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, 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 the sitcom Anything but Love (1989–1992). Curtis' most successful roles outside of the horror genre have been in the comedies Trading Places (1983), True Lies (1994), and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022); these respectively earned her BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins. Her other film credits include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Blue Steel (1990), My Girl (1991), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Knives Out (2019), The Last Showgirl (2024), and Freakier Friday (2025). Curtis earned her first Emmy nomination for the television film Nicholas' Gift (1998). He later won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the FXseries The Bear (2022–present). She also acted in the satirical slasher series Scream Queens (2015–2016). Curtis has written numerous children's books that have appeared on The New York Times best-seller list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Lee Curtis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Murder, She Wrote | Jessica Fletcher | 2028-02-03 |
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | Moira | 2026-01-27 |
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Sender | Lisa Barr | 2026-03-14 |
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Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction | Maj von Dardel (voice) | 2025-09-22 |
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | 2025-11-21 |
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The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland | Self | 2025-09-21 |
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Ella McCay | Helen | 2025-12-11 |
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Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter | Self | 2025-11-19 |
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Freakier Friday | Tess Coleman | 2025-08-06 |
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Star Trek: Section 31 | Control | 2025-01-15 |
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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony | Self | 2024-08-12 |
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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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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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Halloween Ends | Laurie | 2022-10-12 |
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Halloween in Hollywood | Self | 2022-10-01 |
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Jamie Lee Curtis, un cri de liberté à Hollywood | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2022-10-28 |
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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 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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An Acceptable Loss | Rachel Burke | 2019-01-18 |
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Knives Out | Linda Drysdale | 2019-11-27 |
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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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Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20 | Self | 2013-09-23 |
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The Night She Came Home!! | Self | 2013-09-24 |
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Beauty CULTure | Self | 2012-04-18 |
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Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx | Self | 2012-03-20 |
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Driving Lessons | Laurie Strode (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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8 | Sandy Stier | 2012-03-03 |
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The Little Engine That Could | Beverly (voice) | 2011-03-22 |
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Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2011-10-26 |
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Halloween: The Inside Story | Self | 2010-10-25 |
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You Again | Gail | 2010-09-23 |
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Video Games Live: Level 2 | Self | 2010-06-07 |
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Dirt! The Movie | Self | 2009-08-07 |
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Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation | 2009-12-04 | |
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Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Aunt Viv | 2008-10-03 |
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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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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self / Laurie Strode | 2003-08-05 |
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Freaky Friday | Tess Coleman | 2003-08-05 |
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Halloween: Resurrected | 2002-07-11 | |
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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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The Tailor of Panama | Louisa Pendel | 2001-02-11 |
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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 American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 |
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Drowning Mona | Rona Mace | 2000-03-03 |
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Self (uncredited) | 1999-09-25 |
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Halloween: Unmasked | Self | 1999-09-13 |
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Virus | Kelly Foster | 1999-01-14 |
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Epidemic Africa | Self / Narrator | 1999-10-01 |
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Unmasking the Horror | 1998-06-21 | |
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Laurie Strode / Keri Tate | 1998-08-05 |
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Homegrown | Sierra Kahan | 1998-04-17 |
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Nicholas' Gift | Maggie Green | 1998-04-21 |
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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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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | 1996-03-17 |
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Ellen's Energy Adventure | Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited) | 1996-09-15 |
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House Arrest | Janet Beindorf | 1996-08-14 |
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Escape from L.A. | Female Narrator (uncredited) | 1996-08-09 |
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The Heidi Chronicles | Heidi Holland | 1995-10-15 |
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True Lies | Helen | 1994-07-15 |
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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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Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me | Narrator (voice) | 1994-01-01 |
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Mother's Boys | Judith 'Jude' Madigan | 1993-10-01 |
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Forever Young | Claire Cooper | 1992-12-16 |
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A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | Jamie Lee Curtis | 1992-12-31 |
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Queens Logic | Grace | 1991-02-01 |
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My Girl | Shelly DeVoto | 1991-11-27 |
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Help Save Planet Earth | Self | 1990-01-01 |
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Blue Steel | Officer Megan Turner | 1990-03-16 |
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A Fish Called Wanda | Wanda Gershwitz | 1988-07-15 |
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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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Amazing Grace and Chuck | Lynn Taylor | 1987-05-22 |
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Un homme amoureux | Susan Elliott | 1987-05-07 |
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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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Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited) | 1982-10-22 |
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Callahan | Rachel Bartlett | 1982-09-09 |
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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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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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Escape from New York | Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) | 1981-05-23 |
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Halloween II | Laurie Strode | 1981-10-30 |
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Prom Night | Kimberly Hammond | 1980-07-18 |
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Terror Train | Alana | 1980-10-03 |
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The Fog | Elizabeth Solley | 1980-02-01 |
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Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' | Self | 1980-01-01 |
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Halloween | Laurie | 1978-10-24 |
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Virus: Ghost in the Machine | Self | |
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Spychosis | Jamie | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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Activia Kiss It Better Edit | ||
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The Debra Hill Story | Self |
