Jamie Lee Curtis
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-11-22
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.
Also Known For
Halloween
Oct 24, 1978
A Fish Called Wanda
Jul 15, 1988
Trading Places
Jun 07, 1983
The Fog
Feb 07, 1980
Forever Young
Dec 16, 1992
Freaky Friday
Aug 05, 2003
The Tailor of Panama
Mar 30, 2001
My Girl
Nov 27, 1991
Halloween II
Oct 30, 1981
My Girl 2
Feb 11, 1994
Halloween: Resurrection
Jul 01, 2002
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Aug 05, 1998
Drowning Mona
Mar 03, 2000
Fierce Creatures
Jan 23, 1997
Virus
Jan 14, 1999
Blue Steel
Mar 16, 1990
Christmas with the Kranks
Nov 24, 2004
Terror Train
Oct 03, 1980
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Oct 03, 2008
Mother's Boys
Oct 01, 1993
Prom Night
Jul 18, 1980
True Lies
Jul 15, 1994
Roadgames
Feb 27, 1981
The Haunted History of Halloween
Oct 26, 1997
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Oct 30, 2001
You Again
Sep 23, 2010
The Heidi Chronicles
Oct 15, 1995
Homegrown
Apr 17, 1998
Dominick and Eugene
Mar 18, 1988
Perfect
May 15, 1985
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Mar 23, 2004
House Arrest
Aug 14, 1996
Queens Logic
Feb 01, 1991
Freakier Friday
Aug 06, 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Oct 28, 2022
A Man in Love
May 07, 1987
The Little Engine That Could
Mar 22, 2011
Escape from L.A.
Aug 09, 1996
Amazing Grace and Chuck
May 22, 1987
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Nov 01, 1981
The American Nightmare
Sep 11, 2000
Grandview, U.S.A.
Aug 03, 1984
Love Letters
Apr 01, 1983
Spychosis
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Aug 05, 2003
Video Games Live: Level 2
Jun 07, 2010
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
Sep 23, 2013
Halloween: Unmasked
Sep 13, 1999
Veronica Mars
Mar 13, 2014
Nicholas’ Gift
Apr 21, 1998
Annie Oakley
Dec 24, 1985
Spare Parts
Jan 16, 2015
Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story
Haunted Mansion
Jul 26, 2023
Ella McCay
Dec 11, 2025
The Kid & I
Dec 02, 2005
As Summers Die
May 18, 1986
The Night She Came Home!!
Sep 24, 2013
Halloween in Hollywood
Oct 01, 2022
Activia Kiss It Better Edit
The Last Showgirl
Dec 13, 2024
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Mar 18, 2024
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jul 05, 2022
Dirt! The Movie
Aug 07, 2009
The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night
Sep 09, 2014
Coming Soon
Jan 01, 1982
Money on the Side
Sep 29, 1982
8
Mar 03, 2012
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Aug 12, 2024
78/52
Oct 13, 2017
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Mar 20, 2012
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
Jan 01, 1994
Halloween
Oct 18, 2018
She's in the Army Now
May 20, 1981
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Mar 21, 2002
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Jul 26, 2006
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Mar 17, 1996
An Acceptable Loss
Jan 18, 2019
Knives Out
Nov 27, 2019
Halloween Kills
Oct 14, 2021
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
Jul 13, 1988
Halloween Ends
Oct 12, 2022
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Jan 01, 1980
Not Quite Hollywood
Aug 28, 2008
Daddy and Them
Oct 26, 2001
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mar 24, 2022
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Oct 22, 1982
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Oct 26, 2011
Escape from New York
May 23, 1981
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Oct 30, 2020
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Sep 25, 1999
Halloween: The Inside Story
Oct 25, 2010
Borderlands
Aug 07, 2024
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
May 18, 1994
Senior Entourage
May 03, 2021
The Honey Wars
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
The Return of Spinal Tap
Dec 31, 1992
Star Trek: Section 31
Jan 15, 2025
Callahan
Sep 09, 1982
My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis
Jul 30, 2013
Beauty CULTure
Apr 18, 2012
Driving Lessons
Sep 30, 2012
Sender
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Sep 18, 2012
The Drew Carey Show
Sep 13, 1995
Columbo
Sep 15, 1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
Today
Jan 14, 1952
The View
Aug 11, 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Charlie's Angels
Sep 22, 1976
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Jan 30, 1977
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Mike's Super Short Show
Jul 22, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Anything But Love
Mar 07, 1989
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Jul 28, 2021
The Frank Skinner Show
Sep 10, 1995
Revealed with Jules Asner
Dec 01, 2001
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Masked Singer
Jan 02, 2019
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Sep 08, 2008
New Girl
Sep 20, 2011
Scream Queens
Sep 22, 2015
Arnold
Jun 07, 2023
The Bear
Jun 23, 2022
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Intimate Portrait
Nov 14, 1993
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
Wogan
May 04, 1982
Leute heute
Jul 23, 1997
Scarpetta
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
The Movies That Made Us
Nov 29, 2019
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
NCIS
Sep 23, 2003
Pigs Next Door
Mar 07, 2000
Honest Trailers
Feb 13, 2012
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Oct 14, 2018
El hormiguero
Sep 24, 2006
Tall Tales & Legends
Sep 25, 1985
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Quincy, M.E.
Oct 03, 1976
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Sep 20, 1979
Operation Petticoat
Sep 17, 1977
Archer
Sep 17, 2009
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jun 10, 1992
The Megan Mullally Show
Sep 18, 2006
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
The Sticky
Dec 06, 2024
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Apr 08, 2019
