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Born November 22, 1958 (age 67) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Emmy Award (2024) • Academy Award (2023) • Golden Globe Award (1995): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1990): Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Notable Family Members spouse Christopher Guest • father Tony Curtis • mother Janet Leigh
Married To Christopher Guest (1984–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Mother's Boys" (1993) • "Columbo" (1977) • "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) • "Spare Parts" (2015) • "True Lies" (1994) • "The Love Boat" (1978) • "The Tailor of Panama" (2001) • "Daddy and Them" (2001) • "Halloween" (2018) • "Knives Out" (2019) • "My Girl 2" (1994) • "Drowning Mona" (2000) • "Prom Night" (1980) • "Operation Petticoat" (1977–1978) • "Halloween" (1978) • "Un homme amoureux" (1987) • "NCIS" (2012) • "Freaky Friday" (2003) • "Halloween II" (1981) • "Love Letters" (1983) • "Tall Tales & Legends" (1985) • "Charlie's Angels" (1978) • "Homegrown" (1998) • "Virus" (1999) • "Veronica Mars" (2014) • "The Drew Carey Show" (1996) • "Queens Logic" (1991) • "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" (1998) • "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (1984) • "Anything But Love" (1989–1992) • "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" (2008) • "From Up on Poppy Hill" (2011) • "My Girl" (1991) • "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977) • "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004) • "Trading Places" (1983) • "Halloween: Resurrection" (2002) • "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988) • "Roadgames" (1981) • "Fierce Creatures" (1997) • "Blue Steel" (1990) • "Amazing Grace and Chuck" (1987) • "Terror Train" (1980) • "Quincy M.E." (1977) • "Scream Queens" (2015–2016) • "Perfect" (1985) • "An Acceptable Loss" (2018) • "New Girl" (2012–2018) • "Forever Young" (1992) • "Dominick and Eugene" (1988) • "House Arrest" (1996) • "You Again" (2010) • "The Fog" (1980) • "Grandview, U.S.A." (1984) • "The Little Engine That Could" (2011) • "Pigs Next Door" (2000)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Scream Queens" (2016) • "Anything But Love" (1992)

Top Questions

When was Jamie Lee Curtis born?
Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958.
Is Jamie Lee Curtis married?
Christopher Guest (1984–present)
Where was Jamie Lee Curtis born?
Jamie Lee Curtis was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Jamie Lee Curtis smiling and wearing a red and black patterned dress with a silver necklace at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in Halloween grips a large knife and peers tensely over the back of a couch in a dimly lit scene.
Jamie Lee Curtis smiling at an event in 2010, wearing a green collared shirt and a silver necklace, with short gray hair.
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