Jamie Lee Curtis
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
NCIS
Samantha Ryan
2003
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Columbo
Waitress
1971
Series
The Bear
Donna Berzatto
2022
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
New Girl
Joan Day
2011
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Love Boat
Linda
1977
Series
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Series
Charlie's Angels
Linda Frye
1976
Series
Archer
Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
2009
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Scarpetta
Dorothy
2026
Series
The Drew Carey Show
Sioux
1995
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Girl in Dressing Room
1976
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
2022
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
The Masked Singer
Special Message (video)
2019
Film
Knives Out
Linda Drysdale
2019
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Video Quizmaster
2013
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Jen Burton
1979
Series
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self
2008
Film
Borderlands
Tannis
2024
Film
Halloween
Laurie
1978
Film
Freaky Friday
Tess Coleman
2003
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Film
Trading Places
Ophelia
1983
Series
Scream Queens
Dean Cathy Munsch
2015
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
Film
Freakier Friday
Tess Coleman
2025
Film
True Lies
Helen
1994
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Film
Halloween Ends
Laurie
2022
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
Film
Halloween Kills
Laurie Strode
2021
Series
Fridays
Self
1980
Film
Escape from New York
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
1981
Film
Haunted Mansion
Madame Leota
2023
Film
Escape from L.A.
Female Narrator (uncredited)
1996
Series
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Film
You Again
Gail
2010
Film
Halloween
Laurie Strode
2018
Film
Halloween II
Laurie Strode
1981
Series
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Film
Ella McCay
Helen
2025
Film
A Fish Called Wanda
Wanda Gershwitz
1988
Film
My Girl
Shelly DeVoto
1991
Series
The Sticky
Bo
2024
Series
Mike's Super Short Show
2003
Series
Arnold
Self
2023
Film
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
1998
Film
The Fog
Elizabeth Solley
1980
Film
Forever Young
Claire Cooper
1992
Series
Anything But Love
Hannah Miller
1989
Film
Christmas with the Kranks
Nora Krank
2004
Film
Star Trek: Section 31
Control
2025
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001
Film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Aunt Viv
2008
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
Annie Oakley
1985
Series
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self
2021
Film
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
1982
Series
Operation Petticoat
Lt. Barbara Duran
1977
Film
Prom Night
Kimberly Hammond
1980
Series
Reno 911! Defunded
Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
2022
Film
Halloween: Resurrection
Laurie Strode
2002
Film
The Last Showgirl
Annette
2024
Film
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Moira
2026
Film
Virus
Kelly Foster
1999
Series
Pigs Next Door
Clara (voice)
2000
Film
Blue Steel
Officer Megan Turner
1990
Film
The Tailor of Panama
Louisa Pendel
2001
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
Veronica Mars
Gayle Buckley
2014
Film
My Girl 2
Shelly Sultenfuss
1994
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Epidemic Africa
Self / Narrator
1999
Film
Fierce Creatures
Willa Weston
1997
Film
Terror Train
Alana
1980
Film
Drowning Mona
Rona Mace
2000
Film
Mother's Boys
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
1993
Film
Daddy and Them
Elaine Bowen
2001
Film
Sender
Lisa Barr
2026
Film
House Arrest
Janet Beindorf
1996
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Spare Parts
Principal
2015
Film
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
Film
The Little Engine That Could
Beverly (voice)
2011
Film
Coming Soon
Herself
1982
Film
Roadgames
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
1981
Film
Love Letters
Anna Winter
1983
Film
Queens Logic
Grace
1991
Film
2024 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self - Honoree
2024
Film
Grandview, U.S.A.
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
1984
Newlyweds
Claudia
2026
Film
Perfect
Jessie Wilson
1985
Film
An Acceptable Loss
Rachel Burke
2019
Film
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Homegrown
Sierra Kahan
1998
Film
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2025
Film
78/52
Self
2017
Film
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004
Film
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
1996
Film
8
Sandy Stier
2012
Film
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Lynn Taylor
1987
Film
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
The Kid & I
Jamie Lee Curtis
2005
Film
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Laurie Strode
2003
Film
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022
Film
A Man in Love
Susan Elliott
1987
Film
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
2024
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self (uncredited)
1999
Film
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Film
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Queen Camilla (voice)
2001
Film
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
Self
2025
Film
The Heidi Chronicles
Heidi Holland
1995
Film
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Film
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
Self
2025
Film
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
2012
Film
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Jamie Lee Curtis
2020
Film
The Honey Wars
(voice)
Film
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
1980
Film
She's in the Army Now
Pvt. Rita Jennings
1981
Film
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Dorothy Stratten
1981
Film
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
2006
Film
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self (archive)
2002
Film
Dominick and Eugene
Jennifer Reston
1988
Film
As Summers Die
Whitsey Loftin
1986
Film
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
2022
Film
Nicholas’ Gift
Maggie Green
1998
Murder, She Wrote
Jessica Fletcher
2028
Film
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Maj von Dardel (voice)
2025
Film
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010
Film
Senior Entourage
Jamie
2021
Film
Callahan
Rachel Bartlett
1982
Film
The Night She Came Home!!
Self
2013
Film
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
2022
Film
Money on the Side
Michelle Jamison
1982
Film
Unmasking the Horror
1998
Film
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Jamie Lee Curtis
1992
Film
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
1999
Film
Ellen's Energy Adventure
Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)
1996
Film
The Haunted History of Halloween
Self
1997
Film
Help Save Planet Earth
Self
1990
The Debra Hill Story
Self
Film
Halloween: Unmasked
Self
1999
Film
Driving Lessons
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
2012
Film
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
1985
Film
Halloween: Resurrected
2002
Film
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
Self
2013
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
Self
1988
Spychosis
Jamie
Film
Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
Narrator (voice)
1994
Beauty CULTure
Self
2012
Activia Kiss It Better Edit
Film
Video Games Live: Level 2
Self
2010
Film
Dirt! The Movie
Self
2009