1958-11-22 Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Freakier Friday | Tess Coleman | 2025-08-06 |
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Ella McCay | 2025-12-11 | |
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Star Trek: Section 31 | Control | 2025-01-15 |
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Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés | Self | 2024-03-18 |
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The Last Showgirl | Annette | 2024-12-13 |
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Borderlands | Tannis | 2024-08-07 |
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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony | Self | 2024-08-12 |
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Haunted Mansion | Madame Leota | 2023-07-26 |
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Everything Everywhere All at Once | Deirdre Beaubeirdre | 2022-03-24 |
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Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once | Self | 2022-07-05 |
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Halloween Ends | Laurie | 2022-10-12 |
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Jamie Lee Curtis, un cri de liberté à Hollywood | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2022-10-28 |
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Halloween in Hollywood | Self | 2022-10-01 |
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Halloween Kills | Laurie Strode | 2021-10-14 |
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Senior Entourage | Jamie | 2021-05-03 |
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover | Jamie Lee Curtis | 2020-10-30 |
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Knives Out | Linda Drysdale | 2019-11-27 |
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An Acceptable Loss | Rachel Burke | 2019-01-18 |
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Halloween | Laurie Strode | 2018-10-18 |
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78/52 | Self | 2017-10-13 |
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Spare Parts | Principal | 2015-01-16 |
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Veronica Mars | Gayle Buckley | 2014-03-13 |
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The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night | Self (archive footage) | 2014-09-09 |
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The Night She Came Home!! | Self | 2013-09-24 |
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Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20 | Self | 2013-09-23 |
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8 | Sandy Stier | 2012-03-03 |
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Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx | Self | 2012-03-20 |
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The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II | Laurie Strode (archive footage) | 2012-09-18 |
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Driving Lessons | Laurie Strode (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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Beauty CULTure | Self | 2012-04-18 |
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Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2011-10-26 |
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The Little Engine That Could | Beverly (voice) | 2011-03-22 |
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Halloween: The Inside Story | Self | 2010-10-25 |
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Video Games Live: Level 2 | Self | 2010-06-07 |
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You Again | Gail | 2010-09-23 |
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Dirt! The Movie | Self | 2009-08-07 |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Aunt Viv | 2008-10-03 |
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Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
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Halloween: 25 Years of Terror | Self | 2006-07-26 |
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The Kid & I | Jamie Lee Curtis | 2005-12-02 |
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Christmas with the Kranks | Nora Krank | 2004-11-24 |
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John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies | Self | 2004-03-23 |
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Freaky Friday | Tess Coleman | 2003-08-05 |
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self / Laurie Strode | 2003-08-05 |
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Halloween: Resurrection | Laurie Strode | 2002-07-01 |
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Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song | Narrator (voice) | 2002-03-21 |
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Daddy and Them | Elaine Bowen | 2001-10-26 |
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys | Queen Camilla (voice) | 2001-10-30 |
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The Tailor of Panama | Louisa Pendel | 2001-03-30 |
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The American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 |
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Drowning Mona | Rona Mace | 2000-03-03 |
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Virus | Kelly Foster | 1999-01-14 |
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Halloween: Unmasked | Self | 1999-09-13 |
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Self (uncredited) | 1999-09-25 |
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Nicholas' Gift | Maggie Green | 1998-04-21 |
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Homegrown | Sierra Kahan | 1998-04-17 |
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Laurie Strode / Keri Tate | 1998-08-05 |
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Fierce Creatures | Willa Weston | 1997-01-23 |
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The Haunted History of Halloween | Self | 1997-10-26 |
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Escape from L.A. | Female Narrator (uncredited) | 1996-08-09 |
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House Arrest | Janet Beindorf | 1996-08-14 |
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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | 1996-03-17 |
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The Heidi Chronicles | Heidi Holland | 1995-10-15 |
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Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me | Narrator (voice) | 1994-01-01 |
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
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My Girl 2 | Shelly Sultenfuss | 1994-02-11 |
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True Lies | Helen Tasker | 1994-07-15 |
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Mother's Boys | Judith 'Jude' Madigan | 1993-10-01 |
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The Return of Spinal Tap | Jamie Lee Curtis | 1992-12-31 |
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Forever Young | Claire Cooper | 1992-12-16 |
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My Girl | Shelly DeVoto | 1991-11-27 |
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Queens Logic | Grace | 1991-02-01 |
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Blue Steel | Officer Megan Turner | 1990-03-16 |
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Dominick and Eugene | Jennifer Reston | 1988-03-18 |
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John Cleese's First Farewell Performance | Self | 1988-07-13 |
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A Fish Called Wanda | Wanda Gershwitz | 1988-07-15 |
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Un homme amoureux | Susan Elliott | 1987-05-07 |
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Amazing Grace and Chuck | Lynn Taylor | 1987-05-22 |
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As Summers Die | Whitsey Loftin | 1986-05-18 |
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Perfect | Jessie Wilson | 1985-05-15 |
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Annie Oakley | Annie Oakley | 1985-12-24 |
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Grandview, U.S.A. | Michelle 'Mike' Cody | 1984-08-03 |
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Trading Places | Ophelia | 1983-06-07 |
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Love Letters | Anna Winter | 1983-04-01 |
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Callahan | Rachel Bartlett | 1982-09-09 |
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited) | 1982-10-22 |
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Coming Soon | Herself | 1982-01-01 |
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Money on the Side | Michelle Jamison | 1982-09-29 |
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She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Rita Jennings | 1981-05-20 |
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Halloween II | Laurie Strode | 1981-10-30 |
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Escape from New York | Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) | 1981-05-23 |
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Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | Dorothy Stratten | 1981-11-01 |
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Roadgames | Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth | 1981-02-27 |
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Prom Night | Kimberly Hammond | 1980-07-18 |
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The Fog | Elizabeth Solley | 1980-02-07 |
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Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' | Self | 1980-01-01 |
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Terror Train | Alana Maxwell | 1980-10-03 |
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Halloween | Laurie | 1978-10-24 |
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My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis | herself | |
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Sender | ||
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Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story | ||
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Spychosis | Jamie | |
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Activia Kiss It Better Edit | ||
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter | Self |
