Jamie Lee Curtis

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Recent Role:
Samantha Ryan on NCIS
Gender:
Female
Born:
11-22-1958
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California
The daughter of film stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis launched her film career as a "scream queen." After a nondescript supporting role on the TV series Operation Petticoat, Curtis rose to cult stardom playing the straightlaced teenage baby sitter imperiled by an unknown slasher in Halloween (1978). Upon appearing in the film's sequel and in such spookers as The Fog (1979) and Prom Night (1980), she seemed in danger of being limited to blood-splattered horror films. But Curtis wasn't about to be typed this early in the game: with a meaty secondaryMore role as a prostitute -- featuring several well-publicized nude scenes -- in the big-budget comedy Trading Places (1983), she made the transition from imperiled teen type to knowing adult with nary a hitch.


Curtis didn't exactly have a string of box-office smashes after Trading Places, but she was always worth watching even when the films weren't. And when the good parts did come along, notably her roles in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and My Girl (1991), she proved she was an actress of range and stature and not just another "movie star's kid." Taking a potentially humiliating role as the unknowing wife of a secret agent in the megabucks Schwarzenegger adventure True Lies (1994), Curtis delivered a sparkling performance, emerging as the only truly likable character in a very loud and extremely misogynistic melodrama. In 1997, she was reunited with the cast of A Fish Called Wanda (Kevin Kline, John Cleese, and Michael Palin) for Fierce Creatures, another comedy/farce in the same vein as Wanda. Unfortunately, the film was largely disappointing, but the following year, Curtis rebounded with a return to familiar territory in Halloween: H2O. The slasher flick, though less than a critical favorite, proved to be popular with audiences. In 1999, Curtis again ventured into the big-budget realm with the action thriller Virus, and had a supporting role in Daddy and Them, Billy Bob Thornton's sophomore writing/directorial effort. She could then be seen in Drowning Mona, a black comedy in which she played a waitress caught up in an affair with the husband of her town's most infamous dead woman.

Jamie is now returning in a 7th sequel to the 1979 hit Halloween and will also be reprising her role as Helen Tasker in True Lies 2. Both are out late 2002.



Married to actor Christopher Guest since 1984, Curtis became a Baroness, Lady Haden-Guest, when her husband inherited the Barony in 1996.

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    10 Perfect
    My favorite actress of all time. hide show

    There's only one word to describe Jamie Lee Curtis: amazing.
    She started her career by starring in Halloween. She played Laurie Strode wonderfully, and was one of the reasons why that movie was so good. She stared in Halloween 2 also, which I thought was pretty good, but Jamie needed more screen time. All she did was lay in bed and run away from Myers. Again, she was one of the reasons this sequel wasn't trash. This woman starred in many other movies, some I haven't watched yet. But I'm sure she's good in most of them. Really, Jamie has great talent and a gift for acting. She's made her movie roles so believeable that you really care about her (well, unless she's playing a drunk nag). Three cheers for this fantastic actress!

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    She is very talented, and she is a very good actress. I have seen her in a lot of movies along her filmogarphy, like Halloween and Trading Places, Freaky Friday and My Girl. I can really tell you that Jamie Lee Curtis is a really talented actress, I really like her style and the way she works.

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    Jamie is so great in her acting. hide show

    Jamie Lee Curtis has always been one of my all-time favorite stars. When she is acting it is almost like she is younger than she really is. Her movies are all my favorites. From My Girl, to (my all-time favorite) the Haloween movies, and to Freaky Friday. She did such a great job in being the switched daughter in Freaky Friday. She is so talented and awesome. Jamie deserves her own tv show. She is always a funny charcter to watch and she acts it out so well. She will always be one of my favorite actresses and I hope to see her in more movies.

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    Jamie Lee is one great actress. hide show

    I first came across Jamie Lee Curtis in the of Laurie Strode in the movie "Halloween". After I first watched that movie, I have become a fan of her work.

    What I like about Ms. Curtis is how she has the ability to portray various types of movie characters. Jamie was great as a "Scream Queen" when she starred in horror movies, and I absolutely love her acting abilities in the various comedies and dramas I have seen her in. As much as I enjoyed her acting in the various "Halloween" movies, my favorite role Jamie Lee starred as came in the movie "Freaky Friday". I just loved the way she portrayed a 15 year girl, since I found it to be such a believable performance.

    In all, I find Jamie Lee Curtis to be one talented actress. But then again, I guess it runs in the family, since her mother Janet Leigh and father Tony Curtis are such legendary talents.

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    10 Perfect
    Jamie Lee Curtis has starred in many films including Halloween, Halloween 2, Halloween H20, and also True Lies. She is truly one of the greatest Hollywood stars. hide show

    Jamie Lee Curtis is most famous for her work in the her debut film Halloween where she named the "scream queen", and she also starred in other films such as Prom Night and other Halloween sequels and much more. Her parents are none other than Janet Leigh (Psycho) and Tony Curtis. With all her hard work and determination Jamie Lee Curtis is one of America's greatest actresses of all time.

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