Jamie Lee Curtis\u00a0(born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children’s author. Known for\u00a0her performances\u00a0in the horror and\u00a0slasher\u00a0genres, as well as in multiple comedies, she is regarded as a “scream queen”.\u00a0As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5\u00a0billion at the box office.\u00a0Curtis has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0BAFTA Award, a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, and two\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as a nomination for a\u00a0Grammy Award.<\/p>\n
The youngest daughter of actors\u00a0Tony Curtis\u00a0and\u00a0Janet Leigh, Curtis made her screen debut in a 1977 episode of the television drama\u00a0Quincy, M.E.. Her feature film debut came with the role of\u00a0Laurie Strode\u00a0in\u00a0John Carpenter’s horror\u00a0Halloween (1978); the role proved to be Curtis’ breakthrough and established her as a prominent\u00a0scream queen. Her subsequent horror roles have included\u00a0The Fog,\u00a0Prom Night, and\u00a0Terror Train\u00a0(all 1980), as well as six sequels from the\u00a0Halloween\u00a0franchise, concluding with\u00a0Halloween Ends\u00a0(2022). She also gained brief recognition as a\u00a0sex symbol\u00a0following her role as a\u00a0fitness instructor\u00a0in\u00a0Perfect\u00a0(1985), and she won her first\u00a0Golden Globe\u00a0for the sitcom\u00a0Anything but Love\u00a0(1989\u20131992).<\/p>\n
Curtis’ most successful roles outside of the horror genre have been in the comedies\u00a0Trading Places (1983),\u00a0True Lies\u00a0(1994), and\u00a0Everything Everywhere All at Once\u00a0(2022); these respectively earned her\u00a0BAFTA,\u00a0Golden Globe, and\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0wins. Her other film credits include\u00a0A Fish Called Wanda\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Blue Steel\u00a0(1990),\u00a0My Girl\u00a0(1991),\u00a0The Tailor of Panama\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Freaky Friday\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Christmas with the Kranks\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Knives Out\u00a0(2019),\u00a0The Last Showgirl\u00a0(2024), and\u00a0Freakier Friday\u00a0(2025). Curtis earned her first Emmy nomination for the television film\u00a0Nicholas’ Gift\u00a0(1998). He later won\u00a0Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series\u00a0for the\u00a0FXseries\u00a0The Bear\u00a0(2022\u2013present). She also acted in the satirical slasher series\u00a0Scream Queens (2015\u20132016).<\/p>\n
Curtis has written numerous children’s books that have appeared on\u00a0The New York Times best-seller list.<\/p>\n
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Jamie Lee Curtis\u00a0(born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children’s author. Known for\u00a0her performances\u00a0in the horror and\u00a0slasher\u00a0genres, as well as in multiple comedies, she is regarded as a “scream queen”.\u00a0As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5\u00a0billion at the box office.\u00a0Curtis has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0BAFTA Award, a\u00a0Primetime Emmy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7584","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n