Her father was the legendary actor Tony Curtis: Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
The actress, who said that she had been walking around pulling her belly in to look thin since the age of 11, said that she now consciously gave up on this and decided to reveal every muscle she had hidden in the past.
She became known for her role in the 1978 movie Halloween, which was her first movie.
Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958, in Santa Monica, California, USA. Her father is film actor Tony Curtis and her mother is film actress Janet Leigh. Her older sister, Kelly Curtis (b.1956), is also an actress.
Her grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants. After her parents divorced in 1962, she grew up with stockbroker Robert Brandt, whom her mother married. She has half-siblings named Alexandra, Allegra, Benjamin, and Nicholas from her father's subsequent marriages. She studied at Westlake School, Beverly Hills High School, and Choate Rosemary Hall Private School and graduated in 1976. She enrolled at Pacific University in 1976, but after studying there for only 1 semester, she dropped out to focus on her acting career.
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, she is regarded as a scream queen, in addition to roles in comedies. Curtis has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Golden Globes, as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy and a Grammy.
Jamie Lee Curtis became famous for her role in the movie 'Halloween', which was her first movie in 1978. She starred in many horror films throughout the 1980s, thanks to her role as Laurie Strode in the film directed by John Carpenter. She increased her fame with films such as John Carpenter's role in The Fog in 1980 and Prom Night, starring Leslie Nielsen in 1980.
She won a BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor for the 1983 comedy film Trading Places. In 1986, she appeared in the role of an aerobics instructor in the song Perfect by Michael Jackson's brother, Jermaine Jackson.
He was nominated for a BAFTA for her 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda. She won a Golden Globe for her TV series Anything But Love, which ran from 1989 to 1992. This time, she took home the Golden Globe for Best Actress in Cinema for the 1994 movie True Lies. She starred in The Heidi Chronicles in 1996 and the TV movie Nicholas's Gift in 1998.
In 2001, Ben Affleck and Jamie Lee Curtis starred as husband and wife lawyers in the movie "Team of Dads".
She played the same role in Halloween: H20, the sequel of Halloween, which brought her fame, 20 years later. In 2003, she shared the leading role with Lindsay Lohan in the movie Freaky Friday.
Jamie Lee Curtis married actor and director Christopher Guest on December 18, 1984. She has two adopted children, Annie Guest (b. 1986) and Thomas Guest (b. 1996).
She served as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992.
In 2012, she starred alongside Martin Sheen and Brad Pitt in the theater play '8', written by author Dustin Lance Black.
Jamie Lee Curtis supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election in Arizona in September 2016.
Awards:
1995 – 52nd Golden Globe Awards – Best Actress (Comedy) (True Lies)
1983 – BAFTA awards – Best Supporting Actor award (Trading Places)
1980 – NATO – Star of Tomorrow
March 2022
Jamie Lee Curtis: I've been pulling my belly in since I was 11
Jamie Lee Curtis shared the pose she took on the set of the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" on Instagram. Stating that she no longer hides her belly, Curtis explained that she has been walking around pulling her belly in to look slim since she was 11 years old.