Jamie Lee Curtis
Acting
Born: November 22, 1958 (age 67) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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, as well as in 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 Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild 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 feature film debut came with the role of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror Halloween (1978); the role proved to be Curtis' 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 she won her first Golden Globe for the sitcom Anything but Love (1989–1992). Curtis' 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). He later won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the FXseries The Bear (2022–present). She also acted in the satirical slasher series Scream Queens (2015–2016). Curtis has written numerous children's books that have appeared on The New York Times best-seller list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Lee Curtis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Knives Out
2019
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Halloween
1978
Halloween
2018
True Lies
1994
Freaky Friday
2003
Trading Places
1983
Escape from New York
1981
Halloween Kills
2021
NCIS
2003
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
My Girl
1991
Photos (7)
Movies (71)
Knives Out
Linda Drysdale
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
Halloween
Laurie
Halloween
Laurie Strode
True Lies
Helen
Freakier Friday
Tess Coleman
Trading Places
Ophelia
Freaky Friday
Tess Coleman
Borderlands
Tannis
Escape from New York
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
Halloween II
Laurie Strode
Halloween Ends
Laurie
Star Trek: Section 31
Control
Halloween Kills
Laurie Strode
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
Haunted Mansion
Madame Leota
My Girl
Shelly DeVoto
Halloween: Resurrection
Laurie Strode
A Fish Called Wanda
Wanda Gershwitz
Christmas with the Kranks
Nora Krank
Escape from L.A.
Female Narrator (uncredited)
The Fog
Elizabeth Solley
You Again
Gail
Prom Night
Kimberly Hammond
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Ella McCay
Helen
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Aunt Viv
The Tailor of Panama
Louisa Pendel
Virus
Kelly Foster
Forever Young
Claire Cooper
The Last Showgirl
Annette
Blue Steel
Officer Megan Turner
My Girl 2
Shelly Sultenfuss
Veronica Mars
Gayle Buckley
Drowning Mona
Rona Mace
Perfect
Jessie Wilson
Terror Train
Alana
Fierce Creatures
Willa Weston
House Arrest
Janet Beindorf
Sender
Lisa Barr
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
The Little Engine That Could
Beverly (voice)
Mother's Boys
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
Spare Parts
Principal
Roadgames
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
Grandview, U.S.A.
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
Love Letters
Anna Winter
Daddy and Them
Elaine Bowen
Queens Logic
Grace
An Acceptable Loss
Rachel Burke
Homegrown
Sierra Kahan
A Man in Love
Susan Elliott
The Kid & I
Jamie Lee Curtis
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Queen Camilla (voice)
Senior Entourage
Jamie
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Maj von Dardel (voice)
8
Sandy Stier
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Dorothy Stratten
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Lynn Taylor
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Jamie Lee Curtis
As Summers Die
Whitsey Loftin
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Jamie Lee Curtis
She's in the Army Now
Pvt. Rita Jennings
Dominick and Eugene
Jennifer Reston
Money on the Side
Michelle Jamison
Nicholas’ Gift
Maggie Green
Unmasking the Horror
1998
Ellen's Energy Adventure
Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)
Driving Lessons
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
The Heidi Chronicles
Heidi Holland
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (22)
NCIS
Samantha Ryan · 5 eps
Columbo
Waitress · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Linda · 1 eps
New Girl
Joan Day · 6 eps
The Bear
Donna Berzatto · 12 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Sioux · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Linda Frye · 1 eps
Archer
Peregrine Bruchstein (voice) · 2 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Girl in Dressing Room · 1 eps
Scarpetta
Dorothy · 8 eps
The Masked Singer
Special Message (video) · 1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Jen Burton · 1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
Scream Queens
Dean Cathy Munsch · 23 eps
Mike's Super Short Show
1 eps
Anything But Love
Hannah Miller · 56 eps
The Sticky
Bo · 2 eps
Tall Tales & Legends
Annie Oakley · 1 eps
Reno 911! Defunded
Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons · 1 eps
Operation Petticoat
Lt. Barbara Duran · 23 eps
Pigs Next Door
Clara (voice) · 13 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
3 eps
Self / Appearances (69)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 5 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The View
Self · 10 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 2 eps
Leute heute
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 7 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 2 eps
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Video Quizmaster · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self · 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage) · 1 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Fridays
Self · 1 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · 3 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Arnold
Self · 2 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Self - Honoree · 1 eps
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
78/52
Self
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
Self
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
Coming Soon
Herself
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
Self
The American Nightmare
Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Laurie Strode
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
The Night She Came Home!!
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self (archive)
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
Halloween: Unmasked
Self
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
Self
The Haunted History of Halloween
Self
Dirt! The Movie
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (2)
Producing (15)
Scarpetta
Executive Producer
Halloween
Executive Producer
Freakier Friday
Producer
Halloween Ends
Executive Producer
Halloween Kills
Executive Producer
The Lost Bus
Producer
The Sticky
Executive Producer
Sender
Producer
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
Executive Producer
2 Timers
Executive Producer
Best Summer Ever
Executive Producer
I Was Born This Way
Executive Producer
Hondros
Co-Executive Producer
Return to Sender
Producer
Burn Out
Executive Producer
