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Jamie Lee Curtis

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  • Producer
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Jamie Lee Curtis
'Borderlands' director Eli Roth and stars Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Florian Munteanu, and Edgar Ramírez discuss the dedication they brought to this film based on the popular video game franchise and the welcoming environment that Curtis created on set. Then, Roth shares how Atari shaped his youth before chiding former athlete Munteanu for boxing crew members behind the scenes.
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Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978). After that, she became famous for roles in movies like Trading Places (1983), Perfect (1985) and A Fish Called Wanda (1988). She starred in one of the biggest action films ever, True Lies (1994), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance. Curtis also appeared on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), and starred in Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) as the title role. Her first starring role was opposite Richard Lewis on the ABC situation comedy Anything But Love (1989). In 1998, she starred in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) in which she reprised her role that made her famous back in 1978.

Jamie Lee served as an honorary chairperson for the Building Resilience for Young Children Dealing with Trauma program held at the Shakespeare Theatre - Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She was an inspiration for the youth that were celebrated. Curtis was also given an award from US Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman for her work on behalf of children through her charities and children's books.
BornNovember 22, 1958
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 43 wins & 90 nominations total

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    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)
    True Lies
    7.3
    • Helen Tasker
    • 1994
    Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle in Halloween (2018)
    Halloween
    6.5
    • Laurie Strode
    • 2018
    Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
    Everything Everywhere All at Once
    7.8
    • Deirdre Beaubeirdre
    • 2022
    Halloween (1978)
    Halloween
    7.7
    • Laurie
    • 1978

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Freakier Friday
      • Tess Coleman
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Ella McCay
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Sender
      • Pre-production
    • Scarpetta
      • Dorothy Farinelli
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Murder She Wrote
      • Jessica Fletcher (rumored)
      • Pre-production
    • Spychosis
      • Jamie
      • In Development



    • Michelle Yeoh and Sophy Holland in Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
      Star Trek: Section 31
      3.8
      • Control
      • 2025
    • Margo Martindale in The Sticky (2024)
      The Sticky
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Bo
      • 2024
    • Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl (2024)
      The Last Showgirl
      6.5
      • Annette
      • 2024
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, and Florian Munteanu in Borderlands (2024)
      Borderlands
      4.7
      • Tannis
      • 2024
    • The Bear (2022)
      The Bear
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Donna Berzatto
      • 2023–2024
    • Offset & Cardi B: Jealousy (2023)
      Offset & Cardi B: Jealousy
      4.8
      Music Video
      • (voice)
      • 2023
    • Danny DeVito, Owen Wilson, Mike Benitez, Rosario Dawson, Chase Dillon, Tiffany Haddish, and LaKeith Stanfield in Haunted Mansion (2023)
      Haunted Mansion
      6.0
      • Madame Leota
      • 2023
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney in Halloween Ends (2022)
      Halloween Ends
      5.0
      • Laurie
      • 2022
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
      Everything Everywhere All at Once
      7.8
      • Deirdre Beaubeirdre
      • 2022
    • Reno 911! (2003)
      Reno 911!
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
      • 2022
    • James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)
      Halloween Kills
      5.5
      • Laurie Strode
      • 2021
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Edward Asner, Marion Ross, Mark Rydell, James Handy, Charles Robinson, Helen Reddy, Dahlia Waingort Guigui, David A. Lockhart, Ian Fisher, Brian Connors, Phillip Giannikas, Sitara Attaie, and Kathrine Kohl in Senior Entourage (2021)
      Senior Entourage
      4.3
      • Jamie
      • 2021
    • H. Jon Benjamin in Archer (2009)
      Archer
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Peregrine
      • Agent Bruchstein (voice)
      • 2020
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, LaKeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Katherine Langford in Knives Out (2019)
      Knives Out
      7.9
      • Linda Drysdale
      • 2019
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Tika Sumpter, and Ben Tavassoli in An Acceptable Loss (2018)
      An Acceptable Loss
      5.5
      • Rachel
      • 2018

    Producer



    • I Was Born This Way
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Freakier Friday
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • The Lost Bus
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Sender
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Scarpetta
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • Trüebadour
      • executive producer
      • In Production
    • The Debra Hill Story
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production



    • Margo Martindale in The Sticky (2024)
      The Sticky
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Tommie Earl Jenkins and Everett Osborne in Burn Out (2024)
      Burn Out
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney in Halloween Ends (2022)
      Halloween Ends
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Allison Tolman, Jake Katofsky, Jamie Ember, Russell Goldman, Lisa J Dooley, Emma Pasarow, and Matt Kleppner in Return to Sender (2022)
      Return to Sender
      6.5
      Short
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2022
    • Steven Weber, Jane Kaczmarek, and Amber Stevens West in 2 Timers (2021)
      2 Timers
      8.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)
      Halloween Kills
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Best Summer Ever (2020)
      Best Summer Ever
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Letters from Camp (2020)
      Letters from Camp
      8.0
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2020–2022
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle in Halloween (2018)
      Halloween
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Hondros (2017)
      Hondros
      7.5
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017

    Director



    • Scream Queens (2015)
      Scream Queens
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Anything But Love (1989)
      Anything But Love
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992

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    How Jamie Lee Curtis Improvised a One-Take Dance Scene in 'The Last Showgirl'
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    How Jamie Lee Curtis Improvised a One-Take Dance Scene in 'The Last Showgirl'
    Why Jamie Lee Curtis Called Disney to Make 'Freakier Friday' With Lindsay Lohan
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    Why Jamie Lee Curtis Called Disney to Make 'Freakier Friday' With Lindsay Lohan
    Why Jamie Lee Curtis Called Disney to Make 'Freakier Friday' With Lindsay Lohan
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    Why Jamie Lee Curtis Called Disney to Make 'Freakier Friday' With Lindsay Lohan
    'Borderlands': Boxing Matches, Best Roles, and Burning Questions
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    'Borderlands': Boxing Matches, Best Roles, and Burning Questions
    'Haunted Mansion' Cast Dream Up Theme Park Attractions Based on Their Careers
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    'Haunted Mansion' Cast Dream Up Theme Park Attractions Based on Their Careers
    Oscars 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominees
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    Oscars 2023 Best Supporting Actress Nominees
    Jamie Lee Curtis Doesn't Give a **** About Michael Myers
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    Jamie Lee Curtis Doesn't Give a **** About Michael Myers

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    • Alternative names
      • Jamie Leigh Curtis
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • November 22, 1958
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Christopher GuestDecember 18, 1984 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Annie Guest
    • Parents
        Janet Leigh
    • Relatives
        Kelly Curtis(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV Commercial for Airtouch Cellular (1999)
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      • 1 Print Biography
      • 11 Interviews
      • 23 Articles
      • 25 Pictorials
      • 57 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Godmother of Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
    • Quotes
      "I believe people are entitled to a private life. I'm not sure where it's written that because you're in the public eye you are required to expose your private business, with anybody. It is nobody's business, and it's interesting because obviously in today's marketplace people don't abide by that. There are no boundaries that people won't cross... We're in a bit of a "Wild West" thing with media, and, I think, it's just kind of like no holds barred - the Internet. You know, there are no criteria on the Internet... I've chosen a public life to express myself, not to tell what I do with my husband in bed, not to do, to talk about my parents and my family life. And I just think it's wrong, and obviously it's an insatiable appetite that people have for gossip and innuendo and things that are nobody's business. And there's a term that they use in this called "legitimate public concern". What is legitimate public concern? If an elected official has an illness, that's legitimate public concern because they're our president or elected official. We, we, we need to know that they're healthy because we want them to live a long life and protect, you know, the Constitution... but in the marketplace, in the world, I don't believe it's anybody's concern. And that's what I think." --comments made on The View, September 19, 2000.
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        Her sexy legs
    • Nicknames
      • The Scream Queen
      • The Queen of Screams
      • The Body
    • Salaries
        Halloween Ends
        (2022)
        $3,500,000

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