Editing Jamie Lee Curtis (section)

===1983–1989: ''Trading Places'' and established actress===
[[File:Jamie Lee Curtis 1989b.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Curtis at the 1989 [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]]]
Her role as a kindhearted prostitute in 1983's ''[[Trading Places]]'' helped Curtis shed her horror queen image; the film was a great critical and commercial success and garnered Curtis a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]].<ref name=bafta/> She had previously worked with director [[John Landis]] on the documentary ''[[Coming Soon (1982 film)|Coming Soon]]''. The studio originally objected to Curtis's casting, as she was primarily associated with horror films: "The casting people all thought [Landis] was crazy, and he single-handedly changed the course of my life by giving me that part", Curtis later stated.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rob |last=Wile |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/an-oral-history-of-trading-places-2013-6 |title=It's The 30-Year Anniversary Of The Greatest Wall Street Movie Ever Made: Here's The Story Behind It |date=June 27, 2013 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703114327/https://www.businessinsider.com/an-oral-history-of-trading-places-2013-6?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Curtis appeared in the romantic drama film ''[[Love Letters (1984 film)|Love Letters]]'' and the comedy-drama ''[[Grandview, U.S.A.]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57139-LOVE-LETTERS?cxt=filmography |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=April 26, 2023 |title=Love Letters |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901200604/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57139-LOVE-LETTERS?cxt=filmography |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57095-GRANDVIEW-USA?cxt=filmography |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=April 26, 2023 |title=Grandview, U.S.A. |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025144450/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57095-GRANDVIEW-USA?cxt=filmography |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1985, Curtis was cast opposite [[John Travolta]] as a workout instructor in the film ''[[Perfect (1985 film)|Perfect]]''. While her role earned her a reputation as a [[sex symbol]],<ref name=filmthreat/> the film was a critical and commercial flop. It has since earned a cult following, and in a 1994 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, Quentin Tarantino called the movie "greatly underappreciated."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wild |first=David |date=November 3, 1994 |title=Quentin Tarantino: The Madman of Movie Mayhem |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/quentin-tarantino-the-madman-of-movie-mayhem-19941103 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225165142/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/quentin-tarantino-the-madman-of-movie-mayhem-186995/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Curtis starred as [[Annie Oakley]] in an episode of ''[[Tall Tales & Legends|Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/tall-tales-legends--annie-oakley-vm85970 |title=Tall Tales & Legends: Annie Oakley |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=[[AllMovie]] |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427153743/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/tall-tales-legends--annie-oakley-vm85970 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1986, she starred alongside [[Bette Davis]] in the [[HBO]] film ''[[As Summers Die]]''. She then starred in the 1988 comedy film ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'', which achieved cult status while showcasing her as a comedic actress. For her performance, she was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]]<ref name=bafta/> and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]].<ref name=goldenglobes/> That same year, Curtis starred in the film ''[[Dominick and Eugene]]'' alongside [[Tom Hulce]] and [[Ray Liotta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58664-DOMINICK-AND-EUGENE?cxt=filmography |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=April 26, 2023 |title=Dominick and Eugene |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416011253/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55759-A-FISH-CALLED-WANDA?cxt=filmography |url-status=live}}</ref>

Her first starring role on television came opposite [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]] in the situation comedy series ''[[Anything but Love]]'', which ran for four seasons from 1989 through 1992. For her performance as Hannah Miller, she received the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<ref name=goldenglobes/> and the [[People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330233203/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=1990 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2016 |title=1990 People's Choice Awards |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>