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 | Helen McCay | 2025-12-11 |
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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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Borderlands | Tannis | 2024-08-07 |
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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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Haunted Mansion | Madame Leota | 2023-07-26 |
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Halloween Ends | Laurie | 2022-10-12 |
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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 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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The Night She Came Home!! | Self | 2013-09-24 |
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My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis | herself | 2013-07-30 |
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Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20 | Self | 2013-09-23 |
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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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Beauty CULTure | Self | 2012-04-18 |
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Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx | Self | 2012-03-20 |
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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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You Again | Gail | 2010-09-23 |
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Video Games Live: Level 2 | Self | 2010-06-07 |
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Halloween: The Inside Story | Self | 2010-10-25 |
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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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Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song | Narrator (voice) | 2002-03-21 |
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Halloween: Resurrection | Laurie Strode | 2002-07-01 |
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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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Drowning Mona | Rona Mace | 2000-03-03 |
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The American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 |
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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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Homegrown | Sierra Kahan | 1998-04-17 |
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Nicholas' Gift | Maggie Green | 1998-04-21 |
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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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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | 1996-03-17 |
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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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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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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
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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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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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Blue Steel | Officer Megan Turner | 1990-03-16 |
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Dominick and Eugene | Jennifer Reston | 1988-03-18 |
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A Fish Called Wanda | Wanda Gershwitz | 1988-07-15 |
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John Cleese's First Farewell Performance | Self | 1988-07-13 |
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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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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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Love Letters | Anna Winter | 1983-04-01 |
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Trading Places | Ophelia | 1983-06-07 |
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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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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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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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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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She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Rita Jennings | 1981-05-20 |
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Terror Train | Alana Maxwell | 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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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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Spychosis | Jamie | |
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Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter | Self | |
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The Debra Hill Story | ||
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The Honey Wars | (voice) | |
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Activia Kiss It Better Edit |
