Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis born November 22 1958 is an American actress producer and childrens 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 25 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 ME Her feature film debut came with the role of Laurie Strode in John Carpenters 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 19891992 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 2022present She also acted in the satirical slasher series Scream Queens 20152016 Curtis has written numerous childrens books that have appeared on The New York Times bestseller list Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Lee Curtis licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia