Jamie Lee Curtis

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 sitc…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Knives Out (2019) — Linda Drysdale
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Deirdre Beaubeirdre
3. Halloween (1978) — Laurie
4. Halloween (2018) — Laurie Strode
5. True Lies (1994) — Helen
6. Freaky Friday (2003) — Tess Coleman
7. Trading Places (1983) — Ophelia
8. Escape from New York (1981) — Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
9. Halloween Kills (2021) — Laurie Strode
10. NCIS (2003) — Samantha Ryan
11. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) — Wanda Gershwitz
12. My Girl (1991) — Shelly DeVoto
13. Halloween II (1981) — Laurie Strode
14. Halloween Ends (2022) — Laurie
15. The Bear (2022) — Donna Berzatto
16. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) — Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
17. Scream Queens (2015) — Dean Cathy Munsch
18. The Fog (1980) — Elizabeth Solley
19. New Girl (2011) — Joan Day
20. Escape from L.A. (1996) — Female Narrator (uncredited)
21. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) — Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
22. Borderlands (2024) — Tannis
23. Archer (2009) — Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
24. Halloween: Resurrection (2002) — Laurie Strode
25. Christmas with the Kranks (2004) — Nora Krank
26. You Again (2010) — Gail
27. Haunted Mansion (2023) — Madame Leota
28. Veronica Mars (2014) — Gayle Buckley
29. Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) — Aunt Viv
30. Forever Young (1992) — Claire Cooper
31. Columbo (1971) — Waitress
32. Freakier Friday (2025) — Tess Coleman
33. Virus (1999) — Kelly Foster
34. My Girl 2 (1994) — Shelly Sultenfuss
35. The Tailor of Panama (2001) — Louisa Pendel
36. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
37. Prom Night (1980) — Kimberly Hammond
38. Blue Steel (1990) — Officer Megan Turner
39. Fierce Creatures (1997) — Willa Weston
40. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self

Directed

1. Scream Queens (2015) — Director
2. Anything But Love (1989) — Director