Publisher's Synopsis
Jamie Lee Curtis, born on November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica, California, U.S., is an actress, author, producer, director, blogger and activist. Jamie made her movie acting debut as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror film Halloween (1978). The picture established her as a scream queen, Curtis appearing in a string of horror flicks during 1980, including The Fog, Prom Night, and Terror Train. She reprised the role of Laurie in the sequels Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002) then Halloween (2018). Jamie's movie roles have spanned many genres, including the cult comedies Trading Places (1983), for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress then A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. Curtis won a Golden Globe, an American Comedy Award, and a Saturn Award for playing the starring role of Helen Tasker in James Cameron's action comedy film True Lies (1994). Her other pictures include Blue Steel (1990), My Girl (1991), Forever Young (1992), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Freaky Friday (2003), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008), You Again (2010), Veronica Mars (2014), and Knives Out (2019).
