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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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | 2025-11-21 |
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Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter | Self | 2025-06-18 |
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The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland - 20/20 Special Edition | Self | 2025-09-21 |
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Star Trek: Section 31 | Control | 2025-01-15 |
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Ella McCay | Helen McCay | 2025-12-11 |
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Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction | Self — Maj von Dardel (voice) | 2025-09-22 |
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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony | Self | 2024-08-12 |
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Borderlands | Tannis | 2024-08-07 |
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The Last Showgirl | Annette | 2024-12-13 |
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Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés | Self | 2024-03-18 |
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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 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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Halloween Ends | Laurie | 2022-10-12 |
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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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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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Driving Lessons | Laurie Strode (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx | Self | 2012-03-20 |
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8 | Sandy Stier | 2012-03-03 |
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Beauty CULTure | Self | 2012-04-18 |
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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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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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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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John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies | Self | 2004-03-23 |
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Christmas with the Kranks | Nora Krank | 2004-11-24 |
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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: 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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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys | Queen Camilla (voice) | 2001-10-30 |
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Daddy and Them | Elaine Bowen | 2001-10-26 |
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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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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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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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My Girl 2 | Shelly Sultenfuss | 1994-02-11 |
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True Lies | Helen Tasker | 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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Mother's Boys | Judith 'Jude' Madigan | 1993-10-01 |
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A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | 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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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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Annie Oakley | Annie Oakley | 1985-12-24 |
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Perfect | Jessie Wilson | 1985-05-15 |
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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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Money on the Side | Michelle Jamison | 1982-09-29 |
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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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Halloween II | Laurie Strode | 1981-10-30 |
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Roadgames | Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth | 1981-02-27 |
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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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Escape from New York | Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) | 1981-05-23 |
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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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Terror Train | Alana | 1980-10-03 |
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Prom Night | Kimberly Hammond | 1980-07-18 |
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Halloween | Laurie | 1978-10-24 |
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Murder, She Wrote | Jessica Fletcher | |
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The Debra Hill Story | ||
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Spychosis | Jamie | |
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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