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.

Ella McCay
2025

Freakier Friday
Tess Coleman
2025

The Last Showgirl
Annette
2024

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
2024

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
2024

Haunted Mansion
Madame Leota
2023

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022

Halloween Ends
Laurie
2022

Halloween in Hollywood
Self
2022

Halloween Kills
Laurie Strode
2021

Knives Out
Linda Drysdale
2019

An Acceptable Loss
Rachel Burke
2019

Halloween
Laurie Strode
2018

78/52
Self
2017

Spare Parts
Principal
2015

Veronica Mars
Gayle Buckley
2014

The Night She Came Home!!
Self
2013

The Little Engine That Could
Beverly (voice)
2011

You Again
Gail
2010

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Aunt Viv
2008

Christmas with the Kranks
Nora Krank
2004

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004

Freaky Friday
Tess Coleman
2003

Halloween: Resurrection
Laurie Strode
2002

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Queen Camilla (voice)
2001

The Tailor of Panama
Louisa Pendel
2001

The American Nightmare
Self
2000

Drowning Mona
Rona Mace
2000

Virus
Kelly Foster
1999

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
1998

Homegrown
Sierra Kahan
1998

The Haunted History of Halloween
Self
1997

Fierce Creatures
Willa Weston
1997

House Arrest
Janet Beindorf
1996

Escape from L.A.
Female Narrator (uncredited)
1996
The Heidi Chronicles
Heidi Holland
1995

True Lies
Helen Tasker
1994

My Girl 2
Shelly Sultenfuss
1994

Mother's Boys
Judith 'Jude' Madigan
1993

Forever Young
Claire Cooper
1992

My Girl
Shelly DeVoto
1991

Queens Logic
Grace
1991

Blue Steel
Officer Megan Turner
1990

A Fish Called Wanda
Wanda Gershwitz
1988

Dominick and Eugene
Jennifer Reston
1988

Amazing Grace and Chuck
Lynn Taylor
1987

A Man in Love
Susan Elliott
1987

Perfect
Jessie Wilson
1985

Grandview, U.S.A.
Michelle 'Mike' Cody
1984

Trading Places
Ophelia
1983

Love Letters
Anna Winter
1983

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Dorothy Stratten
1981

Halloween II
Laurie Strode
1981

Roadgames
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
1981

Terror Train
Alana Maxwell
1980

Prom Night
Kimberly Hammond
1980

The Fog
Elizabeth Solley
1980
Spychosis
Jamie

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
2022

The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night
Self (archive footage)
2014

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
Self
2013

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
2012

8
Sandy Stier
2012

Video Games Live: Level 2
Self
2010

Dirt! The Movie
Self
2009

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
2006

The Kid & I
Jamie Lee Curtis
2005

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Laurie Strode
2003

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Narrator (voice)
2002

Halloween: Unmasked
Self
1999

Nicholas’ Gift
Maggie Green
1998

As Summers Die
Whitsey Loftin
1986

Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
1985
Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story
Activia Kiss It Better Edit

Star Trek: Section 31
Control
2025

Borderlands
Tannis
2024

Everything Everywhere All at Once
Deirdre Beaubeirdre
2022

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self · (1 episode)
2021

Senior Entourage
Jamie
2021

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Jamie Lee Curtis
2020

My Time with Terror with Jamie Lee Curtis
herself
2013

Driving Lessons
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
2012

The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Laurie Strode (archive footage)
2012
Beauty CULTure
Self
2012

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
2011

Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010

Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Mike's Super Short Show
(1 episode)
2003
Revealed with Jules Asner
(1 episode)
2001

Daddy and Them
Elaine Bowen
2001

The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self (uncredited)
1999

The View
Self · (9 episodes)
1997

The View
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1997

E! True Hollywood Story
(3 episodes)
1996

The Drew Carey Show
Sioux · (1 episode)
1995

The Frank Skinner Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993

The Return of Spinal Tap
Jamie Lee Curtis
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (7 episodes)
1992

Anything But Love
Hannah Miller · (56 episodes)
1989

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
1982

Callahan
Rachel Bartlett
1982

Escape from New York
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
1981

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
1980

The Honey Wars
(voice)
Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
Self
Sender

The Sticky
Bo · (2 episodes)
2024

Arnold
Self · (2 episodes)
2023

The Bear
Donna Berzatto · (6 episodes)
2022

Reno 911! Defunded
Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons · (1 episode)
2022

The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage) · (1 episode)
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (4 episodes)
2019
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Self · (1 episode)
2019

The Masked Singer
Special Message (video) · (1 episode)
2019

Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · (3 episodes)
2018

Scream Queens
Dean Cathy Munsch · (23 episodes)
2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
2014

Honest Trailers
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012

New Girl
Joan Day · (6 episodes)
2011

Archer
Peregrine Bruchstein (voice) · (2 episodes)
2009

The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self · (1 episode)
2008

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007

El hormiguero
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006

The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006

The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005

NCIS
Samantha Ryan · (5 episodes)
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Pigs Next Door
Clara (voice) · (13 episodes)
2000
Leute heute
Self · (2 episodes)
1997

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
1996

Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me
Narrator (voice)
1994

Intimate Portrait
Self · (2 episodes)
1993

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
Self
1988

Tall Tales & Legends
Annie Oakley · (1 episode)
1985

Money on the Side
Michelle Jamison
1982

Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982

Coming Soon
Herself
1982

She's in the Army Now
Pvt. Rita Jennings
1981

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Jen Burton · (1 episode)
1979

Halloween
Laurie
1978

The Love Boat
Linda · (1 episode)
1977

Operation Petticoat
Lt. Barbara Duran · (23 episodes)
1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
(1 episode)
1977

Quincy, M.E.
Girl in Dressing Room · (1 episode)
1976

Charlie's Angels
Linda Frye · (1 episode)
1976

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975

Columbo
Waitress · (1 episode)
1971

The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953

Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Scarpetta
Dorothy · (2 episodes)

The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (2 episodes)
1944