Jamie Lee Curtis biography
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author (born 1958), born on 22 November 1958 in Santa Monica.
Jamie Lee Curtis's screen career began in 1977 with The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, playing Mary.
Jamie Lee Curtis has appeared in 65 films and 30 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026), Sender (2026), Ella McCay (2025).
Jamie Lee Curtis is best known for Halloween, A Fish Called Wanda.
Honours include BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Also known as
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Lady Haden-Guest
- Born
- 22 November 1958 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica
- Work
- Actor, Writer, Children's writer, Executive producer, Film actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1977 to present
- Known for
- Halloween, A Fish Called Wanda
- Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- Jupiter Awards
Jamie Lee Curtis filmography
65 films and 30 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | Moira | Cameo appearance | |
| 2026 | Sender | Lisa Barr | Also producer | |
| 2025 | Ella McCay | Helen McCay | ||
| 2025 | Freakier Friday | Tess Coleman / Lily Reyes | Also producer | |
| 2025 | The Lost Bus | Producer | ||
| 2024 | The Last Showgirl | Annette | ||
| 2024 | Borderlands | Dr. Patricia Tannis | ||
| 2023 | Haunted Mansion | Madame Leota | ||
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | Laurie Strode | Also executive producer | |
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Deirdre Beaubeirdre | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Laurie Strode | Also executive producer | |
| 2019 | Knives Out | Linda Drysdale-Thrombey | ||
| 2018 | An Acceptable Loss | Rachel Burke | ||
| 2018 | Halloween | Laurie Strode | Also executive producer | |
| 2017 | Hondros | Executive Producer | ||
| 2015 | Spare Parts | Principal Karen Lowry | ||
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Gayle Buckley | ||
| 2012 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Ryoko Matsuzaki | Voice role (English dub) | |
| 2011 | The Little Engine That Could | Beverly "Bev" | Voice role | |
| 2010 | You Again | Gail Byer Olsen | ||
| 2009 | Dirt! The Movie | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Vivian "Viv" Ashe | ||
| 2005 | The Kid & I | English | ||
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Nora Krank | ||
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Tess Coleman / Anna Coleman |
Show all 65 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Laurie Strode | ||
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Louisa Pendel | ||
| 2001 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys | Queen Camilla | Voice role | |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Elaine Bowen | ||
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | English | ||
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Rona Mace | ||
| 1999 | Virus | Kelly "Kit" Foster | ||
| 1998 | Homegrown | Sierra Kahan | ||
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Laurie Strode / Keri Tate | ||
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Willa Weston | ||
| 1996 | House Arrest | Janet Beindorf | ||
| 1994 | True Lies | Helen Tasker | ||
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Shelly DeVoto Sultenfuss | ||
| 1993 | Mother's Boys | Judith "Jude" Madigan | ||
| 1992 | Forever Young | Claire Cooper | ||
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion | |||
| 1991 | My Girl | Shelly DeVoto | ||
| 1991 | Queens Logic | Grace | ||
| 1990 | Blue Steel | Officer Megan Turner | ||
| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | Wanda Gershwitz | ||
| 1988 | Dominick and Eugene | Jennifer Reston | ||
| 1987 | Amazing Grace and Chuck | Lynn Taylor | ||
| 1987 | A Man in Love | Susan Elliot | ||
| 1985 | Perfect | Jessie Wilson | ||
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Sandra Banzai | Featured in extended version only | |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A | Michelle "Mike" Cody | ||
| 1984 | Love Letters | Anna Winter | ||
| 1983 | Bad Boys | English | ||
| 1983 | Trading Places | Ophelia | ||
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Telephone Operator | Uncredited voice role | |
| 1982 | Coming Soon | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1981 | Roadgames | Pamela "Hitch" Rushworth | ||
| 1981 | Halloween II | Laurie Strode | ||
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Narrator / Computer | Uncredited voice role | |
| 1981 | Death of a Centerfold | English | ||
| 1980 | Terror Train | Alana Maxwell | ||
| 1980 | Prom Night | Kimberly "Kim" Hammond | ||
| 1980 | The Fog | Elizabeth Solley | ||
| 1978 | Halloween | Laurie Strode |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Scarpetta | Dorothy Scarpetta | Main role; 8 episodes (also executive producer) | |
| 2026 | Newlyweds | Claudia | Recurring role (also co-creator and executive producer) | |
| 2025 | Star Trek: Section 31 | Control | Television film | |
| 2024 | The Sticky | Bo Shea | Episodes: "Blade" & "Apex" (also executive producer) | |
| 2023 | The Bear | Donna Berzatto | Recurring role; 12 episodes (seasons 2 to 5) | |
| 2022 | Reno 911! | Lieutenant Donna Fitzgibbons | Episode: "Bad Lieutenant Woman" | |
| 2020 | Archer | Agent Peregrine Bruchstein | ||
| 2015 | Scream Queens | Cathy Munsch | ||
| 2014 | Only Human | Evelyn Lang | Television film | |
| 2012 | New Girl | Joan Day | Recurring role; 6 episodes (seasons 2 to 4, 7) | |
| 2012 | NCIS | Dr. Samantha Ryan | Recurring role; 5 episodes (season 9) | |
| 2005 | A Home for the Holidays | TV Program Host | Television special | |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door | Clara | Voice role; Episode: "Movin' On Up" | |
| 1998 | Nicholas' Gift | Maggie Green | Television film | |
| 1996 | The Drew Carey Show | Sioux | Episode: "Playing a Unified Field" | |
| 1995 | The Heidi Chronicles | Heidi Holland | Television film | |
| 1989 | Anything but Love | Hannah Miller | ||
| 1986 | As Summers Die | Whitsey Loftin | Television film | |
| 1985 | Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends | Annie Oakley | Episode: "Annie Oakley" | |
| 1982 | Money on the Side | Michelle Jamison | Television film | |
| 1982 | Callahan | Rachel Bartlett | Television film | |
| 1981 | She's in the Army Now | Private Rita Jennings | Television film | |
| 1981 | Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | Dorothy Stratten | Television film | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Jen Burton | Episode: "Unchained Woman" | |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Linda | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part, Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away" |
Show all 30 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Charlie's Angels | Linda Frey | Episode: "Winning Is for Losers" | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Mary | Episode: "Mystery of the Fallen Angels" | |
| 1977 | Quincy, M.E | Girl in Dressing Room | Episode: "Visitors in Paradise" | |
| 1977 | Operation Petticoat | Lieutenant Barbara Duran | Main role; 23 episodes | |
| 1977 | Columbo | Waitress | Episode: "The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case" |