Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

Photo by: Gabriel Hutchinson / WikiPortraits · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:November 22, 1958

Age:67

Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Children:2

Born in:Santa Monica, United States

Residence:Los Angeles, United States

Languages:English

Actor Writer Children's Writer Film Actor Comics Writer Executive Producer Photographer

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Father: Tony Curtis Mother: Janet Leigh

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Photo credits (3)

Jamie Lee Curtis:
Photo by: Gabriel Hutchinson / WikiPortraits · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tony Curtis:
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Janet Leigh:
Photo by: Unknown author · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Famous For

Notable Work

HalloweenA Fish Called Wanda

Movies & TV

HalloweenEverything Everywhere All at OnceTrue LiesKnives OutA Fish Called Wanda

Awards

Disney Legends (2024)Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (2023)Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (2000)Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (1994)BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1984)

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

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, alongside multiple comedies, she is regarded as a "scream queen". As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office. Curtis has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globes, and two Actor Awards, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. The youngest daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Curtis made her screen debut in a 1977 episode of the television drama Quincy, M.E.. Her film debut came with the role of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror Halloween (1978); the role proved to be Curtis's breakthrough and established her as a prominent scream queen. Her subsequent horror roles have included The Fog, Prom Night, and Terror Train (all 1980), as well as six sequels from the Halloween franchise, concluding with Halloween Ends (2022). She also gained brief recognition as a sex symbol following her role as a fitness instructor in Perfect (1985) and won her first Golden Globe for the sitcom Anything but Love (1989–1992). Curtis's most successful roles outside of the horror genre have been in the comedies Trading Places (1983), True Lies (1994), and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022); these respectively earned her BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins. Her other film credits include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Blue Steel (1990), My Girl (1991), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Knives Out (2019), The Last Showgirl (2024), and Freakier Friday (2025). Curtis earned her first Emmy nomination for the television film Nicholas' Gift (1998), and later won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the FX series The Bear (2022–2026). She also acted in the satirical slasher series Scream Queens (2015–2016). Curtis has written multiple children's books that have made The New York Times's best-seller list.

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Quotes

“People get real comfortable with their features. Nobody gets comfortable with their hair. Hair trauma. It's the universal thing.”

— Quoted in Funny Ladies: The Best Humor from America's Funniest Women by Bill Adler p. 36

“The greatest gift to give to the people you love the most is your recovery.”

— [1]

“I don't think any woman wants to be known for being beautiful or busty. I think you want to be known for who you are.”

— [2]

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Jamie Lee Curtis", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Jamie Lee Curtis on the red carpet for the movie "The Lost Bus" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Jamie Lee Curtis speaking with supporters of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a Hillary for America volunteer phone bank at the Tempe Campus Office in Tempe, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Yvette Nicole Brown and Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Yvette Nicole Brown, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, Malek Akkad and Jason Blum speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.