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My Take
Jamie Lee Curtis is my favorite kind of Hollywood story: born into industry royalty, yet she earned her place through a genre most critics dismissed. Becoming the definitive scream queen could have been a ceiling; she turned it into a foundation, pivoting to comedy with A Fish Called Wanda and finally collecting an Oscar in her sixties. I admire how she ages in public without apology, gray hair and sharp wit intact. Add a parallel career as a children's author and you get a performer whose longevity feels less like luck than sheer, cheerful stubbornness. Reinvention beats nostalgia, and she proves it.
Overview
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, alongside multiple comedies, she is regarded as a "scream queen". As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイミー・リー・カーティス
- Reading
- じぇいみー・りー・かーてぃす
- Born
- November 22, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / writer / children's writer / executive producer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Beverly Hills High School
- University
- University of the Pacific
Awards & achievements
- 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2023 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2000 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- Jupiter Awards
- 2024 Disney Legends
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Halloween | — | |
| Notable work | A Fish Called Wanda | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Writer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.