Jamie Lee Curtis Biography (1958-)

Born November 22, 1958, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Tony Curtis (an actor; original name, Bernard Schwartz) and Janet Leigh (an actress; original name, Jeanette Helen Morrison); sister of Kelly Curtis (an actress and producer);married Christopher Guest (an actor, director, and writer), December 18, 1984; children: Annie, Tom. Education: Attended the University of the Pacific, 1977. Avocational interests: Photography. Addresses: Agent-- Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Career: Actress. Has appeared in television commercials, including advertisements for Airtouch Cellular, Equal, Hitachi, and Voice Stream Wireless; appeared in print advertisements for L'eggs hosiery and other products; also appeared in online advertisements. Awards, Honors: British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award, best supporting actress, 1984, forTrading Places; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by anactress in a motion picture--comedy/musical, and British Academy of Film andTelevision Arts Award nomination, best actress, both 1989, for A Fish Called Wanda; Special Mention for acting performance, Cognac Festival du FilmPolicier, 1990, for Blue Steel; Golden Globe Award, best performanceby an actress in a television series--comedy/musical, and People's ChoiceAward, best female performer in a new television program, both 1990, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a television series--comedy/musical, 1992, all for Anything but Love; Golden Globe Award, best actress in a musical or comedy film, American Comedy Award, funniest actress in a motion picture (leading role), Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role, and MTV Movie Award nominations, best female performance and best kiss (with ArnoldSchwarzenegger), all 1995, for True Lies; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made fortelevision, 1996, for The Heidi Chronicles; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie, 1998, for Nicholas' Gift; received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998; Saturn Award nomination, Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films, best actress,and Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actress--horror, both 1999, for Halloween H2O: Twenty Years Later; Hasty Pudding Woman ofthe Year, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard University, 2000. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
November 22, 1958
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Laurie Strode, Halloween(also known as John Carpenter's Halloween), Universal, 1978
  • Alana, Terror Train(also known as Train of Terror), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
  • Elizabeth Solley, The Fog(also known as John Carpenter's The Fog), Avco-Embassy, 1980
  • Kim, Prom Night, Avco-Embassy, 1980
  • Laurie Strode, Halloween II(also known as Halloween II: The Horror Continues and Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over!), Universal, 1981
  • Opening narration and computer voice, Escape from New York, Avco-Embassy, 1981
  • Pamela Rushworth, Road Games, Avco-Embassy, 1981
  • Anna Winter, Love Letters(also known as My Love Letters andPassion Play), New World Pictures, 1982
  • Herself, Coming Soon(documentary), [video], 1982
  • Ophelia, Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
  • Dr. Sandra Banzai, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension(also known as The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
  • Jessica "Jessie" Wilson, Perfect, Columbia, 1984
  • Michelle "Mike" Cody, Grandview, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1984
  • Lynn Taylor, Amazing Grace and Chuck(also known as Silent Voice), TriStar, 1987
  • Susan Elliott, Un homme amoureux(also known as A Man in Love and Un uomo innamorato), Gaumont, 1987
  • Jennifer Reston, Dominick and Eugene(also known as Nicky and Gino), Orion, 1988
  • Wanda Gerschwitz, A Fish Called Wanda, Metro Goldwyn Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1988
  • Megan Turner, Blue Steel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
  • Grace, Queens Logic, Seven Arts Pictures, 1991
  • Shelly DeVoto, My Girl, Columbia, 1991
  • Claire Cooper, Forever Young, Warner Bros., 1992
  • Helen Tasker, True Lies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
  • Jude, Mother's Boys(also known as Kodliche Absichten),Miramax, 1994
  • Shelly Sultenfuss, My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
  • (Uncredited) Dr. Judy Peterson, Ellen's Energy Adventure(shortfilm), EPCOT Center, 1996
  • Janet Beindorf, House Arrest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
  • Willa Weston, Fierce Creatures, Universal, 1997
  • Laurie Strode/Keri Tate, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later(also known as Halloween: H20, Halloween H2O: (20 Years Later), and Halloween 7), Miramax, 1998
  • Sierra Kahan, Homegrown, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
  • Kelly "Kit" Foster, Virus, Universal, 1999
  • Daddy and Them, Miramax, 2000
  • The Tailor of Panama, Columbia, 2000
  • Rona Mace, Drowning Mona, Destination Films, 2000
  • Laurie Strode, Halloween 8(also known as Halloween H2K: Evil Never Dies), Miramax, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Lieutenant Barbara Duran, Operation Petticoat, ABC, 1977-78
  • Hannah Miller, Anything but Love, ABC, 1989-92
  • Movies
  • Waitress, Columbo: The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case, NBC, 1977
  • Dorothy Stratten, Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, NBC, 1981
  • Michelle Jamison, Money on the Side, ABC, 1982
  • Whitsey Loftin, As Summers Die, HBO, 1986
  • Maggie Green, Nicholas' Gift(also known as Il dono di Nicholas), CBS, 1998
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Dialogue coach, Murder at the World Series(also known as The Woman in Box 359), ABC, 1977
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Circus of the Stars #2, CBS, 1977
  • The Celebrity Football Classic, NBC, 1979
  • Performer, Circus of the Stars #3, CBS, 1979
  • The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, NBC, 1981
  • ABC's Comedy Sneak Peek, ABC, 1989
  • Superstars and Their Moms, TBS, 1989
  • Flix Special Edition, VH1, 1990
  • Starathon '90(also known as Starathon '90 Weekend withthe Stars for Cerebral Palsy), syndicated, 1990
  • "To Be Free: The National Literacy Honors from the White House," BellAtlantic Showcase, ABC, 1990
  • Living in America, VH1, 1991
  • Stories from Growing Up, Nickelodeon, 1991
  • A Spinal Tap Reunion, NBC, 1992
  • Host, The Making of True Lies, Fox, 1994
  • Heidi Holland, "The Heidi Chronicles," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1995
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful(also known as Popcorn Venus), TBS, 1996
  • Host, Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of "96, CBS, 1996
  • Herself, Masters of Fantasy: John Carpenter, The Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
  • Inside LAX, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
  • Host, Paul McCartney and Friends Live: PETA's Millennium Concert, VH1, 1999
  • Awards Presentations
  • Presenter, The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards,1989
  • Presenter, The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards,1990
  • Host, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1991
  • Presenter, The 17th Annual CableACE Awards,1995
  • Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
  • The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards,1996
  • Presenter, The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards,1996
  • Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger, TNT, 1998
  • Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
  • Presenter, The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards,1999
  • Also appeared in broadcasts of other awards presentations.
  • Episodic
  • Girl, "Visitors in Paradise," Quincy, M.E.(also known as Quincy), NBC, 1977
  • Mary, "The Mystery of the Fallen Angels," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977
  • Linda Frey, "Winning Is for Losers," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978
  • "Locked Away," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
  • Jen Burton, "Unchained Woman," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1979
  • Guest host, Saturday Night Live(also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1984
  • Title role, "Annie Oakley," Shelly Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends(also known as Tall Tales), Showtime, 1985
  • Sesame Street, PBS, 1988
  • "The Story of Hollywood," Talking Pictures, TNT, 1988
  • Storytime, PBS, 1994
  • Herself, "Jamie Lee Curtis," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
  • Soux, "Playing a Unified Field," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1996
  • Herself, Macaulay Culkin: A Child's Rise/A Family's Fall: TheE! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
  • Herself, Hey Hey, It's Saturday, Nine Network, 1998
  • Herself, The Martin Short Show, NBC, 1999
  • Played a biker in an episode of Nancy Drew, syndicated.
  • Television Work
  • Episodic
  • "The Call of the Mild [wings... ]," Anything but Love, ABC, 1992
  • Television Appearances
  • Pilots
  • Lieutenant Barbara Duran, Operation Petticoat(also known as Life in the Pink), ABC, 1977
  • Private Rita Jennings, She's in the Army Now, ABC, 1981
  • Rachel Bartlett, Callahan, ABC, 1982
  • Music Videos
  • Appeared as an aerobic instructor in "(The Closest Thing to) Perfect," byJermaine Jackson.
  • WRITINGS
  • Concepts for Films
  • Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later(also known as Halloween: H20, Halloween H2O: (20 Years Later), and Halloween 7), Miramax, 1998
  • Children&rsquo
  • s Books
  • When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth, illustrated by Laura Cornell, HarperCollins (New York City), 1993
  • Tell Me Again about the Night I Was Born, illustrated by Laura Cornell, HarperCollins, 1995
  • Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, illustrated by Laura Cornell, HarperCollins, 1998
  • Where Do Balloons Go? First in a Series of Life's Little Mysteries, illustrated by Laura Cornell, HarperCollins, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books:
    • Contemporary Authors, August, 1998 , Volume 160, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1998.
    Periodicals:
    • Biography, pp. 96-101, 117.
    • Entertainment Weekly, March 18, 1994 , p. 66; August 14, 1998, p.28.
    • Femme Fatales, November 18, 1996 , summer, 1992, pp. 6-11, 60.
    • Good Housekeeping, p. 28.
    • Interview, August 18, 1989 , p. 66.
    • People Weekly, March 11, 1991 , p. 75; November 16, 1998, p. 11; August 3, 1998.
    • Redbook, October 11, 1996 , pp. 88-91, 142-143; April, 1997, p. 104; April, 1998, p. 82.
    • TV Guide, October 21, 1989 , p. 4.