---
name: "Jamie Lee Curtis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jamie-lee-curtis"
fi1m_id: "jamie-lee-curtis"
imdb_id: "nm0000130"
tmdb_id: 8944
wikidata_id: "Q106997"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "22 November 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-22T02:47:44.276962+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jamie Lee Curtis

## Identity

Jamie Lee Curtis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jamie-lee-curtis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jamie-lee-curtis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000130
- **TMDB ID:** 8944
- **Wikidata ID:** Q106997
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Lee_Curtis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000130/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8944

Actor and producer. Born 22 November 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 22 November 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1978–present
- **Also known as:** Scream Queen, Jamie Leigh Curtis
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 13 acting, 1 producing, 1 other
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 13 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1980s 80 (3), 1990s 68 (1), 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 59 (9)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 64 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 11 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Action 4, Drama 4, Crime 3, Science Fiction 3, Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,490m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Lee_Curtis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000130/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8944

## Coming up

- *Murder, She Wrote* (2028-02-03), as Jessica Fletcher

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Everything Everywhere All at Once*](https://film.one/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.md) (77), [*The Last Showgirl*](https://film.one/film/the-last-showgirl.md) (68), [*Freakier Friday*](https://film.one/film/freakier-friday.md) (65), [*Haunted Mansion*](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md) (51)
- **Apple TV:** [*Halloween*](https://film.one/film/halloween.md) (88), [*A Fish Called Wanda*](https://film.one/film/a-fish-called-wanda.md) (83), [*The Lost Bus*](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md) (71)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Knives Out*](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md) (81), [*Trading Places*](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md) (80), [*Scarpetta*](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md) (50)
- **Peacock:** [*Borderlands*](https://film.one/film/borderlands.md) (32)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jamie Lee Curtis

> Jamie Lee Curtis can make a body look borrowed and a foolish character worth caring about. We value her physical comedy, though too many of her films rely on her to make weak writing bearable.

In *Freakier Friday* (2025), Jamie Lee Curtis examines her hands as though somebody has given her the wrong pair. Playing a teenager inside grandmother Tess Coleman, she slumps and holds her phone at arm’s length, letting the body explain the predicament before the dialogue can. We laughed aloud at her attempt to impersonate a grandmother in public, because the effort to look natural is so painfully visible. Nisha Ganatra’s sequel has more swapping than it can manage, but Curtis commits to the embarrassment without asking us to admire how game she is.

Her film career began in horror as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter’s *Halloween* (1978), her film debut, before she turned to comedy with *Trading Places* (1983) and *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988). That move gave her physical timing more room to work. In the comedies, she lets people look ridiculous while giving us reasons to care what happens to them.

James Cameron’s *True Lies* (1994) tests that generosity more than it should. Curtis gives Helen comic authority and enough substance to make the marriage worth following, even when the screenplay makes us wish the action would resume. Cameron takes too much pleasure in punishing his characters. She keeps getting laughs, but the performance cannot make the film’s cruelty disappear.

The partnership with Lindsay Lohan in *Freaky Friday* (2003) gives the later comedy a firmer basis: two people who have stopped listening must live with the consequences. *Freakier Friday* keeps interrupting that simple idea to check that we remember its predecessor. Curtis’s physical jokes survive the four-way plotting, but even she cannot make the callbacks feel necessary. The pity is that her scenes with Lohan suggest the sequel could have trusted their affection and left some of the reminders out.

Smaller parts can leave her with too little to do. In Justin Simien’s *Haunted Mansion* (2023), she is good fun for two scenes as Madame Leota, a head in a crystal ball. *Scarpetta* (2026) gives her more to work with as Dorothy, whose aggrieved bickering with Nicole Kidman makes the surrounding dialogue sound worse. The sisters are the reason to stay, but the competing timelines keep taking us away from them. Eight episodes is a long time to spend waiting for another argument.

## Biography

Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and producer. Born on 22 November 1958 in Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. She made her screen debut in a 1977 episode of the television series *Quincy, M.E.* and her feature film debut as Laurie Strode in *Halloween* (1978).

Curtis has appeared in the *Halloween* franchise, including *Halloween* (2018) and *Halloween Kills* (2021). Her other notable roles include Ophelia in *Trading Places* (1983), Helen in *True Lies* (1994), Tess Coleman in *Freaky Friday* (2003), and Deirdre Beaubeirdre in *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022). She played Madame Leota in *Haunted Mansion* (2023), reprised Tess Coleman and served as producer on *Freakier Friday* (2025), and portrayed Dorothy in the series *Scarpetta* (2026). She has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards and other accolades.

*Sources: imdb.com, ew.com, d23.com, en.wikipedia.org, bostonherald.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (13) — the average rests on these

- *Scarpetta* (2026), Fi1m 50, as Dorothy — [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Freakier Friday* (2025), Fi1m 65, as Tess Coleman — [page](https://film.one/film/freakier-friday.md)
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), Fi1m 35, as Control — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *Borderlands* (2024), Fi1m 32, as Tannis — [page](https://film.one/film/borderlands.md)
- *The Last Showgirl* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Annette — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-showgirl.md)
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), Fi1m 51, as Madame Leota — [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Deirdre Beaubeirdre — [page](https://film.one/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.md)
- *The Bear* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Donna Berzatto — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Linda Drysdale — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *True Lies* (1994), Fi1m 68, as Helen — [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Wanda Gershwitz — [page](https://film.one/film/a-fish-called-wanda.md)
- *Trading Places* (1983), Fi1m 80, as Ophelia — [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)
- *Halloween* (1978), Fi1m 88, as Laurie — [page](https://film.one/film/halloween.md)

### Produced (1)

- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Escape from New York* (1981), Fi1m 76, as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md)

## Complete filmography (111)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Murder, She Wrote* (2028), as Jessica Fletcher
- *Newlyweds* (2026), series, as Claudia · Producer
- *The Only Living Pickpocket in New York* (2026), as Moira — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-only-living-pickpocket-in-new-york.md)
- *Sender* (2026), as Lisa Barr · Producer
- *Scarpetta* (2026), series, as Dorothy · Executive Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Ella McCay* (2025), as Helen
- *Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction* (2025), as Maj von Dardel (voice)
- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *Freakier Friday* (2025), as Tess Coleman · Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/freakier-friday.md)
- *I Was Born This Way* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), as Control — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *The Last Showgirl* (2024), as Annette — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-showgirl.md)
- *The Sticky* (2024), series, as Bo · Executive Producer
- *Burn Out* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Borderlands* (2024), as Tannis — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/borderlands.md)
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), as Madame Leota — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *Halloween Ends* (2022), as Laurie · Executive Producer
- *Return to Sender* (2022), Producer
- *Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022), Thanks
- *The Bear* (2022), series, as Donna Berzatto — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)
- *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022), as Deirdre Beaubeirdre — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.md)
- *Reno 911! Defunded* (2022), series, as Lieutenant Donna Fritzgibbons
- *Halloween Kills* (2021), as Laurie Strode · Executive Producer
- *2 Timers* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Senior Entourage* (2021), as Jamie
- *In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover* (2020), as Jamie Lee Curtis
- *Best Summer Ever* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Knives Out* (2019), as Linda Drysdale — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *An Acceptable Loss* (2019), as Rachel Burke
- *Halloween* (2018), as Laurie Strode · Executive Producer
- *Hondros* (2018), Co-Executive Producer
- *Scream Queens* (2015), series, as Dean Cathy Munsch · Director
- *Spare Parts* (2015), as Principal
- *Veronica Mars* (2014), as Gayle Buckley
- *8* (2012), as Sandy Stier
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Joan Day — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *The Little Engine That Could* (2011), as Beverly (voice)
- *You Again* (2010), as Gail
- *Archer* (2009), series, as Peregrine Bruchstein (voice)
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* (2008), as Aunt Viv
- *The Kid & I* (2005), as Jamie Lee Curtis
- *Christmas with the Kranks* (2004), as Nora Krank
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Samantha Ryan — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Freaky Friday* (2003), as Tess Coleman
- *Mike's Super Short Show* (2003), series, Actor
- *Halloween: Resurrection* (2002), as Laurie Strode
- *Revealed with Jules Asner* (2001), series, Actor
- *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys* (2001), as Queen Camilla (voice)
- *Daddy and Them* (2001), as Elaine Bowen
- *The Tailor of Panama* (2001), as Louisa Pendel
- *Pigs Next Door* (2000), series, as Clara (voice)
- *Drowning Mona* (2000), as Rona Mace
- *Virus* (1999), as Kelly Foster
- *Halloween H20: 20 Years Later* (1998), as Laurie Strode / Keri Tate
- *Unmasking the Horror* (1998), Actor
- *Nicholas’ Gift* (1998), as Maggie Green
- *Homegrown* (1998), as Sierra Kahan
- *Fierce Creatures* (1997), as Willa Weston
- *Ellen's Energy Adventure* (1996), as Dr. Judy Peterson (uncredited)
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *House Arrest* (1996), as Janet Beindorf
- *Escape from L.A.* (1996), as Female Narrator (uncredited)
- *The Heidi Chronicles* (1995), as Heidi Holland
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Sioux
- *True Lies* (1994), as Helen — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *My Girl 2* (1994), as Shelly Sultenfuss
- *Cindy Sherman: Nobody's Here But Me* (1994), as Narrator (voice)
- *Mother's Boys* (1993), as Judith 'Jude' Madigan
- *A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out* (1992), as Jamie Lee Curtis
- *Forever Young* (1992), as Claire Cooper
- *My Girl* (1991), as Shelly DeVoto
- *Queens Logic* (1991), as Grace
- *Blue Steel* (1990), as Officer Megan Turner
- *Anything But Love* (1989), series, as Hannah Miller · Director
- *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988), as Wanda Gershwitz — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/a-fish-called-wanda.md)
- *Dominick and Eugene* (1988), as Jennifer Reston
- *Amazing Grace and Chuck* (1987), as Lynn Taylor
- *A Man in Love* (1987), as Susan Elliott
- *Annie Oakley* (1986), as Annie Oakley
- *As Summers Die* (1986), as Whitsey Loftin
- *Tall Tales & Legends* (1985), series, as Annie Oakley
- *Perfect* (1985), as Jessie Wilson
- *Grandview, U.S.A.* (1984), as Michelle 'Mike' Cody
- *Trading Places* (1983), as Ophelia — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)
- *Love Letters* (1983), as Anna Winter
- *Halloween III: Season of the Witch* (1982), as Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
- *Money on the Side* (1982), as Michelle Jamison
- *Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story* (1981), as Dorothy Stratten
- *Halloween II* (1981), as Laurie Strode
- *Escape from New York* (1981), as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md)
- *She's in the Army Now* (1981), as Pvt. Rita Jennings
- *Roadgames* (1981), as Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
- *Terror Train* (1980), as Alana
- *Prom Night* (1980), as Kimberly Hammond
- *The Fog* (1980), as Elizabeth Solley
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), series, as Jen Burton
- *Halloween* (1978), as Laurie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/halloween.md)
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Linda
- *Operation Petticoat* (1977), series, as Lt. Barbara Duran
- *Murder at the World Series* (1977), Dialogue Coach
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, Actor
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Girl in Dressing Room
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Linda Frye
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Waitress — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Life in paris*, series, as Motion Actor
- *The Debra Hill Story*, Executive Producer
- *Activia Kiss It Better Edit*, Actor
- *Trüebadour*, Executive Producer
- *The Honey Wars*, as (voice)
- *Spychosis*, as Jamie

## Gallery

- ![Jamie Lee Curtis as Wanda Gershwitz in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)](https://film.one/media/title/4638/still-c8eaee792581.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis as Wanda Gershwitz in *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda Drysdale in Knives Out (2019)](https://film.one/media/title/540/still-d713cc3d32a8.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda Drysdale in *Knives Out* (2019) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie in Halloween (1978)](https://film.one/media/title/6226/still-cb5a125570f7.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie in *Halloween* (1978) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman in Freakier Friday (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/657/still-33ee0253478b.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman in *Freakier Friday* (2025) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please at](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-ed9ef3f24617.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2828770868877%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2828770868877%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please at](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-4779ced35502.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2841851191720%29.jpg/1280px-Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2841851191720%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Yvette Nicole Brown, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, Malek Akkad and Jason Blum speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", a](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-d346dec9f0c8.jpg) Yvette Nicole Brown, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, Malek Akkad and Jason Blum speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2828770871217%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2828770871217%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please at](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-a18ba81bf930.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Halloween", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2828770868877%29.jpg/1280px-Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2828770868877%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-a7ae82144320.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-595952c4b7cf.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-cddcdbbb4124.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis — Image via TMDB
- ![Jamie Lee Curtis](https://film.one/media/person/8180/gallery-e5365d3ee96d.jpg) Jamie Lee Curtis — Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/2025_Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-2025_Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2023: Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Everything Everywhere All at Once*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1989: Best Actress in a Leading Role (nominated), for *A Fish Called Wanda*
- 1984: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Trading Places*

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 2023: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Everything Everywhere All at Once*
- 2003: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Freaky Friday*
- 1994: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *True Lies*
- 1988: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *A Fish Called Wanda*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1998: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated), for *Nicholas' Gift*

### SAG Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1995: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *True Lies*

### Other awards — 2 won, 4 nominated

- Disney Legends 2024: Disney Legends (won)
- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2004: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Freaky Friday*
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2000: Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (won)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance 1995: MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance (nominated), for *True Lies*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss 1995: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (nominated), for *True Lies*
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress 1981: Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress (nominated), for *Prom Night*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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