Jamie Lee Curtis
Known For
Acting
Born
1958-11-22 in Los 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.
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as Samantha Ryan
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Columbo
as Waitress
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Graham Norton Show
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Jeopardy!
as Self - Clue Presenter
The View
as Self
The View
as Self - Guest
The Love Boat
as Linda
Archer
as Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
New Girl
as Joan Day
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Bear
as Donna Berzatto