Jamie Lee Curtis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-11-22 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Jamie Lee Curtis
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, 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.
Known For
Acting
Spychosis
as Jamie
The Honey Wars
as (voice)
(2025)
Star Trek: Section 31
as Control
(2025)
Freakier Friday
as Tess Coleman
(2025)
(2024)
Borderlands
as Tannis
(2024)
The Last Showgirl
as Annette
(2024)
(2024)
(2023)
Haunted Mansion
as Madame Leota
(2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
as Deirdre Beaubeirdre
(2022)
Halloween Ends
as Laurie
(2022)
(2022)
Halloween in Hollywood
as Self
(2022)
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
(2021)
Halloween Kills
as Laurie Strode
(2021)
Senior Entourage
as Jamie
(2020)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Jamie Lee Curtis
(2019)
Knives Out
as Linda Drysdale
(2019)
An Acceptable Loss
as Rachel Burke
(2018)
Halloween
as Laurie Strode
(2017)
78/52
as Self
(2015)
Spare Parts
as Principal
(2014)
Veronica Mars
as Gayle Buckley
(2014)
The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
The Night She Came Home!!
as Self
(2013)
(2012)
8
as Sandy Stier
(2012)
(2012)
Driving Lessons
as Laurie Strode (archive footage)
(2012)
Beauty CULTure
as Self
(2012)
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
as Laurie Strode (archive footage)
(2011)
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
The Little Engine That Could
as Beverly (voice)
(2010)
You Again
as Gail
(2010)
Halloween: The Inside Story
as Self
(2010)
Video Games Live: Level 2
as Self
(2009)
Dirt! The Movie
as Self
(2008)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Aunt Viv
(2008)
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
(2006)
(2005)
The Kid & I
as Jamie Lee Curtis
(2004)
Christmas with the Kranks
as Nora Krank
(2004)
(2003)
Freaky Friday
as Tess Coleman
(2003)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Laurie Strode
(2002)
Halloween: Resurrection
as Laurie Strode
(2002)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
as Narrator (voice)
(2001)
The Tailor of Panama
as Louisa Pendel
(2001)
Daddy and Them
as Elaine Bowen
(2001)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Queen Camilla (voice)
(2000)
Drowning Mona
as Rona Mace
(2000)
The American Nightmare
as Self
(1999)
Virus
as Kelly Foster
(1999)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self (uncredited)
(1999)
Halloween: Unmasked
as Self
(1998)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
as Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
(1998)
Homegrown
as Sierra Kahan
(1998)
Nicholas’ Gift
as Maggie Green
(1997)
Fierce Creatures
as Willa Weston
(1997)
(1996)
Escape from L.A.
as Female Narrator (uncredited)
(1996)
House Arrest
as Janet Beindorf
(1996)
(1995)
The Heidi Chronicles
as Heidi Holland
(1994)
True Lies
as Helen Tasker
(1994)
My Girl 2
as Shelly Sultenfuss
(1994)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
as Narrator (voice)
(1993)
Mother's Boys
as Judith 'Jude' Madigan
(1992)
Forever Young
as Claire Cooper
(1992)
The Return of Spinal Tap
as Jamie Lee Curtis
(1991)
My Girl
as Shelly DeVoto
(1991)
Queens Logic
as Grace
(1990)
Blue Steel
as Officer Megan Turner
(1988)
A Fish Called Wanda
as Wanda Gershwitz
(1988)
Dominick and Eugene
as Jennifer Reston
(1988)
(1987)
A Man in Love
as Susan Elliott
(1987)
Amazing Grace and Chuck
as Lynn Taylor
(1986)
As Summers Die
as Whitsey Loftin
(1985)
Perfect
as Jessie Wilson
(1985)
Annie Oakley
as Annie Oakley
(1984)
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Michelle 'Mike' Cody
(1983)
Trading Places
as Ophelia
(1983)
Love Letters
as Anna Winter
(1982)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
as Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
(1982)
Money on the Side
as Michelle Jamison
(1982)
Callahan
as Rachel Bartlett
(1982)
Coming Soon
as Herself
(1981)
Halloween II
as Laurie Strode
(1981)
Escape from New York
as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
(1981)
Roadgames
as Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
(1981)
She's in the Army Now
as Pvt. Rita Jennings
(1981)
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
as Dorothy Stratten
(1980)
The Fog
as Elizabeth Solley
(1980)
Prom Night
as Kimberly Hammond
(1980)
Terror Train
as Alana Maxwell
(1980)
(1978)
Halloween
as Laurie
Crew
The Lost Bus
Producer
Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story
Executive Producer
Mother Nature
Writer
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
Executive Producer
Sender
Producer
(2025)
Freakier Friday
Producer
(2025)
I Was Born This Way
Executive Producer
(2024)
Burn Out
Executive Producer
(2022)
Return to Sender
Producer
(2022)
(2022)
Halloween Ends
Executive Producer
(2021)
Halloween Kills
Executive Producer
(2021)
2 Timers
Executive Producer
(2020)
Best Summer Ever
Executive Producer
(2018)
Halloween
Executive Producer
(2018)
Hondros
Co-Executive Producer
(1977)
Murder at the World Series
Dialogue Coach