Jamie Lee Curtis
Acting
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.
Known for
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Murder, She Wrote
2028
Jessica Fletcher
Newlyweds
2026
Claudia
movieSender
2026
Lisa Barr
tvScarpetta
2026
Dorothy
movieElla McCay
2025
Helen
movieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Self - (archive footage)
movieRaoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025
Maj von Dardel (voice)
movieFreakier Friday
2025
Tess Coleman
movieThe Last Showgirl
2024
Annette
movieBorderlands
2024
Tannis
movieHaunted Mansion
2023
Madame Leota
tvArnold
2023
Self
movieJamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieHalloween Ends
2022
Laurie
tvThe Bear
2022
Donna Berzatto
movieEverything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
tvReno 911! Defunded
2022
Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
movieHalloween Kills
2021
Laurie Strode
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019
Self (Archival Footage)
movieKnives Out
2019
Linda Drysdale
movieAn Acceptable Loss
2019
Rachel Burke
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Special Message (video)
movieHalloween
2018
Laurie Strode
movie78/52
2017
Self
tvScream Queens
2015
Dean Cathy Munsch
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
movieSpare Parts
2015
Principal
movieVeronica Mars
2014
Gayle Buckley
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvHave You Been Paying Attention?
2013
Self - Video Quizmaster
movieDriving Lessons
2012
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
movie8
2012
Sandy Stier
movieCelebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011
Self (archive footage)
tvNew Girl
2011
Joan Day
movieThe Little Engine That Could
2011
Beverly (voice)
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
tvArcher
2009
Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
movieBeverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
Aunt Viv
tvEl hormiguero
2006
Self - Guest
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieThe Kid & I
2005
Jamie Lee Curtis
The Reichen Show
2005
Self - Guest
movieChristmas with the Kranks
2004
Nora Krank
tvNCIS
2003
Samantha Ryan
movieFreaky Friday
2003
Tess Coleman
movieHalloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
Self / Laurie Strode
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieTales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
Self (archive)
movieHalloween: Resurrection
2002
Laurie Strode
movieMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
2001
Queen Camilla (voice)
movieDaddy and Them
2001
Elaine Bowen
movieThe Tailor of Panama
2001
Louisa Pendel
tvPigs Next Door
2000
Clara (voice)
movieDrowning Mona
2000
Rona Mace
movieEpidemic Africa
1999
Self / Narrator
movieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Self (uncredited)
movieVirus
1999
Kelly Foster
movieHalloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
movieNicholas’ Gift
1998
Maggie Green
movieHomegrown
1998
Sierra Kahan
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
movieFierce Creatures
1997
Willa Weston
movieEllen's Energy Adventure
1996
Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)
movieHouse Arrest
1996
Janet Beindorf
movieEscape from L.A.
1996
Female Narrator (uncredited)
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieThe Heidi Chronicles
1995
Heidi Holland
movieTrue Lies
1994
Helen
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Girl 2
1994
Shelly Sultenfuss
movieCindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
1994
Narrator (voice)
movieMother's Boys
1993
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieForever Young
1992
Claire Cooper
movieMy Girl
1991
Shelly DeVoto
movieBlue Steel
1990
Officer Megan Turner
tvAnything But Love
1989
Hannah Miller
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieA Fish Called Wanda
1988
Wanda Gershwitz
movieDominick and Eugene
1988
Jennifer Reston
movieAmazing Grace and Chuck
1987
Lynn Taylor
movieA Man in Love
1987
Susan Elliott
movieAs Summers Die
1986
Whitsey Loftin
movieAnnie Oakley
1985
Annie Oakley
tvTall Tales & Legends
1985
Annie Oakley
moviePerfect
1985
Jessie Wilson
tvJeopardy!
1984
Self - Clue Presenter
movieGrandview, U.S.A.
1984
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
movieTrading Places
1983
Ophelia
movieLove Letters
1983
Anna Winter
movieHalloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
movieMoney on the Side
1982
Michelle Jamison
movieCallahan
1982
Rachel Bartlett
tvWogan
1982
Self
movieComing Soon
1982
Herself
movieDeath of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
1981
Dorothy Stratten
movieHalloween II
1981
Laurie Strode
movieEscape from New York
1981
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
movieShe's in the Army Now
1981
Pvt. Rita Jennings
movieRoadgames
1981
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
movieProm Night
1980
Kimberly Hammond
tvFridays
1980
Self
movieThe Fog
1980
Elizabeth Solley
tvBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Jen Burton
movieHalloween
1978
Laurie
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Linda
tvOperation Petticoat
1977
Lt. Barbara Duran
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Girl in Dressing Room
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Linda Frye
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvColumbo
1971
Waitress
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self / Self - Presenter
tvToday
1952
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Presenter
movieThe Honey Wars
(voice)
Production18
Newlyweds
2026
Producer
movieSender
2026
Producer
tvScarpetta
2026
Executive Producer
movieStop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Lost Bus
2025
Producer
movieFreakier Friday
2025
Producer
movieI Was Born This Way
2025
Executive Producer
tvThe Sticky
2024
Executive Producer
movieBurn Out
2024
Executive Producer
movieHalloween Ends
2022
Executive Producer
movieReturn to Sender
2022
Producer
movieHalloween Kills
2021
Executive Producer
movie2 Timers
2021
Executive Producer
movieBest Summer Ever
2020
Executive Producer
movieHalloween
2018
Executive Producer
movieHondros
2018
Co-Executive Producer
The Debra Hill Story
Executive Producer
movieTrüebadour
Executive Producer
Crew3
Directing2
tvScream Queens
2015
Director
tvAnything But Love
1989
Director
Writing1
movieMother Nature
Writer