Jamie Lee Curtis

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.

NCIS

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Honest Trailers

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The Love Boat

Linda

Columbo

Waitress

Quincy, M.E.

Girl in Dressing Room

The Drew Carey Show

Sioux

The Masked Singer

Special Message (video)

Charlie's Angels

Linda Frye

Archer

Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)

New Girl

Joan Day

Intimate Portrait

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

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The Bear

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Knives Out

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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Everything Everywhere All at Once

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Anything But Love

Hannah Miller

Star Trek: Section 31

Control

Borderlands

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MTV Movie & TV Awards

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Halloween

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Mike's Super Short Show

Eli Roth's History of Horror

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My Girl

You Again

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The Sticky

Tall Tales & Legends

Annie Oakley

Freakier Friday

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Escape from New York

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Virus

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Today with Hoda & Jenna

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Operation Petticoat

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Blue Steel

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua

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Prom Night

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Perfect

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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

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Terror Train

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Roadgames

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Daddy and Them

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Mother's Boys

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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

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Escape from L.A.

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

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Halloween: Resurrection

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Homegrown

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Pigs Next Door

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The Little Engine That Could

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The Tailor of Panama

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My Girl 2

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The Kid & I

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Not Quite Hollywood

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Christmas with the Kranks

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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

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The Heidi Chronicles

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Dominick and Eugene

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Money on the Side

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Love Letters

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Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

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Grandview, U.S.A.

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Queens Logic

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Forever Young

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Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story

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The Return of Spinal Tap

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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

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As Summers Die

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The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night

Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me

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Beauty CULTure

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

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The Megan Mullally Show

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

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Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

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