Jamie Lee Curtis
![Curtis at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Jamie_Lee_Curtis_%2841851191720%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
She came to prominence with her portrayal of Lt. Barbara Duran on the ABC sitcom ''Operation Petticoat'' (1977–78). In 1978, she made her feature film debut playing Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's slasher film ''Halloween'', which established her as a scream queen and led to a string of parts in horror films such as ''The Fog'', ''Prom Night'', ''Terror Train'' (all 1980) and ''Roadgames'' (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the sequels ''Halloween II'' (1981), ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' (1998), ''Halloween: Resurrection'' (2002), ''Halloween'' (2018), ''Halloween Kills'' (2021), and ''Halloween Ends'' (2022).
Curtis's film work spans many genres, including the cult comedies ''Trading Places'' (1983)—for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress—and ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. Her role in the 1985 film ''Perfect'' earned her a reputation as a sex symbol. She won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Helen Tasker in James Cameron's action comedy ''True Lies'' (1994). Curtis's other notable film credits include ''Blue Steel'' (1990), ''My Girl'' (1991), ''Forever Young'' (1992), ''Mother's Boys'' (1993), ''Fierce Creatures'' (1997), ''Virus'' (1999), ''Drowning Mona'' (2000), ''The Tailor of Panama'' (2001), ''Freaky Friday'' (2003), ''Christmas with the Kranks'' (2004), ''You Again'' (2010), and ''Knives Out'' (2019). For her performance in ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' (2022), she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. To date, her films have grossed in excess of US $2.3 billion at the box office.
Curtis received a Golden Globe and a People's Choice Award for her role as Hannah Miller on ABC's ''Anything But Love'' (1989–1992), and earned an Primetime Emmy nomination for ''Nicholas' Gift'' (1998). She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox series ''Scream Queens'' (2015–16), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination. Curtis has written numerous children's books, including ''Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day'' (1998), which made ''The New York Times'' best-seller list. Curtis is a daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She is married to Christopher Guest, with whom she has two adopted children. Due to her marriage with Guest, who is the 5th Baron Haden-Guest in the United Kingdom, Curtis is a baroness, though she does not use this title. Provided by Wikipedia
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