Jamie Lee Curtis

Actor, Producer, Director

November 22, 1958 (67 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Halloween
    Halloween1978
  • Escape from New York
    Escape from New York1981
  • A Fish Called Wanda
    A Fish Called Wanda1988
  • The Fog
    The Fog1980
  • Prom Night
    Prom Night1980
  • The Drew Carey Show
    The Drew Carey Show9 seasons
  • Blue Steel
    Blue Steel1990
  • Drowning Mona
    Drowning Mona2000
  • Homegrown
    Homegrown1998
  • Mother's Boys
    Mother's Boys1993
  • Love Letters
    Love Letters1983
  • Best Summer Ever
    Best Summer Ever2020

Known For

  • Knives Out
    Knives Out2019
  • True Lies
    True Lies1994
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Everything Everywhere All at Once2022
  • Halloween
    Halloween2018
  • A Fish Called Wanda
    A Fish Called Wanda1988
  • Halloween
    Halloween1978
  • Freaky Friday
    Freaky Friday2003
  • Halloween II
    Halloween II1981
  • Halloween Kills
    Halloween Kills2021
  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later1998
  • Halloween Ends
    Halloween Ends2022
  • Halloween: Resurrection
    Halloween: Resurrection2002
  • The Lost Bus
    The Lost Bus2025
  • Trading Places
    Trading Places1983
  • Christmas with the Kranks
    Christmas with the Kranks2004
  • Virus
    Virus1999
  • The Fog
    The Fog1980
  • You Again
    You Again2010
  • Forever Young
    Forever Young1992
  • My Girl
    My Girl1991

Featured Videos

  • Jamie Lee Curtis On How Audiences Will React To The Film
    Jamie Lee Curtis On How Audiences Will React To The FilmHalloween KillsOct 13, 2021
  • David Gordon Green On Focusing On Laurie Strode And Her Family
    David Gordon Green On Focusing On Laurie Strode And Her FamilyHalloween KillsOct 13, 2021
  • Jamie Lee Curtis On 'Linda's' Relationship With The Family
    Jamie Lee Curtis On 'Linda's' Relationship With The FamilyKnives OutNov 13, 2019
  • Jamie Lee Curtis On Her Character
    Jamie Lee Curtis On Her CharacterHalloweenOct 4, 2018
  • David Gordon Green On Jamie Lee Curtis
    David Gordon Green On Jamie Lee CurtisHalloweenOct 4, 2018
  • Andi Matichak On The Similarities Between Allyson And Laurie Strode
    Andi Matichak On The Similarities Between Allyson And Laurie StrodeHalloweenOct 4, 2018

Filmography

2028
2027
Murder She Wrote · as Jessica Fletcher
2026
Scarpetta · as Dorothy
2026
2025
Ella McCay · as Helen
2025
Freakier Friday · as Tess Coleman
2025
Star Trek: Section 31 · as Control
2024
The Last Showgirl · as Annette
2024
The Sticky · as Bo
2024
Borderlands · as Tannis
2023
Haunted Mansion · as Madame Leota
2022
Halloween Ends · as Laurie
2022
The Bear · as Donna Berzatto
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once · as Deirdre Beaubeirdre
2022
Reno 911! Defunded · as Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
2021
Halloween Kills · as Laurie Strode
2021
Senior Entourage · as Jamie
2020
Dicktown · as Cast
2019
Knives Out · as Linda Drysdale
2019
The Masked Singer (US) · as Special Message (video)
2018
An Acceptable Loss · as Rachel Burke
2018
Halloween · as Laurie Strode
2016
2015
Scream Queens · as Dean Cathy Munsch
2015
Spare Parts · as Principal
2014
Veronica Mars · as Gayle Buckley
2012
8 · as Sandy Stier
2011
New Girl · as Joan Day
2011
From Up on Poppy Hill · as Ryoko Matsuzaki
2011
The Little Engine That Could · as Beverly (voice)
2010
You Again · as Gail
2010
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Laurie Strode
2009
Archer (2009) · as Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
2008
2004
Christmas with the Kranks · as Nora Krank
2003
NCIS · as Samantha Ryan
2003
Freaky Friday · as Tess Coleman
2003
Reno 911! · as Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
2002
Halloween: Resurrection · as Laurie Strode
2002
2001
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song · as Narrator (voice)
2001
2001
Daddy and Them · as Elaine Bowen
2001
2001
The Tailor of Panama · as Louisa Pendel
2000
2000
Pigs Next Door · as Clara (voice)
2000
Drowning Mona · as Rona MaceOn Plex
1999
Virus · as Kelly Foster
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later · as Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
1998
1998
Nicholas' Gift · as Maggie Green
1998
Homegrown · as Sierra KahanOn Plex
1997
Fierce Creatures · as Willa Weston
1996
Ellen's Energy Adventure · as Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)
1996
House Arrest · as Janet Beindorf
1996
Escape from L.A. · as Female Narrator (uncredited)
1996
1995
The Heidi Chronicles · as Heidi Holland
1995
The Drew Carey Show · as SiouxOn Plex
1994
True Lies · as Helen
1994
My Girl 2 · as Shelly Sultenfuss
1993
Mother's Boys · as Judith 'jude' MadiganOn Plex
1992
Forever Young · as Claire Cooper
1991
My Girl · as Shelly Devoto
1991
Queens Logic · as Grace
1990
Blue Steel · as Officer Megan TurnerOn Plex
1989
Anything but Love · as Hannah Miller
1988
Dominick and Eugene · as Jennifer Reston
1988
A Fish Called Wanda · as Wanda GershwitzOn Plex
1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck · as Lynn Taylor
1987
A Man in Love · as Susan Elliott
1986
As Summers Die · as Whitsey Loftin
1985
Tall Tales and Legends · as Annie Oakley
1985
Perfect · as Jessie Wilson
1984
Grandview, U.S.A. · as Michelle 'mike' Cody
1983
Trading Places · as Ophelia
1983
Love Letters · as Anna WinterOn Plex
1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch · as Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
1982
Money on the Side · as Michelle Jamison
1982
Callahan · as Rachel Bartlett
1981
1981
Halloween II · as Laurie Strode
1981
Escape from New York · as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)On Plex
1981
She's in the Army Now · as Pvt. Rita Jennings
1981
Road Games · as Pamela 'hitch' Rushworth
1981
1981
1980
Terror Train · as Alana
1980
Prom Night · as Kimberly HammondOn Plex
1980
The Fog · as Elizabeth SolleyOn Plex
1979
1978
Halloween · as LaurieOn Plex
1977
Operation Petticoat · as Lt. Barbara Duran
1977
The Love Boat · as Linda
1977
1976
Quincy, M.E. · as Girl In Dressing Room
1976
Charlie's Angels · as Linda Frye
1971
Columbo · as Waitress

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