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, she is regarded as a scream queen, in addition to roles in comedies. She has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as nominations for an Emmy and a Grammy. She came to prominence with the ABC sitcom Operation Petticoat (1977–1978). She made her feature film debut playing Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's slasher film Halloween (1978), which established her as a scream queen and led to a string of parts in horror films such as The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train (all 1980), and Roadgames (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the Halloween franchise, until 2022. Her film work spans many genres outside of horror, including the comedies Trading Places (1983), for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA for Best Actress. Her role as a workout instructor in the film Perfect (1985) earned her a reputation as a sex symbol. She won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Helen Tasker in James Cameron's True Lies (1994). Her other notable film credits include Freaky Friday (2003) and Knives Out (2019). Her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998. As of 2021, her films have grossed over $2.3 billion at the box office. She received a Golden Globe and a People's Choice Award for her portrayal of Hannah Miller on ABC's Anything But Love (1989–1992), and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for the television film Nicholas' Gift (1998). She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–16), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination. She has written numerous children's books, including Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day (1998), which made The New York Times's best-seller list. She is a daughter of actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She is married to British-American filmmaker Christopher Guest, with whom she has two adopted children. Her marriage to Guest, who holds the British title of 5th Baron Haden-Guest, makes her a baroness who is entitled to use the name "The Right Honourable The Lady Haden-Guest", though she opts not to use it.
Halloween
(Laurie)
A Fish Called Wanda
(Wanda Gershwitz)
Trading Places
(Ophelia)
The Fog
(Elizabeth Solley)
Forever Young
(Claire Cooper)
Freaky Friday
(Tess Coleman)
The Tailor of Panama
(Louisa Pendel)
My Girl
(Shelly DeVoto)
Halloween II
(Laurie Strode)
My Girl 2
(Shelly Sultenfuss)
Halloween: Resurrection
(Laurie Strode)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
(Laurie Strode / Keri Tate)
Drowning Mona
(Rona Mace)
Fierce Creatures
(Willa Weston)
Virus
(Kelly Foster)
Blue Steel
(Megan Turner)
Christmas with the Kranks
(Nora Krank)
Terror Train
(Alana Maxwell)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
(Aunt Viv)
Mother's Boys
(Judith 'Jude' Madigan)
Prom Night
(Kimberly Hammond)
True Lies
(Helen Tasker)
Roadgames
(Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth)
The Haunted History of Halloween
(Self)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
(Queen Camilla (voice))
You Again
(Gail)
The Heidi Chronicles
(Heidi Holland)
Homegrown
(Sierra Kahan)
Dominick and Eugene
(Jennifer Reston)
Perfect
(Jessie Wilson)
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
(Self)
House Arrest
(Janet Beindorf)
Queens Logic
(Grace)
Freakier Friday
(Tess Coleman)
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
(Self (archive footage))
A Man in Love
(Susan Elliott)
The Little Engine That Could
(Beverly (voice))
Escape from L.A.
(Female Narrator (uncredited))
Amazing Grace and Chuck
(Lynn Taylor)
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
(Dorothy Stratten)
The American Nightmare
(Self)
Grandview, U.S.A.
(Michelle 'Mike' Cody)
Love Letters
(Anna Winter)
Spychosis
(Jamie)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
(Self / Laurie Strode)
Video Games Live: Level 2
(Self)
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
(Self)
Halloween: Unmasked
(Self)
Veronica Mars
(Gayle Buckley)
Nicholas’ Gift
(Maggie Green)
Annie Oakley
(Annie Oakley)
Spare Parts
(Principal)
Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story
Haunted Mansion
(Madame Leota)
Ella McCay
The Kid & I
(Jamie Lee Curtis)
As Summers Die
(Whitsey Loftin)
The Night She Came Home!!
(Self)
Halloween in Hollywood
(Self)
Activia Kiss It Better Edit
The Last Showgirl
(Annette)
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
(Self)
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
(Self)
Dirt! The Movie
(Self)
The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night
(Self (archive footage))
Coming Soon
(Herself)
Money on the Side
(Michelle Jamison)
8
(Sandy Stier)
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
(Self)
78/52
(Self)
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
(Self)
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
(Narrator (voice))
Halloween
(Laurie Strode)
She's in the Army Now
(Pvt. Rita Jennings)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
(Narrator (voice))
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
(Self)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
(Self)
An Acceptable Loss
(Rachel Burke)
Knives Out
(Linda Drysdale)
The Return of Spinal Tap
(Self (TV version))
Halloween Kills
(Laurie Strode)
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
(Self)
Halloween Ends
(Laurie)
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
(Self)
Not Quite Hollywood
(Self)
Daddy and Them
(Elaine Bowen)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(Deirdre Beaubeirdre)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
(Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited))
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
(Self (archive footage))
Escape from New York
(Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited))
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
(Jamie Lee Curtis)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(Self (uncredited))
Halloween: The Inside Story
(Self)
Borderlands
(Tannis)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(Self (archive footage))
Senior Entourage
(Jamie)
The Honey Wars
((voice))
The Bear: Fishes
(Donna Berzatto)
The Drew Carey Show
(Sioux)
Columbo
(Waitress)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Love Boat
(Linda)
Today
(Self)
The View
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Charlie's Angels
(Linda Frye)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Early Show
(Self)
Mike's Super Short Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Anything But Love
(Hannah Miller)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
(Self)
The Frank Skinner Show
(Self)
Revealed with Jules Asner
The View
(Self - Guest)
The Masked Singer
(Special Message (video))
The Oscars
(Self)
The Bonnie Hunt Show
New Girl
(Joan Day)
Scream Queens
(Dean Cathy Munsch)
Arnold
(Self)
The Bear
(Donna Berzatto)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Intimate Portrait
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
Wogan
(Self)
Leute heute
(Self)
Scarpetta
(Dorothy)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
The Movies That Made Us
(Self (Archival Footage))
The Reichen Show
(Self - Guest)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
NCIS
(Samantha Ryan)
Pigs Next Door
(Clara)
Honest Trailers
(Self (archive footage))
Eli Roth's History of Horror
(Self)
El hormiguero
(Self - Guest)
Tall Tales & Legends
(Annie Oakley)
The Oscars
(Self - Presenter)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Quincy, M.E.
(Girl in Dressing Room)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Jen Burton)
Operation Petticoat
(Lt. Barbara Duran)
Archer
(Peregrine Bruchstein (voice))
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self)
The Megan Mullally Show
(Self - Guest)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
The Sticky
(TBD)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Winner)
Return to Sender
(Producer)
The Lost Bus
(Producer)
Burn Out
(Executive Producer)
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
(Thanks)
Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story
(Executive Producer)
Freakier Friday
(Producer)
Halloween
(Executive Producer)
Halloween Kills
(Executive Producer)
Halloween Ends
(Executive Producer)
Best Summer Ever
(Executive Producer)
Hondros
(Co-Executive Producer)
Mother Nature
(Writer)
Murder at the World Series
(Dialogue Coach)
Anything But Love
(Director)
Scream Queens
(Director)
The Sticky
(Executive Producer)
Scarpetta
(Executive Producer)