick and Eugene | Jennifer Reston | 1988 | 6.885 |
| Perfect | Jessie Wilson | 1985 | 5.674 |
| Trading Places | Ophelia | 1983 | 7.227 |
| Halloween II | Laurie Strode | 1981 | 6.59 |
| Roadgames | Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth | 1981 | 6.495 |
| The Fog | Elizabeth Solley | 1980 | 6.7 |
| Terror Train | Alana | 1980 | 5.738 |
| Prom Night | Kimberly Hammond | 1980 | 5.723 |
| Halloween | Laurie | 1978 | 7.557 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1958 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |