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Jamie Lee Curtis

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
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1958
FromLos Angeles, California, …