70 Facts About Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22,1958 and is an American actress, producer, and children's author.

Jamie Lee Curtis made her film debut and rose to prominence with her portrayal of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's slasher film Halloween.

Jamie Lee Curtis reprised the role of Strode in seven of the Halloween sequels, concluding with Halloween Ends in 2022.

Jamie Lee Curtis won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Helen Tasker in James Cameron's True Lies.

Jamie Lee Curtis received another Golden Globe for her portrayal of Hannah Miller on ABC's sitcom Anything but Love, and earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for the television film Nicholas' Gift.

Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the Fox series Scream Queens, for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination.

Jamie Lee Curtis has written numerous children's books, including Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day, which made The New York Times best-seller list.

Jamie Lee Curtis is married to British-American filmmaker Christopher Guest, with whom she has two adopted children.

Jamie Lee Curtis's mother was of Danish, German, and Scotch-Irish descent.

Jamie Lee Curtis's father was Jewish, a son of emigrants from Mateszalka, Hungary.

Jamie Lee Curtis has stated that, after the divorce, her father was "not around" and that he was "not interested in being a father".

Jamie Lee Curtis's mother married stockbroker Robert Brandt, who helped raise her.

Jamie Lee Curtis attended the elite Harvard-Westlake School and Beverly Hills High School in Los Angeles, and graduated in 1976 from Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Jamie Lee Curtis went on to guest star on several series, including Columbo, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Jamie Lee Curtis was a game show panelist on several episodes of Match Game.

Jamie Lee Curtis was cast in several horror films, garnering her a reputation as a scream queen.

Jamie Lee Curtis's next film, Prom Night, was a low-budget Canadian slasher film released in July 1980.

That same year, Jamie Lee Curtis reprised her role of Laurie Strode in Halloween II and starred in the television films Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, playing the eponymous doomed Playmate, and She's in the Army Now.

Jamie Lee Curtis's role as a kindhearted prostitute in 1983's Trading Places helped Curtis shed her horror queen image; the film was a great critical and commercial success and garnered Curtis a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Jamie Lee Curtis had previously worked with director John Landis on the documentary Coming Soon.

The studio originally objected to Jamie Lee Curtis's casting, as she was primarily associated with horror films: "The casting people all thought [Landis] was crazy, and he single-handedly changed the course of my life by giving me that part", Jamie Lee Curtis later stated.

In 1985, Jamie Lee Curtis was cast opposite John Travolta as a workout instructor in the film Perfect.

Jamie Lee Curtis then starred in the 1988 comedy film A Fish Called Wanda, which achieved cult status while showcasing her as a comedic actress.

That same year, Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the film Dominick and Eugene alongside Tom Hulce and Ray Liotta.

Jamie Lee Curtis's first starring role on television came opposite Richard Lewis in the situation comedy series Anything but Love, which ran for four seasons from 1989 through 1992.

Jamie Lee Curtis received positive reviews for her performance in the action thriller Blue Steel, which was directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

In 1992, Jamie Lee Curtis starred alongside Mel Gibson in the romantic fantasy film Forever Young.

Jamie Lee Curtis received critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for her work in the 1994 action-comedy film True Lies, directed by James Cameron.

Jamie Lee Curtis's performance earned Curtis her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

Jamie Lee Curtis earned another Golden Globe Award nomination for her work in TNT's adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play The Heidi Chronicles.

In 1996, Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the family comedy film House Arrest and appeared in an episode of the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.

That same year, Jamie Lee Curtis was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame.

That same year, Jamie Lee Curtis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Jamie Lee Curtis has since stated that she regrets starring in the film.

In 2000, Jamie Lee Curtis was honored with the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award and appeared in the crime comedy film Drowning Mona, starring Danny DeVito and Bette Midler.

In 2003, Jamie Lee Curtis was cast opposite Lindsay Lohan in the Disney comedy film Freaky Friday.

Jamie Lee Curtis received a Grammy Award nomination that same year for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the audiobook The Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Collection.

In October 2006, Jamie Lee Curtis told Access Hollywood that she had closed the book on her acting career to focus on her family.

Jamie Lee Curtis returned to acting after being cast in June 2007 in Disney's live-action-animated film Beverly Hills Chihuahua, starring opposite Piper Perabo as one of three live-action characters in the film.

Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the 2010 comedy film You Again, opposite Kristen Bell and Sigourney Weaver.

Jamie Lee Curtis had voice roles in the animated films The Little Engine That Could and the English language version of From Up on Poppy Hill.

From 2012 to 2018, Jamie Lee Curtis had a recurring role as Joan Day, the mother of Zooey Deschanel's character, in the sitcom New Girl.

From 2015 to 2016, Jamie Lee Curtis had a lead role as Cathy Munsch on the Fox satirical horror comedy series Scream Queens, which aired for two seasons.

Jamie Lee Curtis notably filmed an intricate homage to her mother's classic shower scene in Psycho in a season one episode.

In 2017, Jamie Lee Curtis was mentioned by Eminem in Big Sean's song No Favors.

Jamie Lee Curtis returned to leading roles with her reprisal of Laurie Strode in the horror sequel film Halloween.

In 2019, Jamie Lee Curtis appeared as Linda Drysdale-Thrombrey, the eldest daughter of novelist Harlan Thrombey in Rian Johnson's mystery film Knives Out, which earned critical acclaim and over $300 million at the global box office.

Jamie Lee Curtis again reprised her role as Laurie Strode in the horror sequels Halloween Kills, which was released in October 2021, and in Halloween Ends, which was released in October 2022.

Jamie Lee Curtis was honored with a handprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater on October 12,2022.

Jamie Lee Curtis appeared as persnickety IRS inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre in the comedy-drama action film Everything Everywhere All at Once, which earned her widespread critical acclaim and nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance.

Jamie Lee Curtis ultimately won the Academy Award and SAG Award, marking her first time winning both, as well as being part of the cast's Best Ensemble win at the SAG Awards.

Jamie Lee Curtis will portray Dr Patricia Tannis in the video game adaptation Borderlands and will appear as Madame Leota in Disney's Haunted Mansion, which will be released on July 28,2023.

In February 2022, Jamie Lee Curtis was announced to have co-written a graphic novel, Mother Nature, which is based on an upcoming eco-horror film made by Comet Pictures and Blumhouse Productions that will be written and directed by Jamie Lee Curtis.

In 1987, Jamie Lee Curtis filed a US patent application that subsequently issued as Patent No 4,753,647.

Jamie Lee Curtis refused to allow her invention to be marketed until companies started selling biodegradable diapers.

Jamie Lee Curtis filed a second US patent application related to disposable diapers in 2016 which issued as US Patent 9,827,151 on November 28,2017, and will expire on September 7,2036.

Jamie Lee Curtis was a blogger for The Huffington Post online newspaper from 2011 to 2017.

On her website, Jamie Lee Curtis tells her young readers that she "moonlights as an actor, photographer, and closet organizer".

Jamie Lee Curtis endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump during his term in office.

Jamie Lee Curtis announced her support for Marianne Williamson in the 2024 presidential election.

Jamie Lee Curtis helped to refurbish the synagogue in Mateszalka where her grandparents worshipped.

Jamie Lee Curtis attended the opening of the Tony Curtis Memorial Museum and Cafe, which is located in Mateszalka.

Jamie Lee Curtis was guest of honor at the 11th annual gala and fundraiser in 2003 for Women in Recovery, a Venice, California-based non-profit organization offering a live-in, twelve-step program of rehabilitation for women in need.

Jamie Lee Curtis plays a leadership role for Children's Hospital Los Angeles and supported the 2011 opening of a new inpatient facility for the organization.

Jamie Lee Curtis married British-American filmmaker Christopher Guest on December 18,1984.

Jamie Lee Curtis's father-in-law was a British hereditary peer, Peter Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest; when he died on April 8,1996, her husband succeeded him, becoming the 5th Baron Haden-Guest and making her The Right Honourable the Lady Haden-Guest.

Jamie Lee Curtis is close friends with actress Sigourney Weaver.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a recovering alcoholic, and was once addicted to painkillers that she began using after a cosmetic surgical procedure.

Jamie Lee Curtis became sober from opiates in 1999 after reading and relating to Tom Chiarella's account of addiction, and has called her own recovery the greatest achievement of her life.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a fan of the video game World of Warcraft and the manga One Piece, and has worn disguises that allowed her to attend Comic-Con, EVO, and BlizzCon incognito.