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.
Acting (96 movies)
Halloween
1978
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
Trading Places
1983
The Fog
1980
Forever Young
1992
Freaky Friday
2003
The Tailor of Panama
2001
My Girl
1991
Halloween II
1981
My Girl 2
1994
Halloween: Resurrection
2002
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Drowning Mona
2000
Fierce Creatures
1997
Virus
1999
Blue Steel
1990
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
Terror Train
1980
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
Mother's Boys
1993
Prom Night
1980
True Lies
1994
Roadgames
1981
The Haunted History of Halloween
1997
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
2001
You Again
2010
Homegrown
1998
Dominick and Eugene
1988
Perfect
1985
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004
House Arrest
1996
Queens Logic
1991
Freakier Friday
2025
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022
A Man in Love
1987
The Little Engine That Could
2011
Escape from L.A.
1996
Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
1981
The American Nightmare
2000
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Love Letters
1983
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
Video Games Live: Level 2
2010
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
2013
Halloween: Unmasked
1999
Veronica Mars
2014
Nicholas’ Gift
1998
Annie Oakley
1985
Spare Parts
2015
Haunted Mansion
2023
Ella McCay
2025
The Kid & I
2005
As Summers Die
1986
The Night She Came Home!!
2013
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
The Last Showgirl
2024
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
2024
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Dirt! The Movie
2009
Coming Soon
1982
Money on the Side
1982
8
2012
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
78/52
2017
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
1994
Halloween
2018
She's in the Army Now
1981
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
An Acceptable Loss
2019
Knives Out
2019
Halloween Kills
2021
Halloween Ends
2022
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
Daddy and Them
2001
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011
Escape from New York
1981
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
Borderlands
2024
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Senior Entourage
2021
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
Star Trek: Section 31
2025
Callahan
1982
My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis
2013
Driving Lessons
2012
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland - 20/20 Special Edition
2025
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Best Summer Ever | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| 2 Timers | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Halloween Kills | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Return to Sender | 2022 | Producer |
| Halloween Ends | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Burn Out | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| I Was Born This Way | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Freakier Friday | 2025 | Producer |
| The Lost Bus | 2025 | Producer |