The following is a list of film and television performances by American actress, producer, and children's author Jamie Lee Curtis. She made her film debut in John Carpenter's slasher film Halloween (1978); her role as Laurie Strode established her as a scream queen and led to a string of parts in the horror films The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train (all 1980) and Roadgames (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the Halloween sequels Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021), and Halloween Ends (2022). She also had an uncredited voice role in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982).[1]
Curtis's film work spans many genres, including the cult 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 BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.[2] Her role in the 1985 film Perfect earned her a reputation as a sex symbol.[3] She won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Helen Tasker in James Cameron's action thriller True Lies (1994);[4] she also earned her first SAG Award nomination her performance.[5] Her performance as Deirdre Beaubeirdre in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) earned her the first Academy Award nomination—and win—of her career, for Best Supporting Actress.[6][7][8] Her performance also earned her two SAG awards: Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.[9] As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office.[10]
On television, Curtis made her acting debut in a season 2 episode of Quincy, M.E. (1977).[11] She received a Golden Globe Award and a People's Choice Award for her role as Hannah Miller on ABC's Anything But Love (1989–1992).[12] She earned another Golden Globe nomination for her role in the television film The Heidi Chronicles (1996) and earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the fact based drama Nicholas' Gift (1998).[13] She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–16), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination,[4] and her second People's Choice Award nomination.[14]
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- ^ "Jamie Lee Curtis". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie's Last Stand". Film Threat. July 11, 2002. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jamie Lee Curtis". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "The Inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "The 95th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ Saad, Nardine (January 24, 2023). "Jamie Lee Curtis' reaction to her first Oscar nod is so pure: 'No filters. No fakery'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (March 13, 2023). "Jamie Lee Curtis wins first Oscar for best supporting actress in Everything Everywhere All at Once". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Lee Curtis - Career Summary". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Quincy, M.E.: Visitors in Paradise Cast and Crew". Fandango. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "1990 People's Choice Awards". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Lee Curtis". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "List: Who won People's Choice Awards?". USA Today. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2020.