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- NAME: Jamie Lee Curtis
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Television Actress
- BIRTH DATE: November 22, 1958 (Age: 54)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: Jamie Lee Curtis
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
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Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, nicknamed the "Scream Queen" in the 1980's for her roles in several horror films including Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980) and Terror Train (1980). She is also an author of children's books.
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Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, is an American actress who was nicknamed the "Scream Queen" in the 1980's for her roles in several horror movies. After making her television debut in the series Operation Petticoat (1977), she landed film roles in Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980),
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Terror Train (1980) and Halloween II (1981). In 1989 she earned critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the comedy A Fish Called Wanda, and soon earned a Golden Globe Award for her work on the televison series True Lies (1994). In 2003 she starred in her next big box-office success in the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan. She has also authored several children's books. She is married to Christopher Guest.
Early Years
Actress, director, author. Born November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. The daughter of screen legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis was born in the spotlight. After dropping out of college to pursue acting, Curtis made her debut in the television series Operation Petticoat,in 1977. That same year, Curtis landed a starring role in the horror film Halloween (1978). A host of horror films followed, including roles in The Fog (1980), Terror Train (1980), and Halloween II (1981). Curtis' reputation as a "Scream Queen" was secured.
Curtis' acting talents were better showcased in her later roles in the comedy A Fish Called Wanda, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 1989, and the television series Anything But Love, for which she won a Golden Globe in 1989. Curtis won a second Golden Globe for her performance in True Lies (1994) with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Regarded by some critics as her best work, True Lies boosted Curtis' career fully to A-List status.
In 1998 and 2002 she went back to horror, starring in two other Halloween sequels: Halloween H20 and Halloween: Resurrection, nearly 20 years after she appeared in the original film. Though she gave memorable supporting performances in 2000's Drowning Mona and 2001's Tailor of Panama, Curtis' next big big box-office success came with a younger crowd when she co-starred as Tess Coleman in the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday.
In addition to her career as an actress, Curtis has also written several children's books, including Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born (1996) and When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth (1993). She is married to actor and director Christopher Guest, with whom she has two children, Annie and Thomas.
Career Beginnings
After graduating high school in 1977, Curtis tried college but soon dropped out. She decided to pursue a career as an actress and soon landed a few guest spots on such shows as Quincy M.E.. Curtis even had a role on the short-lived military comedy Operation Petticoat, which was based on a 1959 film that starred her father.
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