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Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween. After that, she became famous for roles in movies like Trading Places... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (66 titles)
2012 New Girl (TV series)
Joan Day
Parents (2012) … Joan Day
 
2012 NCIS (TV series)
Samantha Ryan
Up in Smoke (2012) … Samantha Ryan
The Tell (2012) … Samantha Ryan
Psych Out (2012) … Samantha Ryan
 
2012 8 (video)
Sandy Stier
 
2011 From Up on Poppy Hill
Ryoko Matsuzaki (voice: English version)
 
2011 The Little Engine That Could
Bev (voice)
 
2010 You Again
Gail
 
2007 The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures (Video Game)
Barbara Tuttle (voice)
 
2005 Molly & Roni's Dance Party (video)
Disc jockey
 
2001 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (video)
Queen Camilla (voice)
 
2000 Pigs Next Door (TV series)
Clara (voice)
 
1999 Virus
Kit Foster
 
1998 Nicholas' Gift (TV movie)
Maggie Green
 
1998 Homegrown
Sierra Kahan
 
1996 House Arrest
Janet Beindorf
 
1996 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Sioux
Playing a Unified Field (1996) … Sioux
 
1996 Ellen's Energy Adventure
Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)
 
1995 The Heidi Chronicles (TV movie)
Heidi Holland
 
1989-1992 Anything But Love (TV series)
Hannah Miller
Marty Walks (1992) … Hannah Miller
The Waiting (1992) … Hannah Miller
 
1991 Queens Logic
Grace
 
1988 Dominick and Eugene
Jennifer Reston
 
1987 Amazing Grace and Chuck
Lynn Taylor
 
1987 A Man in Love
Susan Elliott
 
1986 As Summers Die (TV movie)
Whitsey Loftin
 
1986 Welcome Home (short)
 
1985 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley (1985) … Annie Oakley
 
1985 Perfect
Jessie
 
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Sandra Banzai - Buckaroo's Mother (scenes deleted)
 
1984 Grandview, U.S.A.
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
 
1983/II Love Letters
Anna Winter
 
1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Curfew Announcer/Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1982 Money on the Side (TV movie)
Michelle Jamison
 
1982 Callahan (TV movie)
Rachel Bartlett
 
1981 Road Games
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
 
1981 Escape from New York
Narrator/Computer (uncredited) (voice)
 
1981 She's in the Army Now (TV movie)
Pvt. Rita Jennings
 
1980 Prom Night
Kim
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Jen Burton
Unchained Woman (1979) … Jen Burton
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Linda
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Linda Frye
Winning Is for Losers (1978) … Linda Frye
 
1977 Columbo (TV series)
Waitress
The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case (1977) … Waitress
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Mary
Mystery of the Fallen Angels (1977) … Mary
 
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Girl in Dressing Room
Visitors in Paradise (1977) … Girl in Dressing Room
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2003 Freaky Friday (performer: "...Baby One More Time" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1992 Anything But Love (TV series)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1977 Murder at the World Series (TV movie) (dialogue coach)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009 Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (TV documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
2000 Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (141 titles)
2012 Home & Family (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 14 December 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
1993-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Joan Day
Episode #21.29 (2012) … Herself (also archive footage) / Joan Day (also archive footage)
Episode #20.107 (2012) … Herself
Episode #18.118 (2010) … Herself
Episode #17.76 (2009) … Herself
Episode #16.152 (2008) … Herself
 
2012 Marie (TV series documentary)
Herself
Jamie Lee Curtis (2012) … Herself
 
2010-2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode dated 21 September 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 7 October 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2012 Psyched Up: Jamie Lee Curtis on Set (video short)
Herself
 
2012 Beauty CULTure (documentary short)
Herself
 
2011 Hollywood's Top Ten (TV series)
Herself
Scream Queens (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Food Revolution (TV series)
Herself
A New Start, a New Chance (2011) … Herself
Feed Them Healthy Food with 77 Cents (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Unite for Japan (short)
Herself
 
2011 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Halloween: The Inside Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The Talk (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #1.5 (2010) … Herself - Guest
 
2007-2010 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Herself - Audience Member / Herself
Episode #11.7 (2010) … Herself - Audience Member
Episode #11.3 (2010) … Herself - Audience Member
Episode #11.1 (2010) … Herself - Audience Member
Round 2 (2007) … Herself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.1 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself - At 'You Again' Premiere
Episode #7.20 (2010) … Herself - At 'You Again' Premiere
 
2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 23 September 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2008-2010 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
Episode #5.4 (2010) … Herself
Teen Queen Selena Gomez (2008) … Herself
Episode #3.18 (2008) … Herself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 September 2010 (2010) … Herself
Episode dated 11 May 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 19 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2010 Video Games Live (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Herself / Narrator
Dirt! The Movie (2010) … Herself/Narrator
 
2009 Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Dirt! The Movie (documentary)
Narrator
 
2009 The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
1998-2008 The View (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 28 September 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 26 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
Episode dated 16 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
2008 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 April 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 Live Earth (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 All About Anything But Love (video short)
Herself
 
2006 The Megan Mullally Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.27 (2006) … Herself
 
1994-2006 Today (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 September 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 13 July 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 April 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 12 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 A Home for the Holidays (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2005 The Kid & I
Herself
 
2003-2004 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
Episode dated 15 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003-2004 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
Episode dated 16 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2001-2004 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
Scream Queens (2004) … Herself
Joan Rivers (2001) … Herself
 
2004 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.5 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Song Performances from 'A Mighty Wind, ' 'The Triplets of Belleville'
 
2004 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 February 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Live from the Academy Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 The Frank Skinner Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #7.11 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Super Short Show (TV series)
Herself
Freaky Friday Red Carpet (2003) … Herself
 
2001-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Janet Leigh (2003) … Herself
Tony Curtis: Tony of the Movies (2001) … Herself
 
2003 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.1 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 The Teen Choice Awards 2003 (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 VH1 Goes Inside (TV series documentary)
Herself
Hot Movie Dancing (2003) … Herself
 
2003 48 Hours (TV series documentary)
Herself
Extremely Perfect (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Something Fishy (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Herself
Jamie Lee Curtis (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrected (video short)
Herself
 
2001 Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 5th Annual Prism Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2001 America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 26 May 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1996-2000 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
Jamie Lee Curtis (2000) … Herself
Jamie Lee Curtis (1996) … Herself
Episode #1.5 (1996) … Herself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2000 A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C. (TV special)
Herself - Host
 
1999 Epidemic Africa (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 The Martin Short Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (1999) … Herself
 
1999 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (video documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Films of James Cameron … Herself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
 
1999 Virus: Ghost in the Machine (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1998 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)
Herself
Jennifer Love Hewitt (1998) … Herself
Jamie Lee Curtis … Herself
 
1998 Hey Hey, It's Saturday (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 November 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 29 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1996-1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 September 1998 (1998) … Herself
Episode dated 10 January 1997 (1997) … Herself
Episode dated 9 September 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1998 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 April 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
1998 Unmasking the Horror (video)
Herself
 
1998 1998 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Herself
Show nº 47 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 Directors: James Cameron (video documentary)
Herself
 
1996 The 3th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
Very Important Pennis: Part 2 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1996 The Most Fascinating Women of 1996 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 1996 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1995 The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1995 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 June 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Host: Technical Awards Banquet
 
1995 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1994 The Full Wax (TV series)
Herself
The Joanna Show (1994) … Herself
 
1994 The Making of 'True Lies' (TV documentary)
Herself - Host
 
1994 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 July 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1993 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 October 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 October 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1992 Donahue (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 March 1992 (1992) … Herself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
 
1992 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 January 1992 (1992) … Herself
 
1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 November 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 1st Annual Environmental Media Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Host & Presenter: Best Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
 
1991 Stories from Growing Up (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 14 December 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Directing/Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
 
1990 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Favourite Female Performer in New Television Series
 
1990 Help Save Planet Earth (TV special)
Herself
 
1989 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Variety, Music or Comedy Program
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Dramatic Motion Picture
 
1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1986 The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1980-1984 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Host / Various / Herself - Audience Member
Thompson Twins (1984) … Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Jamie Lee Curtis/The Fixx (1984) … Herself - Host/Various
Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown/Ellen Shipley (1980) … Herself - Host/Various
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing
 
1982 Inside America (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.1 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 The 2nd American Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1982 Coming Soon (video documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Fridays (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host
Episode #3.7 (1981) … Herself - Guest Host
 
1981 All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 September 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 February 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1980 Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Circus of the Stars #3 (TV special documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1979 Look Magazine Gala Party (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 11 September 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 The Love Experts (TV series)
 
1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1975 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Orson Welles (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Laurie Strode (uncredited)
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 Greek Uncovered (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Ein Leben wie im Flug (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV movie)
Wanda Gershwitz
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2004 When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (TV documentary)
Hannah Miller (uncredited)
 
2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (video documentary)
Laurie Strode (Halloween)
 
2000 The American Nightmare (documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Helen Tasker
 
1997 The Haunted History of Halloween (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 True Lies (Video Game)
Helen Tasker
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV Commercial for Airtouch Cellular (1999) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 9 Interviews  | 15 Articles  | 30 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lady Haden-Guest

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't expect to hear from him on my birthday or Christmas. I see him when I see him. He's like a ghost - on her father, Tony Curtis. See more »

Trivia:

She told a German magazine that she will retire from making movies and that Christmas with the Kranks will be her last work as an actress. (November 2004) See more »

Trademark:

Her sexy legs See more »

Nickname:

The Body See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio