Jamie Lee Curtis
Acting
🎂 1958-11-22
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.
Cast credits(163)
Self
2019
Samantha Ryan
2003
Self
2007
Self - Guest
2015
Linda Frye
1976
Self
1997
Self - Guest
1997
Donna Berzatto
2022
Self - Guest
1993
Self
1995
Waitress
1971
Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
2009
Self
1992
Self - Guest
2005
Self
2003
Self - Guest
2006
Self
2003
Self
2008
Self - Guest
2006
Self - Presenter
1944
Self - Nominee
1944
Self - Winner
1944
Self - Nominee/Presenter
1944
Self
2014
Joan Day
2011
Self
2019
Self
1992
Clara (voice)
2000
2003
Self - Host
1975
Special Message (video)
2019
Self
1993
Linda
1977
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
Self
1953
Self - Presenter
1953
Sioux
1995
1977
Girl in Dressing Room
1976
Dean Cathy Munsch
2015
Jen Burton
1979
Self
2023
Self (archive footage)
2012
Self
1952
2001
Self
2021
Self
1982
Self
1997
Self
2018
Bo
2024
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
2022
Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
2022
Lt. Barbara Duran
1977
Tannis
2024
Self - Guest
1996
Linda Drysdale
2019
Self
1999
Laurie
1978
1996
Control
2025
Helen Tasker
1994
Laurie
2022
Ophelia
1983
Shelly DeVoto
1991
Tess Coleman
2003
Laurie Strode
2018
Laurie Strode
2021
Annie Oakley
1985
Tess Coleman
2025
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
1981
Wanda Gershwitz
1988
Hannah Miller
1989
Madame Leota
2023
Dorothy
Laurie Strode
1981
Annette
2024
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
1998
Elizabeth Solley
1980
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
1982
Female Narrator (uncredited)
1996
Aunt Viv
2008
Laurie Strode
2002
Kelly Foster
1999
Shelly Sultenfuss
1994
Nora Krank
2004
Gail
2010
Kimberly Hammond
1980
Officer Megan Turner
1990
Claire Cooper
1992
Louisa Pendel
2001
Jessie Wilson
1985
Alana Maxwell
1980
Willa Weston
1997
Gayle Buckley
2014
Rona Mace
2000
Elaine Bowen
2001
Rachel Burke
2019
Principal
2015
Jamie Lee Curtis
1992
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
1993
Janet Beindorf
1996
Self (uncredited)
1999
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
1981
Anna Winter
1983
Sierra Kahan
1998
2025
Beverly (voice)
2011
Self (archive footage)
2011
Self
2008
Grace
1991
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
1984
Self (archive footage)
1994
Susan Elliott
1987
Queen Camilla (voice)
2001
Self
2010
Lynn Taylor
1987
Self
2022
Sandy Stier
2012
Jamie
2021
Michelle Jamison
1982
Self
2017
Jennifer Reston
1988
Self
2006
Whitsey Loftin
1986
Maggie Green
1998
Self / Laurie Strode
2003
Self
2000
Self
2004
Self
1996
Dorothy Stratten
1981
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
2012
Self
2024
(voice)
Jamie Lee Curtis
2005
Pvt. Rita Jennings
1981
Jamie Lee Curtis
2020
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
2012
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022
Self
2012
Heidi Holland
1995
Self
2013
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self
1999
Self
2024
Self
1988
Herself
1982
Jamie
Self
2013
Narrator (voice)
2002
Self
2022
Self
2009
Self
Self
2012
Annie Oakley
1985
Self
1980
Self
1997
Narrator (voice)
1994
Self
2010
Rachel Bartlett
1982
herself
2013
