Jamie Lee Curtis

Acting · Born 1958-11-22 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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'…

Filmography

• Halloween as Laurie
• A Fish Called Wanda as Wanda Gershwitz
• Trading Places as Ophelia
• My Girl as Shelly DeVoto
• True Lies as Helen Tasker
• Spare Parts as Principal
• Knives Out as Linda Drysdale
• Everything Everywhere All at Once as Deirdre Beaubeirdre
• Escape from New York as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
• The Fog as Elizabeth Solley

TV

• Columbo as Waitress
• The Masked Singer as Special Message (video)
• Scream Queens as Dean Cathy Munsch
• Arnold as Self
• The Bear as Donna Berzatto
• NCIS as Samantha Ryan
• Archer as Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
• The Drew Carey Show as Sioux
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Love Boat as Linda