Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Acting • Born 1958-11-22

Acting7Los 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' 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.

Filmography

169 credits
Halloween

Halloween

Movie • 1978

Laurie

A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

Movie • 1988

Wanda Gershwitz

Trading Places

Trading Places

Movie • 1983

Ophelia

The Fog

The Fog

Movie • 1980

Elizabeth Solley

Forever Young

Forever Young

Movie • 1992

Claire Cooper

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

Movie • 2003

Tess Coleman

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

Movie • 2001

Louisa Pendel

My Girl

My Girl

Movie • 1991

Shelly DeVoto

Halloween II

Halloween II

Movie • 1981

Laurie Strode

My Girl 2

My Girl 2

Movie • 1994

Shelly Sultenfuss

Halloween: Resurrection

Halloween: Resurrection

Movie • 2002

Laurie Strode

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Movie • 1998

Laurie Strode / Keri Tate

Drowning Mona

Drowning Mona

Movie • 2000

Rona Mace

Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

Movie • 1997

Willa Weston

Virus

Virus

Movie • 1999

Kelly Foster

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

Movie • 1990

Officer Megan Turner

Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

Movie • 2004

Nora Krank

Terror Train

Terror Train

Movie • 1980

Alana

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Movie • 2008

Aunt Viv

Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

Movie • 1993

Judith 'Jude' Madigan

Prom Night

Prom Night

Movie • 1980

Kimberly Hammond

True Lies

True Lies

Movie • 1994

Helen Tasker

Roadgames

Roadgames

Movie • 1981

Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth

The Haunted History of Halloween

The Haunted History of Halloween

Movie • 1997

Self

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

Movie • 2001

Queen Camilla (voice)

You Again

You Again

Movie • 2010

Gail

The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles

Movie • 1995

Heidi Holland

Homegrown

Homegrown

Movie • 1998

Sierra Kahan

Dominick and Eugene

Dominick and Eugene

Movie • 1988

Jennifer Reston

Perfect

Perfect

Movie • 1985

Jessie Wilson

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

Movie • 2004

Self

House Arrest

House Arrest

Movie • 1996

Janet Beindorf

Queens Logic

Queens Logic

Movie • 1991

Grace

Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday

Movie • 2025

Tess Coleman

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom

Movie • 2022

Self - Actress (archive footage)

A Man in Love

A Man in Love

Movie • 1987

Susan Elliott

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

Movie • 2011

Beverly (voice)

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Movie • 1996

Female Narrator (uncredited)

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Movie • 1987

Lynn Taylor

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story

Movie • 1981

Dorothy Stratten

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Movie • 2000

Self

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

Movie • 1984

Michelle 'Mike' Cody

Love Letters

Love Letters

Movie • 1983

Anna Winter

Spychosis

Spychosis

Movie

Jamie

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Movie • 2003

Self / Laurie Strode

Video Games Live: Level 2

Video Games Live: Level 2

Movie • 2010

Self

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20

Movie • 2013

Self

Halloween: Unmasked

Halloween: Unmasked

Movie • 1999

Self

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

Movie • 2014

Gayle Buckley

Nicholas’ Gift

Nicholas’ Gift

Movie • 1998

Maggie Green

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Movie • 1985

Annie Oakley

Spare Parts

Spare Parts

Movie • 2015

Principal

The Debra Hill Story

The Debra Hill Story

Movie

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Movie • 2023

Madame Leota

Ella McCay

Ella McCay

Movie • 2025

Helen

The Kid & I

The Kid & I

Movie • 2005

Jamie Lee Curtis

As Summers Die

As Summers Die

Movie • 1986

Whitsey Loftin

The Night She Came Home!!

The Night She Came Home!!

Movie • 2013

Self

Halloween in Hollywood

Halloween in Hollywood

Movie • 2022

Self

Activia Kiss It Better Edit

Activia Kiss It Better Edit

Movie

The Last Showgirl

The Last Showgirl

Movie • 2024

Annette

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés

Movie • 2024

Self

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

Movie • 2022

Self

Dirt! The Movie

Dirt! The Movie

Movie • 2009

Self

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Movie • 1982

Herself

Money on the Side

Money on the Side

Movie • 1982

Michelle Jamison

8

8

Movie • 2012

Sandy Stier

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Movie • 2024

Self

78/52

78/52

Movie • 2017

Self

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Movie • 2012

Self

Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me

Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me

Movie • 1994

Narrator (voice)

Halloween

Halloween

Movie • 2018

Laurie Strode

She's in the Army Now

She's in the Army Now

Movie • 1981

Pvt. Rita Jennings

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Movie • 2002

Narrator (voice)

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Movie • 2006

Self

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

Movie • 1996

Self

An Acceptable Loss

An Acceptable Loss

Movie • 2019

Rachel Burke

Knives Out

Knives Out

Movie • 2019

Linda Drysdale

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

Movie • 2021

Laurie Strode

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

Movie • 1988

Self

Halloween Ends

Halloween Ends

Movie • 2022

Laurie

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Movie • 1980

Self

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

Movie • 2008

Self

Daddy and Them

Daddy and Them

Movie • 2001

Elaine Bowen

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Movie • 2022

Deirdre Beaubeirdre

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Movie • 1982

Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

Movie • 2011

Self (archive footage)

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

Movie • 1981

Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

Movie • 2020

Jamie Lee Curtis

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie • 1999

Self (uncredited)

Halloween: The Inside Story

Halloween: The Inside Story

Movie • 2010

Self

Borderlands

Borderlands

Movie • 2024

Tannis

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

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

Movie • 1994

Self (archive footage)

Senior Entourage

Senior Entourage

Movie • 2021

Jamie

The Honey Wars

The Honey Wars

Movie

(voice)

Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter

Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter

Movie • 2025

Self

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

Movie • 1992

Jamie Lee Curtis

Star Trek: Section 31

Star Trek: Section 31

Movie • 2025

Control

Callahan

Callahan

Movie • 1982

Rachel Bartlett

Beauty CULTure

Beauty CULTure

Movie • 2012

Self

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Movie • 2012

Laurie Strode (archive footage)

Sender

Sender

Movie • 2026

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Movie

Jessica Fletcher

The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland

The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland

Movie • 2025

Self

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

Movie • 2025

Maj von Dardel (voice)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Movie • 2025

Self - (archive footage)

Ellen's Energy Adventure

Ellen's Energy Adventure

Movie • 1996

Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Movie • 2026

Moira

Help Save Planet Earth

Help Save Planet Earth

Movie • 1990

Self

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

TV • 1995

Sioux

Columbo

Columbo

TV • 1971

Waitress

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

TV • 1977

Linda

Today

Today

TV • 1952

Self

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

TV • 1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Self

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

TV • 1976

Linda Frye

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

TV • 1977

The Early Show

The Early Show

TV • 1999

Self

Mike's Super Short Show

Mike's Super Short Show

TV • 2003

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV • 1993

Self - Guest

Anything But Love

Anything But Love

TV • 1989

Hannah Miller

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

TV • 2021

Self

The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show

TV • 1995

Self

Revealed with Jules Asner

Revealed with Jules Asner

TV • 2001

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self - Guest

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

TV • 2019

Special Message (video)

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

The Bonnie Hunt Show

The Bonnie Hunt Show

TV • 2008

Self

New Girl

New Girl

TV • 2011

Joan Day

Scream Queens

Scream Queens

TV • 2015

Dean Cathy Munsch

Arnold

Arnold

TV • 2023

Self

The Bear

The Bear

TV • 2022

Donna Berzatto

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Self - Host

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

TV • 1993

Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Wogan

Wogan

TV • 1982

Self

Leute heute

Leute heute

TV • 1997

Self

Scarpetta

Scarpetta

TV • 2026

Dorothy

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV • 2014

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

TV • 2019

Self (Archival Footage)

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

TV • 2005

Self - Guest

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV • 1996

Self - Guest

NCIS

NCIS

TV • 2003

Samantha Ryan

Pigs Next Door

Pigs Next Door

TV • 2000

Clara (voice)

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

TV • 2018

Self

El hormiguero

El hormiguero

TV • 2006

Self - Guest

Tall Tales & Legends

Tall Tales & Legends

TV • 1985

Annie Oakley

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self - Presenter

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

TV • 1976

Girl in Dressing Room

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

TV • 1979

Jen Burton

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

TV • 1977

Lt. Barbara Duran

Archer

Archer

TV • 2009

Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Presenter

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

TV • 2006

Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee

The Sticky

The Sticky

TV • 2024

Bo

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee / Presenter

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV • 2019

Self

Reno 911! Defunded

Reno 911! Defunded

TV • 2022

Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

TV • 1984

Self - Clue Presenter

Fridays

Fridays

TV • 1980

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest