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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jamie Lee Curtis
| image              = Jamie Lee Curtis (41851191720) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Curtis in 2018
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1958|11|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| education          = [[Choate Rosemary Hall]]
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Actress
*producer
*author
}}
| years_active       = 1977–present
| works              = [[List of Jamie Lee Curtis performances|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Christopher Guest]]<br />|1984}}
| children           = 2
| father = [[Tony Curtis]] 
| mother = [[Janet Leigh]]
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Kelly Curtis]] (sister)|[[Allegra Curtis]] (half-sister)}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Jamie Lee Curtis|Full list]]
| signature          = Jamie Lee Curtis's signature.png
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'''Jamie Lee Curtis''' (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for [[List of Jamie Lee Curtis performances|her performances]] in the horror and [[slasher film|slasher]] genres, she is regarded as a [[scream queen]], in addition to roles in comedies.<ref name=screamqueen>{{cite news |last=Braxton |first=Greg |newspaper=[[Valley Morning Star]] |location=Harlingen, Texas |date=September 25, 2015 |page=40 |title='Scream Queen' Jamie Lee Curtis cuts a swatch in new series |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108538418/curtis-scream-queen/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829141312/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108538418/curtis-scream-queen/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Jamie Lee Curtis|multiple accolades]], including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], as well as a nomination for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]].

The youngest daughter of actors [[Janet Leigh]] and [[Tony Curtis]], she made her television debut in a 1977 episode of the [[NBC]] drama series ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]''.<ref name=quincy>{{cite web |url=http://www.fandango.com/quincy,m.e.:visitorsinparadise_v434569/castandcrew |title=Quincy, M.E.: Visitors in Paradise Cast and Crew |publisher=[[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]] |access-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019172040/http://www.fandango.com/quincy%2Cm.e.%3Avisitorsinparadise_v434569/castandcrew |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> Curtis made her film debut and rose to prominence with her portrayal of [[Laurie Strode]] in [[John Carpenter]]'s slasher film ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978). A critical and commercial success, the film established Curtis as a scream queen and led to starring roles in the horror films ''[[The Fog]]'', ''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]'', ''[[Terror Train]]'' (all 1980), and ''[[Roadgames]]'' (1981). She would reprise the role in six of the [[Halloween (franchise)|''Halloween'' sequels]], concluding with ''[[Halloween Ends]]'' in 2022.<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine |last=Collis |first=Clark |date=December 26, 2022 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis says a tearful goodbye to Laurie Strode in behind-the-scenes Halloween Ends clip |url=https://ew.com/movies/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-says-goodbye-to-laurie-strode/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226210231/https://ew.com/movies/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-says-goodbye-to-laurie-strode/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis's film work spans many genres outside of horror, including the comedies ''[[Trading Places]]'' (1983), for which she won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress]], and ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'' (1988), for which she received a nomination for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA for Best Actress]].<ref name=bafta>{{Cite web |title=Jamie Lee Curtis |url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Jamie+Lee+Curtis |access-date=December 2, 2022 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130212308/http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Jamie+Lee+Curtis |url-status=live}}</ref> Her role as a workout instructor in the film ''[[Perfect (1985 film)|Perfect]]'' (1985) earned her a reputation as a [[sex symbol]].<ref name=filmthreat>{{cite news |url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/jamie-lee-curtis-lauries-last-stand/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie's Last Stand |publisher=[[Film Threat]] |date=July 11, 2002 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819115224/https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/jamie-lee-curtis-lauries-last-stand/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She also won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress]] for her portrayal of Helen Tasker in [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[True Lies]]'' (1994).<ref name=goldenglobes>{{cite web |title=Jamie Lee Curtis |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jamie-lee-curtis |access-date=December 2, 2022 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204001941/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jamie-lee-curtis |url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance in ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (2022) earned her multiple accolades, including the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name=oscars>{{Cite web |title=The 95th Academy Awards |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 |access-date=January 24, 2023 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124173734/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Saad |first=Nardine |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-24/oscars-nominations-2023-jamie-lee-curtis-reaction |title=Jamie Lee Curtis' reaction to her first Oscar nod is so pure: 'No filters. No fakery' |date=January 24, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124200630/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-24/oscars-nominations-2023-jamie-lee-curtis-reaction |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin |url=https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-shares-emotional-reaction-to-first-oscar-nomination/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Shares Emotional Reaction to First Oscar Nomination: 'I Am Stunned and Humbled' |date=January 24, 2023 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124183930/https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-shares-emotional-reaction-to-first-oscar-nomination/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis garnered another BAFTA nomination for her supporting role in ''[[The Last Showgirl]]'' (2024). Her other film credits include ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]] '' (1991), ''[[My Girl 2]] '' (1994), ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'' (2003), and ''[[Knives Out]]'' (2019). As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office.<ref name=thenumbers>{{cite web |title=Jamie Lee Curtis – Career Summary |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/34520401-Jamie-Lee-Curtis#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |publisher=Nash Information Services |access-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408170752/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/34520401-Jamie-Lee-Curtis#tab=summary |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis received another [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]] for her portrayal of Hannah Miller on ABC's sitcom ''[[Anything but Love]]'' (1989–1992), and earned a nomination for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress]] for the television film ''[[Nicholas' Gift]]'' (1998).<ref name=emmys>{{cite web |title=Jamie Lee Curtis |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jamie-lee-curtis |access-date=December 2, 2022 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204001940/https://www.emmys.com/bios/jamie-lee-curtis |url-status=live}}</ref> She also starred in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]'' (2015–2016), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination.<ref name=goldenglobes/> 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]]''{{'s}} best-seller list.

==Early life==
[[File:Janet Leigh with Jamie Lee Curtis, 1960.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Curtis as a baby with [[Janet Leigh|her mother]] in 1960]]
Jamie Lee Curtis was born in [[Santa Monica, California]], on November 22, 1958, to actors [[Janet Leigh]] (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; 1927–2004) and [[Tony Curtis]] (born Bernard Schwartz; 1925–2010). Her mother was of Danish, German, and [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]] descent.<ref>''There/Hollywood'', page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh</ref> Her father was Jewish, a son of emigrants from [[Mátészalka]], Hungary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rd.com/content/jamie-lee-curtis-interview/1/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Interview: Starring as Herself: Embracing Reality |work=[[Reader's Digest]] |access-date=October 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013071807/http://rd.com/content/jamie-lee-curtis-interview/1/ |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has an older sister, actress [[Kelly Curtis]] (born 1956), and four half-siblings from her father's later marriages: Alexandra, actress [[Allegra Curtis]] (born 1966), Benjamin, and Nicholas (who died of a drug overdose in 1994).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/848347%7C148433/tony-curtis#family-companions |title=Family for Tony Curtis |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802052921/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/848347%7C148433/Tony-Curtis/family.html |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis's parents divorced in 1962. She has stated that, after the divorce, her father was "not around" and that he was "not interested in being a father".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Casablanca |first1=Ted |title=Source: Jamie Lee Curtis Written Out of Father's Will |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/207198/source-jamie-lee-curtis-written-out-of-father-s-will |publisher=[[E!]] |access-date=October 8, 2018 |date=October 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009013301/https://www.eonline.com/news/207198/source-jamie-lee-curtis-written-out-of-father-s-will |url-status=live}}</ref> After her father's death, she learned that she and her siblings had all been cut out of his will.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Curtis's Daughter Speaks Out About Disinheritance |url=https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/3025-tony-curtiss-daughter-speaks-out-about-disinheritance |work=[[Inside Edition]] |access-date=October 8, 2018 |date=September 12, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009052803/https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/3025-tony-curtiss-daughter-speaks-out-about-disinheritance |url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother married stockbroker Robert Brandt, who helped raise her.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Meg |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Making Up for Lost Time |work=AARP |url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/jamie-lee-curtis.html |access-date=October 3, 2021 |publisher=[[AARP]] |date=July 28, 2021 |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011203834/https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/jamie-lee-curtis.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis attended the elite [[Harvard-Westlake School]] and [[Beverly Hills High School]] in Los Angeles, and graduated in 1976 from [[Choate Rosemary Hall]] in [[Wallingford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Grove |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a1ljDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT37 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen |publisher=BearManor Media |date=September 20, 2010 |accessdate=October 2, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316183654/https://books.google.com/books?id=a1ljDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT37 |url-status=live}}</ref> Returning to California in 1976, she studied law at her mother's alma mater—[[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]] in [[Stockton, California]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-04-8801200264-story.html |title=The Candid Unwinding of Jamie Lee Curtis |date=August 4, 1988 |last=Carr |first=Jay |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222151137/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-04-8801200264-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a22993869/jamie-lee-curtis-confidence-secrets/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Spills Her Inspiring Confidence Secrets |date=September 6, 2018 |last=Spencer |first=Amy |magazine=[[Good Housekeeping]] |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222151148/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a22993869/jamie-lee-curtis-confidence-secrets/ |url-status=live}}</ref>—but dropped out after one semester to pursue an acting career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-making-a-splash-vol-42-no-8/ |title=Making a Splash |last=Chin |first=Paula |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 22, 1994 |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108062607/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-making-a-splash-vol-42-no-8/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===1977–1979: Television debut and ''Halloween''===
[[File:Janet Leigh & daughters (4505385395).jpg|thumb|left|upright|(Right to left) Curtis with her mother Janet Leigh and sister Kelly Curtis in 1979]]
Curtis made her television debut in a 1977 episode of the drama series ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]''.<ref name=quincy/> She went on to guest star on several series, including ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/the-mystery-of-the-fallen-angels/umc.cmc.14uyntrg5xtmffnk29o4vtzdz?showId=umc.cmc.3j8kebc6bym9rij4mu9kggs67 |title=The Mystery of the Fallen Angels |access-date=February 12, 2024 |publisher=Apple TV+ |date=2024}}</ref> ''[[Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7031319a |title=The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527000131/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7031319a |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Patrick |title=Who Did Jamie Lee Curtis Play On Charlie's Angels? |url=https://www.looper.com/1126871/who-did-jamie-lee-curtis-play-on-charlies-angels/ |work=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |date=December 11, 2022 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130015740/https://www.looper.com/1126871/who-did-jamie-lee-curtis-play-on-charlies-angels/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Love Boat]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/photos/guest-stars-love-boat-19915999/image-19917246 |title=Guest Stars of 'The Love Boat' |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC]] |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014085349/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/photos/guest-stars-love-boat-19915999/image-19917246 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbc.com/buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century/video/unchained-woman/3979540 |title=Unchained Woman |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=[[NBC]] |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228035935/https://www.nbc.com/buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century/video/unchained-woman/3979540 |url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared as Nurse Lt. Barbara Duran in the short-lived comedy series ''[[Operation Petticoat (TV series)|Operation Petticoat]]'' (1977–1978),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b751b7f7a |title=Operation Petticoat |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=British Film Institute |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203052159/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b751b7f7a |url-status=dead}}</ref> based on the [[Operation Petticoat|1959 film]] that starred her father, [[Tony Curtis]]. Curtis was also a game show panelist on several episodes of ''[[Match Game]]''.<ref>Archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20240131063411/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qZxTtKgUD0E Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |first=Jamie Lee |last=Curtis |title=Jamie Lee Curtis was the naughtiest game show contestant |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qZxTtKgUD0E |publisher=David Letterman |date=November 21, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Her film debut occurred in [[John Carpenter]]'s 1978 horror film ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'', in which she played the role of [[Laurie Strode]]. The film was a major success and was considered the highest-grossing [[independent film]] of its time, earning accolades as a classic horror film. The producer, [[Debra Hill]], specifically cast Curtis because her mother, Janet Leigh, had been known as a horror icon due to her Oscar-nominated performance in ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2030%20No%205-6%20%28Sep%201998%29/page/n5/mode/2up |title=Halloween 20 |magazine=Cinemafantatique |last=Eby |first=Douglas |volume=30 |number=5–6 |date=September 1998 |page=7}}</ref> She would also return to the ''Halloween'' franchise seven times, playing Strode in the sequels ''[[Halloween II (1981 film)|Halloween II]]'' (1981), ''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'' (1998), ''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]'' (2002), ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' (2018), ''[[Halloween Kills]]'' (2021), and ''[[Halloween Ends]]'' (2022), and having an uncredited voice role in ''[[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web |title=John Carpenter wishes there was only one Halloween movie |url=https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/john-carpenter-wishes-there-was-only-one-halloween-101330382161.html |website=Yahoo! Movies UK |date=October 30, 2014 |access-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110181525/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/john-carpenter-wishes-there-was-only-one-halloween-101330382161.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

After the major critical and commercial success of ''Halloween'', Curtis was cast in several horror films, garnering her a reputation as a [[scream queen]].<ref name=screamqueen/>

===1980–1982: Scream queen===
Her next film following ''Halloween'' was ''[[The Fog]]'', which was also directed by Carpenter and produced by Hill. The film opened in February 1980 to mixed reviews but strong box office,<ref name="foggross">{{cite web |title=''The Fog'' gross tally |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fog.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 9, 2006 |archive-date=February 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213042546/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fog.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> starting Curtis as a horror film starlet. In the years since its release, the film has achieved critical reappraisal and developed a [[Cult film|cult following]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/how-john-carpenters-the-fog-went-from-disaster-to-cult-horror-classic-on-its-40th |work=[[Syfy]] |title=How John Carpenter's The Fog went from disaster to cult horror classic on its 40th anniversary |last=Brigden |first=Charlie |date=February 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229205112/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/how-john-carpenters-the-fog-went-from-disaster-to-cult-horror-classic-on-its-40th |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her next film, ''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]'', was a low-budget Canadian [[slasher film]] released in July 1980. The film, for which she earned a [[Genie Award]] nomination for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress, was similar in style to ''Halloween'', yet received negative reviews which marked it as a disposable entry in the then-popular slasher genre. That year, Curtis also starred in ''[[Terror Train]]'', which opened in October and met with negative reviews akin to ''Prom Night''. Both films performed moderately well at the box office.<ref name=thenumbers/> Curtis's roles in the latter two films served a similar function to that of Strode—the main character whose friends are murdered and is practically the only [[protagonist]] to survive. Film critic [[Roger Ebert]], who gave negative reviews to all three of Curtis's 1980 films, said that Curtis "is to the current horror film glut what [[Christopher Lee]] was to the last one—or [[Boris Karloff]] was in the 1930s."<ref name="ebert">{{cite web |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Terror Train |url=https://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19801009/REVIEWS/10090301/1023 |date=October 9, 1980 |access-date=March 9, 2006 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525165346/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19801009%2FREVIEWS%2F10090301%2F1023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1981, she appeared alongside [[Stacey Keach]] in the Australian thriller film ''[[Roadgames]]'', directed by Carpenter's friend [[Richard Franklin (director)|Richard Franklin]]; her importation, which was requested by the film's American distributor [[AVCO Embassy Pictures]], was contested by the Sydney branch of [[Actors Equity of Australia|Actors Equity]].<ref name="kangaroo">''Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of Roadgames'' (2003). Anchor Bay Entertainment.</ref><ref name="senses">{{cite web |first1=Scott |last1=Murray |first2=Tom |last2=Ryan |title=Richard Franklin: Director/Producer |url=https://sensesofcinema.com/2008/48/dossier-on-australian-exploitation/richard-franklin/ |date=July 12, 2008 |access-date=October 26, 2012 |work=Senses of Cinema |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418173507/http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/48/dossier-on-australian-exploitation/richard-franklin/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was a [[box office bomb]] in Australia and Franklin later regretted not increasing the size of Curtis's role, it has achieved a cult following and was championed by [[Quentin Tarantino]].<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! |medium=Documentary |year=2008 |publisher=City Films Worldwide |people=Curtis, Jamie Lee; Keach, Stacy; McLean, Greg; and Quentin Tarantino}}</ref> That same year, Curtis reprised her role of Laurie Strode in ''Halloween II.'' She starred in the television films ''[[Death of a Centerfold|Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story]]'', playing the eponymous doomed Playmate, and ''[[She's in the Army Now]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b709b9f41 |title=Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=British Film Institute |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128223628/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b709b9f41 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ce9b2e3 |title=She's in the Army Now |access-date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418171648/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ce9b2e3 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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>

===1990–1999: Continued success and ''True Lies''===
Curtis received positive reviews for her performance in the action thriller ''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]'' (1990), which was directed by [[Kathryn Bigelow]]. The following year, she appeared in ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'', opposite her ''Trading Places'' co-star [[Dan Aykroyd]]. The film was a great commercial success and was followed by a sequel, ''[[My Girl 2]]'', in 1994. In 1992, Curtis starred alongside [[Mel Gibson]] in the romantic fantasy film ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]''. The following year, she appeared in the psychological thriller ''[[Mother's Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60400-MOTHERS-BOYS?cxt=filmography |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=April 26, 2023 |title=Mother's Boys |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814141254/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59016-QUEENS-LOGIC?cxt=filmography |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Golden Globe Award]] for her work in the 1994 action-comedy film ''[[True Lies]]'', directed by [[James Cameron]].<ref name=goldenglobes/> The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the 3rd highest-grossing film of 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Canfield |first=David |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/09/15/fox-reboot-james-cameron-true-lies/ |title=Fox to reboot James Cameron's True Lies for TV |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 15, 2017 |access-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203142534/https://ew.com/tv/2017/09/15/fox-reboot-james-cameron-true-lies/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance also earned Curtis her first [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/inaugural-screen-actors-guild-awards |publisher=[[SAG-AFTRA]] |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306042138/https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/inaugural-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live}}</ref> She earned another Golden Globe Award nomination for her work in [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s adaptation of the [[Wendy Wasserstein]] play ''[[The Heidi Chronicles (film)|The Heidi Chronicles]]'' (1995). In 1996, Curtis starred in the family comedy film ''[[House Arrest (1996 film)|House Arrest]]'' and appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=DeRosa |first=Robin |title=Powerhouse Thursday propels NBC |department=Life |work=[[USA Today]] |page=3D |date=February 21, 1996}}</ref>

Curtis appeared in ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'' in 1997, alongside her three ''A Fish Called Wanda'' costars: [[John Cleese]], [[Kevin Kline]], and [[Michael Palin]]. While the film was a modest commercial success, grossing $40 million worldwide against a $25 million budget,<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 9, 1998 |page=31 |title=The Top 125 |last=Klady |first=Leonard}}</ref> 53% of critics gave it positive reviews on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fierce_creatures |title=Fierce Creatures (1997)- Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=January 24, 1997 |access-date=October 29, 2022 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112013130/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fierce_creatures |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Curtis was inducted into the ''[[Fangoria]]'' [[1997 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards|Hall of Fame]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In 1998, she starred in the CBS television film ''[[Nicholas' Gift]]'', for which she received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination,<ref name=emmys/> and reprised her role of Laurie Strode for the third time in ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later''. That same year, Curtis received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="walkoffame">{{cite web |url=https://walkoffame.com/jamie-lee-curtis/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis – Hollywood Walk of Fame |publisher=[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] |date=October 25, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618002634/https://walkoffame.com/jamie-lee-curtis/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, she starred in the science fiction horror film ''[[Virus (1999 film)|Virus]]'', which was a critical and commercial flop. Curtis has since stated that she regrets starring in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/05/an-interview-with-jamie-lee-curtis |title=An Interview with Jamie Lee Curtis |access-date=April 7, 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |date=May 8, 2003 |last=Otto |first=Jeff |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311101810/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/05/an-interview-with-jamie-lee-curtis |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2000–2006: ''Freaky Friday'' and retirement===
In 2000, Curtis was honored with the [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year]] award<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hastypudding.org/past-honorees |title=Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 {{!}} Men and Women of the Year |publisher=[[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]]|access-date=June 17, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220034520/http://www.hastypudding.org/pages/show/pastmoywoy.shtml |url-status=dead}}</ref> and appeared in the crime comedy film ''[[Drowning Mona]]'', starring [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Bette Midler]]. The following year, she starred as [[Geoffrey Rush]]'s wife in the spy-triller film ''[[The Tailor of Panama]]'' and appeared in [[Billy Bob Thornton]]'s ''[[Daddy and Them]]''. Also in 2001, she voiced Queen Camilla in the animated Christmas film ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys]]''. She appeared in ''[[Halloween: Resurrection]]'' in 2002.

In 2003, Curtis was cast opposite [[Lindsay Lohan]] in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] comedy film ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]''. The film was shot at [[Palisades Charter High School|Palisades High School]] in [[Pacific Palisades, California]], near where Curtis and Guest lived with their children. Curtis received praise for her performance; [[A.&nbsp;O. Scott]] from ''[[The New York Times]]'' contended that she "does some of her best work ever",<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott |first=A. O. |author-link=A. O. Scott |title=Film Review; Walking in Mom's Shoes With Mom's Feet, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/movies/film-review-walking-in-mom-s-shoes-with-mom-s-feet-too.html |access-date=March 25, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 6, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007012133/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/movies/film-review-walking-in-mom-s-shoes-with-mom-s-feet-too.html |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> while ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called her performance "glorious".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,467417~1~0~freakyfriday,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518095807/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,467417~1~0~freakyfriday,00.html |archive-date=May 18, 2007 |title=Freaky Friday (2003) |first=Lisa |last=Schwarzbaum |access-date=November 30, 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 31, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her performance earned her another nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.<ref name=goldenglobes/> She also received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination that same year for [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]] for the audiobook ''The Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Collection''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie Lee Curtis |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/jamie-lee-curtis/9366 |access-date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104125746/https://www.grammy.com/artists/jamie-lee-curtis/9366 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, she starred in the Christmas comedy film ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'', which was critically derided but a box office success. The following year, she appeared as herself along with her ''True Lies'' co-star [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in the comedy film ''[[The Kid & I]]'' and hosted the [[CBS]] program ''A Home for the Holidays''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vindyarchives.com/news/2005/dec/21/a-home-for-the-holidays-8-pm-cbs-jamie-lee/ |title="A Home for the Holidays" (8 p.m., CBS): Jamie Lee Curtis hosts the seventh annual "A Home for the Holidays" |access-date=April 27, 2023 |work=The Vindicator Printing Company |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427154757/https://vindyarchives.com/news/2005/dec/21/a-home-for-the-holidays-8-pm-cbs-jamie-lee/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2006, Curtis told ''[[Access Hollywood]]'' that she had closed the book on her acting career to focus on her family.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 9, 2006 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis retires from acting |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30280236.html |access-date=April 7, 2023 |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107182800/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30280236.html |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2007–2017: Return to acting and ''Scream Queens''===
[[File:Jamie Lee Curtis 2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Curtis in 2011]]
Curtis returned to acting after being cast in June 2007 in Disney's live-action-animated film ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]'', starring opposite [[Piper Perabo]] as one of three live-action characters in the film.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |title=Curtis heads for Disney's 'Border' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ib2e03aed98ee114009c465a2852c6784 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702164053/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ib2e03aed98ee114009c465a2852c6784 |archive-date=July 2, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also starred in the 2010 comedy film ''[[You Again]]'', opposite [[Kristen Bell]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]]. Curtis had voice roles in the animated films ''[[The Little Engine That Could (2011 film)|The Little Engine That Could]]'' (2011) and the English language version of ''[[From Up on Poppy Hill]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/from-up-on-poppy-hill-vm20003829 |title=From Up on Poppy Hill |access-date=April 26, 2023 |publisher=AllMovie |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416185814/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/from-up-on-poppy-hill-vm20003829 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, she appeared in five episodes of the military drama series ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', playing the role of Dr. Samantha Ryan, a potential [[romantic interest]] of [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs|Special Agent Gibbs]] ([[Mark Harmon]]). During an interview, she stated that if they could develop a storyline, she would be interested to return to the series, but this never occurred.<ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Day |title=Jamie Lee Curtis brings potential romance to NCIS |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/jamie-lee-curtis-ncis-mark-harmon.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2012 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225025000/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/jamie-lee-curtis-ncis-mark-harmon.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The series reunited Curtis with Harmon, after he played her character's fiancé and later husband in the 2003 remake of ''Freaky Friday''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jamie-lee-curtis-mark-harmon-reunite-on-ncis/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |title=Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Harmon reunite on "NCIS" |access-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518065612/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57382676-10391698/jamie-lee-curtis-mark-harmon-reunite-on-ncis/ |url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by supporting roles in the neo-noir mystery film ''[[Veronica Mars (film)|Veronica Mars]]'' (2014) and the biographical drama film ''[[Spare Parts (2015 film)|Spare Parts]]'' (2015). In 2016, ''[[IndieWire]]'' named her one of the best actors never to have received an [[Academy Award]] nomination<ref>{{cite news |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=January 1, 2016 |title=30 Great Actors Who've Never Been Oscar Nominated |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015124743/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/ |url-status=live}}</ref> (Curtis received her first [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Academy Award nomination]] in [[95th Academy Awards|2023]]).<ref name=oscars/>

From 2012 to 2018, Curtis had a recurring role as Joan Day, the mother of [[Zooey Deschanel]]'s character, in the sitcom ''[[New Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=El-Mahmoud |first=Sarah |date=April 13, 2021 |title=The Best New Girl Guest Appearances, Ranked, Including Josh Gad And Taylor Swift |work=CinemaBlend |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2565649/best-new-girl-guest-appearances-ranked-including-zooey-deschanel-josh-gad-taylor-swift-jamie-lee-curtis |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514001835/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2565649/best-new-girl-guest-appearances-ranked-including-zooey-deschanel-josh-gad-taylor-swift-jamie-lee-curtis |url-status=live}}</ref> From 2015 to 2016, Curtis had a lead role as Cathy Munsch on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] satirical horror comedy series ''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]'', which aired for two seasons. Curtis filmed an intricate homage to her mother's classic shower scene in ''Psycho'' in a [[Scream Queens (season 1)|season one]] episode.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stack |first=Tim |date=September 25, 2015 |title=On the set of Scream Queens for Jamie Lee Curtis' Psycho recreation |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/25/scream-queens-jamie-lee-curtis-psycho-scene |access-date=September 25, 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926211755/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/25/scream-queens-jamie-lee-curtis-psycho-scene |url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance in the first season, Curtis was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy<ref name=goldenglobes/> and the People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series.<ref>{{cite web |title=List: Who won People's Choice Awards? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/01/06/peoples-choice-awards-winners/78391812/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=June 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108044754/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/01/06/peoples-choice-awards-winners/78391812/ |archive-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Curtis was mentioned by [[Eminem]] in [[Big Sean]]'s song ''[[No Favors (Big Sean song)|No Favors]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schrodt |first=Paul |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/eminem-trump-song-insult-no-favors-big-sean-2017-2 |title=Eminem calls Trump a 'b----' in a fiery new song and goes after his brand |website=[[Business Insider]] |date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406013742/https://www.businessinsider.com/eminem-trump-song-insult-no-favors-big-sean-2017-2 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2018–present: Film resurgence and awards success===
[[File:Knives Out 04 (48810268096).jpg|thumb|left|Curtis at the 2019 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]|upright]]
Curtis returned to leading roles with her reprisal of Laurie Strode in the horror sequel film ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' (2018). The film debuted to $76.2 million, marking the second-best opening weekend of October and the highest opening weekend of the ''Halloween'' franchise; and became the biggest domestic grosser in the franchise with its opening weekend alone.<ref name="opening">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/halloween-record-opening-weekend-box-office-1202485871/ |title='Halloween' Box Office Second-Best Ever In October With $77.5 Million Opening |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=October 21, 2018 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |access-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020013841/https://deadline.com/2018/10/halloween-record-opening-weekend-box-office-1202485871/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Its opening performance was the best-ever for a film starring a lead actress over 55 years old.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/halloween-scares-up-strong-opening-numbers-1540142503 |title='Halloween' Scares Up Strong Opening Numbers |last=Schwartzel |first=Erich |date=October 21, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=June 15, 2020 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021184903/https://www.wsj.com/articles/halloween-scares-up-strong-opening-numbers-1540142503 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bishop |first=Bryan |title=The new Halloween is a slasher movie with an actual message |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/10/17838130/halloween-movie-review-jamie-lee-curtis-michael-myers-david-gordon-green-tiff-2018 |website=[[The Verge]] |date=September 10, 2018 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910152040/https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/10/17838130/halloween-movie-review-jamie-lee-curtis-michael-myers-david-gordon-green-tiff-2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2018, she had a role in the drama film ''[[An Acceptable Loss]]''. Her performance earned some positive critical notice; ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' critic [[Richard Roeper]] stated that Curtis "creates a monster so terrifying she'd have Michael Myers turning tail and running away."<ref>{{cite web |title='An Acceptable Loss': Star firepower of Jamie Lee Curtis, Tika Sumpter prevails |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/acceptable-loss-movie-review-jamie-lee-curtis-tika-sumpter-richard-roeper/ |access-date=April 7, 2023 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=January 25, 2019 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706194927/https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/acceptable-loss-movie-review-jamie-lee-curtis-tika-sumpter-richard-roeper/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Curtis appeared as Linda Drysdale-Thrombrey, the eldest daughter of novelist Harlan Thrombey (played by [[Christopher Plummer]]) in [[Rian Johnson]]'s mystery film ''[[Knives Out]]'', which earned positive reviews and over $300 million at the global box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knives_out |title=Knives Out (2019) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909230144/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knives_out |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was chosen by the [[American Film Institute]], the [[National Board of Review]], and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as one of the top ten films of 2019 in each respective list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |date=November 25, 2019 |title=The 10 Best Movies of 2019 |url=https://time.com/5737103/best-movies-2019/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125192431/https://time.com/5737103/best-movies-2019/ |archive-date=November 25, 2019 |access-date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2019 |title=National Board of Review 2019: 'The Irishman' Wins Best Film, Adam Sandler Named Best Actor |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/national-board-of-review-2019-winners-irishman-1202193897/ |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203194830/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/national-board-of-review-2019-winners-irishman-1202193897/ |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |access-date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, she was honored with the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]] for her lifetime achievements.<ref name="goldenlion">{{cite news |last1=Ritman |first1=Alex |title=Jamie Lee Curtis to Get Venice Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Honor |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/venice-film-festival-jamie-lee-curtis-lifetime-award-1234975760/ |access-date=July 29, 2021 |work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 30, 2021 |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729004238/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/venice-film-festival-jamie-lee-curtis-lifetime-award-1234975760/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis again reprised her role as Laurie Strode in the horror sequels ''[[Halloween Kills]]'', which was released in October 2021, and in ''[[Halloween Ends]]'', which was released in October 2022. Her performance in each film earned her People's Choice Award nominations for Drama Movie Star.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |title=People's Choice Awards 2021: See the Complete List of Winners |url=https://people.com/movies/peoples-choice-awards-2021-see-the-complete-list-of-winners/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016003700/https://people.com/movies/peoples-choice-awards-2021-see-the-complete-list-of-winners/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2022 People's Choice Awards: See the Complete Winners List |url=https://news.yahoo.com/2022-people-choice-awards-see-015627112.html |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=December 6, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210034746/https://news.yahoo.com/2022-people-choice-awards-see-015627112.html |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Halloween Ends'' marked Curtis' final time portraying Laurie Strode.<ref name=ew/><ref>{{cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Exclusive: ''Halloween'' Sequel to Be Written by ''Firestarter'' Scribe Scott Teems |url=http://collider.com/halloween-2-writer-scott-teems/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206234655/http://collider.com/halloween-2-writer-scott-teems/ |archive-date=February 6, 2019 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |work=Collider |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://time.com/6222417/halloween-ends-explained/ |title=Breaking Down the End of ''Halloween Ends'' |date=October 14, 2022 |last=Carlin |first=Shannon |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022172357/https://time.com/6222417/halloween-ends-explained/ |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also was honored with a [[List of Grauman's Chinese Theatre handprint ceremonies|handprint ceremony]] at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre|Grauman's Chinese Theater]] on October 12, 2022. Curtis's close friends [[Melanie Griffith]] and Arnold Schwarzenegger both honored her with speeches at the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |first=Victoria |last=Messina |url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/jamie-lee-curtis-hand-footprint-cement-ceremony-48978126 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis's Family Celebrate Her Hand and Footprint Ceremony in LA |date=October 13, 2022 |publisher=[[PopSugar]] |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313032419/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/jamie-lee-curtis-hand-footprint-cement-ceremony-48978126#photo-48978126 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

She appeared as persnickety [[Internal Revenue Service]] (IRS) inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre in the comedy-drama action film ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (2022), which earned her nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|BAFTA]], [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress|Critics' Choice]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]], and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to a nomination for an [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Honors Late Parents Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis in Winning Supporting Actress Oscar |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-lee-curtis-oscar-best-supporting-actress-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235348246/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328143038/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-lee-curtis-oscar-best-supporting-actress-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235348246/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was Curtis's first Oscar nomination.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mike Fleming Jr. |date=January 22, 2020 |title=A24 Reunites With 'Swiss Army Man' Directors; Finance & Distribute AGBO's 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/a24-reunites-dan-kwan-daniel-scheinert-agbo-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-swiss-army-man-1202838566/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222528/https://deadline.com/2020/01/a24-reunites-dan-kwan-daniel-scheinert-agbo-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-swiss-army-man-1202838566/ |archive-date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=February 9, 2023 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Gets Emotional Talking 'Everything Everywhere' Oscar Nomination: 'Michelle Yeoh Is the Reason' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/jamie-lee-curtis-everything-everywhere-oscar-nomination-1235517306/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313230827/https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/jamie-lee-curtis-everything-everywhere-oscar-nomination-1235517306/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 20, 2023 |title=Baftas 2023: The winners and nominees in full |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64328586 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219082345/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64328586 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Golden Globes 2023: full list of nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/12/golden-globes-2023-full-list-of-nominations |access-date=March 14, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220162129/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/12/golden-globes-2023-full-list-of-nominations |url-status=live}}</ref> She ultimately won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Academy Award]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG Award]], marking her first time winning both, as well as being part of the cast's [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Best Ensemble]] win at the SAG Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McIntosh |first=Steven |date=February 26, 2023 |title=SAG Awards: Everything Everywhere All At Once dominates ahead of Oscars |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64781317 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227045731/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64781317 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Owoseje |first=Toyin |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis wins her first Oscar, references movie star parents who never scooped top prize |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/13/entertainment/jamie-lee-curtis-oscar-2023-scli-intl/index.html |access-date=March 14, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314024508/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/13/entertainment/jamie-lee-curtis-oscar-2023-scli-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Curtis guest starred in the second season of the [[Hulu]] comedy-drama series ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' as alcoholic family matriarch Donna Berzatto, having hoped to become involved with the series after watching the first season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaney |first=Jen |date=July 7, 2023 |title=Pretty Much Everyone Was Dying to Guest-Star on The Bear |url=https://decider.com/2023/06/23/the-bear-jamie-lee-curtis-emmy-outstanding-guest-actress/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816045123/https://www.vulture.com/article/the-bear-season-2-guest-star-casting-explained.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She received widespread critical acclaim and won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] at the [[76th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last2=Tangcay |first1=Andrés |last1=Buenahora |first2=Jazz |date=September 9, 2024 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis on Her Emmy Win for 'The Bear': 'I'm the Luckiest Girl in the World' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jamie-lee-curtis-wins-emmy-award-for-the-bear-guest-actress-1236128732/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909012002/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jamie-lee-curtis-wins-emmy-award-for-the-bear-guest-actress-1236128732/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rice |first2=Natalie |last2=Oganesyan |first1=Lynette |date=September 9, 2024 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis On First Emmy For 'The Bear': "Luckiest Girl In The World" |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/jamie-lee-curtis-first-emmy-win-the-bear-1236082012/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909022136/https://deadline.com/2024/09/jamie-lee-curtis-first-emmy-win-the-bear-1236082012/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She starred as Madame Leota in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Haunted Mansion (2023 film)|Haunted Mansion]],'' which was released on July 28, 2023, to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burton |first=Carson |date=September 10, 2022 |title='Haunted Mansion': Winona Ryder Joins Remake as Director Justin Simien Promises 'All the Easter Eggs' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/haunted-mansion-trailer-1235365189/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909233431/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/haunted-mansion-trailer-1235365189/ |archive-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Haunted Mansion |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/haunted-mansion/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525224300/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/haunted-mansion/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, Curtis was named a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] by [[The Walt Disney Company]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErAQzE-1Vnw |title=Introducing the 2024 Disney Legends! |author=Disney |work=YouTube |date=March 19, 2024 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319162031/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErAQzE-1Vnw |url-status=live }}</ref> She portrayed Dr. Patricia Tannis in the film ''[[Borderlands (film)|Borderlands]]'', which adapts the [[Borderlands (series)|video game series of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Adam |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Offers First Glimpse At Her Borderlands Movie Character, Kevin Hart And More |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2568458/jamie-lee-curtis-first-glimpse-borderlands-movie-character-kevin-hart-jack-black-more |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=CinemaBlend |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314031637/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2568458/jamie-lee-curtis-first-glimpse-borderlands-movie-character-kevin-hart-jack-black-more |url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on August 9, 2024, to negative reviews from critics and bombed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1305425-borderlands-movie-releasing-2024-jamie-lee-curtis-tannis |title=Borderlands Movie Releasing in 2024, Jamie Lee Curtis Details Tannis |work=ComingSoon.net |last=Sim |first=Jonathan |date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184142/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1305425-borderlands-movie-releasing-2024-jamie-lee-curtis-tannis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=Eli Roth's Feature Take of Videogame 'Borderlands' Lands Summer 2024 Release Date – Comic-Con |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/borderlands-release-date-eli-roth-comic-con-1235443176/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726193941/https://deadline.com/2023/07/borderlands-release-date-eli-roth-comic-con-1235443176/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also appeared in [[Gia Coppola]]'s film ''[[The Last Showgirl]]'', which premiered at [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]] on September 6, 2024,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tiff.net/events/the-last-showgirl|title=The Last Showgirl|website=[[Toronto International Film Festival]]|access-date=July 22, 2024|archive-date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722140344/https://tiff.net/events/the-last-showgirl|url-status=live}}</ref> and garnered her a fourth SAG Awards nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=January 8, 2025 |title=2025 SAG Awards Nominations Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-sag-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1236104098/ |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> and a fourth BAFTA Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/stories/2025-ee-bafta-film-awards-nominations |title=2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards Nominations |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=January 15, 2025}}</ref>

=== Upcoming projects ===
Curtis is set to reprise her role as Tess Coleman in a sequel to ''Freaky Friday'' alongside [[Lindsay Lohan]], titled ''[[Freakier Friday]]'', set for theatrical release on August 8, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=June 24, 2024 |title='Freaky Friday 2' Set for Theaters in 2025; Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Reunite in Behind-the-Scenes Look as Filming Kicks Off |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/freaky-friday-2-cast-release-date-1236046773/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718203814/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/freaky-friday-2-cast-release-date-1236046773/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chad Michael Murray and Jake's motorcycle return in new 'Freaky Friday 2' photo |url=https://ew.com/chad-michael-murray-freaky-friday-2-jake-motorcycle-photo-8680165 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719194737/https://ew.com/chad-michael-murray-freaky-friday-2-jake-motorcycle-photo-8680165 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=August 10, 2024 |title='Freaky Friday' Sequel Gets Official Title; Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan Tease What's To Come |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/freaky-friday-sequel-title-jamie-lee-curtis-lindsay-lohan-tease-d23-1236036569/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810044605/https://deadline.com/2024/08/freaky-friday-sequel-title-jamie-lee-curtis-lindsay-lohan-tease-d23-1236036569/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first1=Aaron |last1=Couch |first2=Pamela |last2=McClintock |date=2024-10-11 |title='Freakier Friday,' Live-Action 'Lilo & Stitch' Set 2025 Release Dates |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/freakier-friday-live-action-lilo-and-stitch-release-dates-1236030318/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111190439/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/freakier-friday-live-action-lilo-and-stitch-release-dates-1236030318/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is also set to star in [[James L. Brooks]]'s film ''[[Ella McCay]]'' and [[Paul Greengrass]]'s film ''[[The Lost Bus]]''.

== Other ventures ==

===Children's books===
Working with illustrator Laura Cornell, Curtis has written a number of children's books,<ref name="JLC_Books">{{cite web |url=https://www.jamieleecurtisbooks.com/books.html |title=Books |publisher=Jamie Lee Curtis Books |access-date=December 19, 2008 |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219021426/http://www.jamieleecurtisbooks.com/books.html |url-status=live}}</ref> all published by [[HarperCollins]] Children's Books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Children's Books |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |url=https://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrens |access-date=April 9, 2008 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202134253/http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Jamie Lee Curtis in 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Curtis autographing a copy of her children's book in 2010|upright]]
*''When I Was Little: A Four-Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth'', 1993.
*''Tell Me Again About The Night I was Born'', 1996.
* ''Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day'', 1998; listed on the ''[[New York Times]]'' best-seller list for 10 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mary |last=McNamara |title=Howling Success: Once The Queen Of Scream, Jamie Lee Curtis finds new fame as a children's author |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |date=October 16, 2000 |page=B3 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J5lXAAAAIBAJ&pg=3009,6380759&dq=today-i-feel-silly-and-other-moods-that-make-my-day+new+york+times+best+seller |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010172831/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J5lXAAAAIBAJ&pg=3009%2C6380759&dq=today-i-feel-silly-and-other-moods-that-make-my-day+new+york+times+best+seller |url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Where Do Balloons Go?: An Uplifting Mystery'', 2000.
*''I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem'', 2002.
*''It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel'', 2004.
*''Is There Really a Human Race?'', 2006.
*''Big Words for Little People'', {{ISBN|978-0-06-112759-5}}, 2008.
*''My Friend Jay'', 2009, edition of one, presented to [[Jay Leno]]
*''My Mommy Hung the Moon: A Love Story'', 2010.
*''My Brave Year of Firsts'', 2016.
*''This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From'', 2016.
*''Me, Myselfie & I: A Cautionary Tale'', 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/5434332/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-movie/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis, More Than a Horror Legend in 'Halloween' |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313141041/http://time.com/5434332/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-movie/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Graphic novel ===
In February 2022, Curtis was announced to have co-written a graphic novel, ''[[Mother Nature (comic book)|Mother Nature]],'' which is based on an upcoming [[List of eco-horror films|eco-horror]] film made by Comet Pictures and [[Blumhouse Productions]] that will be written and directed by Curtis. The graphic novel was published in July 2023 by [[Titan Publishing Group|Titan Comics]], written by Curtis and filmmaker Russell Goldman, and illustrated by [[Karl Stevens]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Collins |first=Clark |date=February 28, 2022 |title=Get a first look at Jamie Lee Curtis' eco-horror graphic novel Mother Nature |url=https://ew.com/books/jamie-lee-curtis-mother-nature-first-look/ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331050555/https://ew.com/books/jamie-lee-curtis-mother-nature-first-look/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Invention===
In 1987, Curtis filed a US patent application that subsequently issued as Patent No. 4,753,647. This is a modification of a diaper with a moisture-proof pocket containing wipes that can be taken out and used with one hand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4753647.PN. |title=United States Patent: 4,753,647 |last=Curtis|first= Jamie L.|publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] |date=February 20, 1987 |quote=A disposable infant garment which takes the form of a diaper including, on its outer side, a sealed, but openable, moisture-proof pocket which contains one or more clean-up wipers. |access-date=April 1, 2008 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107114119/http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4753647.PN. |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis refused to allow her invention to be marketed until companies started selling biodegradable diapers.<ref name="patent">{{cite book |first=Johnny |last=Acton |title=The Ideas Companion: Crafty Copyrights, Tricky Trademarks and Peerless Patents (A Think Book) |isbn=1-86105-835-7 |publisher=[[Anova Books|Robson Books (Anova)]] |year=2005 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/ideascompanion0000acto}}</ref> The full statutory term of this patent expired February 20, 2007, and it is now in the public domain. She filed a second US patent application related to disposable diapers in 2016 which issued as US Patent 9,827,151<ref>{{Citation |title=Unitary disposable diaper with integrated soilage-management structure including disposal container |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US9827151B1/en |id=issue-date: September 7, 2016 |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095805/https://patents.google.com/patent/US9827151B1/en |url-status=live}}</ref> on November 28, 2017, and will expire on September 7, 2036.<ref name="patent"/>

===Blogging===
Curtis was a blogger for ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' online newspaper from 2011 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-lee-curtis |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Blog |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=October 17, 2009 |archive-date=September 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925040602/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-lee-curtis/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On her website, Curtis tells her young readers that she "moonlights as an actor, photographer, and closet organizer".<ref name="JLC_Books"/>

===Podcasts===
Curtis launched the podcast series ''Letters from Camp'' on [[Audible (service)|Audible]] in 2020<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Explains How Podcast 'Letters from Camp' Draws from Her Own Adolescent Experiences |url=https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-audible-podcast-letters-from-camp-draws-from-her-adolescence-exclusive/ |access-date=October 4, 2022 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004220814/https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-audible-podcast-letters-from-camp-draws-from-her-adolescence-exclusive/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Good Friend with Jamie Lee Curtis'' for [[iHeartRadio]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2021 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Creates and Hosts Good Friend, a New iHeartRadio Original Podcast Exploring the Power, Pleasure and Puzzle of Friendships |url=https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/jamie-lee-curtis-creates-and-hosts-good-friend-new-iheartradio-original-podcast-exploring |access-date=October 4, 2022 |publisher=[[iHeartMedia]] |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004220816/https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/jamie-lee-curtis-creates-and-hosts-good-friend-new-iheartradio-original-podcast-exploring |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political views==
[[File:Jamie Lee Curtis by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|Curtis at an event to support Democratic presidential nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016|right]]
During [[November 2008 California state elections|California's 2008 general election]], Curtis appeared in television advertisements for the [[California Proposition 3 (2008)|Children's Hospital Bond Act]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wiegand |first=Steve |url=http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1275878.html |title=Field Poll: Voters who've heard of Proposition 3 tend to favor it |date=September 30, 2008 |work=The Sacramento Bee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210031056/http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1275878.html |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2012, Curtis was featured with [[Martin Sheen]] and [[Brad Pitt]] in a performance of [[Dustin Lance Black]]'s play ''[[8 (play)|8]]''—a staged reenactment of the [[Perry v. Brown|federal trial]] that overturned California's [[Proposition 8|Prop 8 ban]] on same-sex marriage—as Sandy Stier.<ref name="8 the play">{{cite news |first=Jane |last=Kellogg |title=George Clooney, Brad Pitt and More of Hollywood Perform Prop. 8 Play '8' (Video) |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-clooney-brad-pitt-proposition-8-play-296712 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028003020/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-clooney-brad-pitt-proposition-8-play-296712 |url-status=live}}</ref> The production was held at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]] and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the [[American Foundation for Equal Rights]].<ref name="8 play video">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qlUG8F9uVgM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301195722/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |title="8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality | date=March 3, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM |publisher=YouTube |access-date=March 17, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/ |publisher=pinknews.co.uk |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304005919/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, the [[Human Rights Campaign]] released a video in tribute to the victims of the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]]; in the video, Curtis and others told the stories of the people killed there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/watch-49-celebrities-honor-49-victims-of-orlando-tragedy-in-new-ryan-murphy |title=49 Celebrities Honor 49 Victims of Orlando Tragedy |publisher=Human Rights Campaign |access-date=June 30, 2016 |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823154109/http://www.hrc.org/blog/watch-49-celebrities-honor-49-victims-of-orlando-tragedy-in-new-ryan-murphy |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rothaus |first=Steve |date=June 12, 2016 |title=Pulse Orlando shooting scene a popular LGBT club where employees, patrons 'like family' |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article83301677.html |work=[[Miami Herald]] |access-date=June 15, 2016 |archive-date=June 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615082724/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article83301677.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], and was a vocal critic of President [[Donald Trump]] during his [[First presidency of Donald Trump|term in office]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bowden |first=John |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/472300-jamie-lee-curtis-pens-op-ed-calling-for-voters-to-elect-more |title=Jamie Lee Curtis calls on voters to elect more women: 'We here in America are Luddites' |date=November 27, 2019 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218063940/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/472300-jamie-lee-curtis-pens-op-ed-calling-for-voters-to-elect-more |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis showed support for [[Marianne Williamson]] in the [[2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries|primaries]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jamie-lee-curtis-mask-photo-sparks-uproar-1821888 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis' Mask Photo Sparks Uproar |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |last=Lloyd |first=Sophie |date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |quote=She recently announced her support for Democratic primary candidate Marianne Williamson on Instagram and has been championing the writers' and actors' strikes in Hollywood, led by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028034746/https://www.newsweek.com/jamie-lee-curtis-mask-photo-sparks-uproar-1821888 |url-status=live }}</ref> and endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://parade.com/news/jamie-lee-curtis-begs-fans-consider-this-one-issue-ahead-election-day |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Begs Fans to Consider This 'One Issue' Ahead of Election Day |last=Cote |first=Jacqueline |date=November 4, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |newspaper=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2024/scene/columns/jamie-lee-curtis-tim-walz-oh-daddy-kamala-harris-1236098282/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Feeling 'Great' About Tim Walz: 'Oh, Daddy, Let's Go!' |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Parade]] }}</ref> as well as [[Adam Schiff]] for the [[2024 United States Senate elections in California|2024 Senate race in California]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4279544-jamie-lee-curtis-backs-schiff-california-senate-race/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis backs Schiff in crowded California Senate race |last=Kurtz |first=Judy |date=October 27, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027184227/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4279544-jamie-lee-curtis-backs-schiff-california-senate-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2023, she expressed support for Israel during the [[Gaza war]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Mistakes Photo Of Palestinian Children In Post Supporting Israel |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-lee-curtis-palestinian-children-photo_n_65230623e4b09f4b8d408d6f |work=HuffPost |date=October 8, 2023 |access-date=January 7, 2024 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103131557/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-lee-curtis-palestinian-children-photo_n_65230623e4b09f4b8d408d6f |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello condemns harm to all children after Jamie Lee Curtis Gaza pic |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/10/12/rage-against-the-machines-tom-morello-condemns-harm-to-all-children-after-jamie-lee-curtis |work=Euronews |date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> but in the following month called for a [[ceasefire]] while showing support for the youth victims trapped among the conflict.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Prays for 'Cessation of Violence' Against All People, Calls Out Homophobia and Transphobia 'Championed In the Name of Religion' |url=https://variety.com/2023/scene/news/jamie-lee-curtis-out-100-speech-israel-instagram-1235786863/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 10, 2023 |accessdate=November 20, 2024}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
Beginning in 1990, Curtis and her father, Tony, took a renewed interest in their family's Hungarian Jewish heritage, and helped finance the rebuilding of the [[Dohány Street Synagogue|"Great Synagogue"]] in Budapest, Hungary. The largest synagogue in Europe, it was originally built in 1859 and suffered damage during World War II.<ref>Steves, Rick. ''Rick Steves' Budapest'', Public Affairs publ. (2009) pp. 72–73</ref>

Curtis also helped to refurbish the synagogue in [[Mátészalka]] where her grandparents worshipped. She attended the opening of the Tony Curtis Memorial Museum and Cafe, which is also located in Mátészalka.<ref>{{cite web |last=Albert |first=Maddy |url=https://www.kveller.com/jamie-lee-curtis-is-restoring-her-grandparents-synagogue-in-hungary/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Restoring Her Grandparents' Synagogue in Hungary – Kveller |publisher=Kveller.com |date=July 8, 2021 |access-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173039/https://www.kveller.com/jamie-lee-curtis-is-restoring-her-grandparents-synagogue-in-hungary/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis was guest of honor at the 11th annual gala and fundraiser in 2003 for Women in Recovery, a [[Venice, California]]-based non-profit organization offering a live-in, [[twelve-step program]] of rehabilitation for women in need. Past honorees of this organization include Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]] and Dame [[Angela Lansbury]]. Curtis is also involved in the work of the [[Children Affected by AIDS Foundation]], serving as the annual host for the organization's "Dream Halloween" event in Los Angeles, launched every year in October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamieleecurtisonline.com/news_archive2008.html |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Online website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609171227/http://www.jamieleecurtisonline.com/news_archive2008.html |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://caaf4kids.org/ |title=痩せ菌サプリで痩せ菌を増やして理想的な体を |website=caaf4kids.org |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212014234/http://caaf4kids.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis plays a leadership role for [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]] and supported the 2011 opening of a new inpatient facility for the organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chla.org/press-release/heidi-klum-jamie-lee-curtis-melanie-griffith-singer-songwriter-crystal-bowersox-and |title=Heidi Klum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Melanie Griffith, Singer-Songwriter Crystal Bowersox and 3,000 Angelenos Celebrate Upcoming Opening of the New Children's Hospital Los Angeles Building |date=May 3, 2015 |website=CHLA |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802011650/https://www.chla.org/press-release/heidi-klum-jamie-lee-curtis-melanie-griffith-singer-songwriter-crystal-bowersox-and |url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], she started the "My Hand in Yours" organization with the message "you are not alone" to raise money for the hospital and for people to be able to offer gifts and objects of comfort to people in times of crisis, with all proceeds from every item in the store being sent to help in the care and treatment of critically ill and injured children.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |author=jamieleecurtis |author-link=Jamie Lee Curtis |user=jamieleecurtis |postid=C34_cvVrXrJ |date=February 28, 2024 |title= MY HAND IN YOURS is a company that is dedicated to connection and care. 100% of all proceeds from every item in our store are sent to help in the care and treatment of critically ill and injured children @childrensla where they will treat any child, regardless of their families, ability to pay for the treatment. |language=en |access-date=November 20, 2024 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C34_cvVrXrJ/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |author=jamieleecurtis |author-link=Jamie Lee Curtis |user=jamieleecurtis |postid=C5Bct-RxI9h |date=March 27, 2024 |title=My little company, MY HAND IN YOURS, @my_hand_in_yours was started with the simple message that 'you are not alone' and that we offer items of comfort and celebration and connection to people in support of the most vulnerable of our human species, critically, ill and injured children, and the heroes who treat and support them every day at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. |language=en |access-date=November 20, 2024 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Bct-RxI9h/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |author=jamieleecurtis |author-link=Jamie Lee Curtis |user=jamieleecurtis |postid=DEpqGxEviqM |date=January 10, 2025 |title=I started @my_hand_in_yours right when the Covid pandemic hit. The intention of the company was to offer comfort and connection to people in times of crisis and catastrophe. Since then we also have understood that celebration and community are part of the company, but with these horrific fires I wanted to simply say that the intention of the companies to raise money for critically ill and injured children at Children's Hospital Los Angeles @childrensla and to be able to offer gifts and objects of comfort to people in times of crisis, if ever there was a crisis in California, it's now. Thank you for your support and for your care and concern for so many who have lost so much. MY HAND IN YOURS! |language=en |access-date=January 10, 2025 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEpqGxEviqM/ }}</ref>

In October 2023, ''[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]'' honored Curtis with the Advocate of the Year award as a part of the [[Out (magazine)#Out100|Out100 celebration]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/jamie-lee-curtis-is-our-advocate-of-the-year|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Our Advocate of the Year|website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=October 19, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2024}}</ref> Curtis, who is mother to a [[transgender]] daughter, then gave a speech condemning [[LGBTQ rights opposition|anti-LGBTQ+]] lawmakers and their supporters, stating: "Freedom is the goal."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis-homophobes-transphobes|title=Watch Jamie Lee Curtis Tell Homophobes and Transphobes to 'Back the F*ck Off'|website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=November 10, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2024}}</ref> In January 2025, she donated $1 million to the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|Los Angeles wildfires]] relief efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/hollywood-donations-la-fires-jamie-lee-curtis-1236270322/|last=Murphy|first=J. Kim|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Donates $1 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Efforts|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 9, 2025|accessdate=January 9, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Curtis married British-American filmmaker and actor [[Christopher Guest]] on December 18, 1984. She saw a picture of him from his film ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' (1984) in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and told her friend [[Debra Hill]], "Oh, I'm going to marry that guy." She married him five months later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver/#_ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis and Kids Arrive for Avatar |work=interviewmagazine.com |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226113122/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver#_ |url-status=live}}</ref> They have two adopted daughters: Annie, born in 1986, and Ruby, born in 1996. Curtis is actor [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]'s [[godparent|godmother]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1604325,00.html |title=Interview: Jake Gyllenhaal, crown prince of Tinseltown |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=October 30, 2005 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |first=Fred |last=Schruers |archive-date=May 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510194620/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1604325,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to her marriage to Guest, Curtis dated British rock singer [[Adam Ant]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3640005/Adam-and-the-fall.html |location=London |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Adam and the fall |date=April 9, 2005 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215135142/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3640005/Adam-and-the-fall.html |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 8, 1996, her husband Guest inherited the title [[Baron Haden-Guest]] when his father died. As the wife of a [[hereditary peer]], Curtis is a [[baroness]] styled as The Lady Haden-Guest. Curtis does not use this title, saying, "it has nothing to do with me".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jamie-lee-curtis-article-122002 |title=Tour Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest's House in Los Angeles |last1=Rowlands |first1=Penelope |date=September 25, 2016 |website=[[Architectural Digest]] |access-date=October 13, 2018 |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053044/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jamie-lee-curtis-article-122002 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jamie-lee-curtis-actually-baroness-162700559.html |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Actually A Baroness—With A Really Hefty Net Worth |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013132752/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jamie-lee-curtis-actually-baroness-162700559.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

She is close friends with actress [[Sigourney Weaver]]. In a 2015 interview, she said she has never watched Weaver's film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' (1979) in its entirety because she was too scared by it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver/#page2 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis and Kids Arrive for Avatar |work=interviewmagazine.com |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226113122/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver#page2 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis is a recovering alcoholic, and was once addicted to [[painkiller]]s that she began using after a cosmetic surgical procedure.<ref>{{cite web|first=Meg|last=Grant|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/jamie-lee-curtis.html|title=Jamie Lee Curtis: A Life in Full Bloom|website=[[AARP|AARP.com]]|date=July 28, 2021|accessdate=June 25, 2023|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011203834/https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/jamie-lee-curtis.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She became sober from opiates in 1999 after reading and relating to [[Tom Chiarella]]'s account of addiction,<ref name=":1" /> and has called her own recovery the greatest achievement of her life.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jamie Lee |last=Curtis |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-lee-curtis/king-of-pain_b_240998.html |title=King of Pain |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303002712/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-lee-curtis/king-of-pain_b_240998.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She is a fan of the video game ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' and the manga ''[[One Piece]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-jamie-lee-curtis-biggest-luffy-fan/ |title=One Piece: Jamie Lee Curtis Is One of Luffy's Biggest Fans |website=Comicbook.com |date=January 13, 2021 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415061930/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-jamie-lee-curtis-biggest-luffy-fan/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and has worn disguises that allowed her to attend [[Comic-Con]], [[Evolution Championship Series|EVO]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/07/18/jamie-lee-curtis-vega-street-fighter-evo-2015/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis cosplayed as Vega from 'Street Fighter' at EVO 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504040446/https://ew.com/article/2015/07/18/jamie-lee-curtis-vega-street-fighter-evo-2015/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[BlizzCon]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Stark |first=Chelsea |url=http://mashable.com/2015/11/09/jamie-lee-curtis-blizzcon-cosplay/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis, we see you sneaking into gaming events in costume |date=November 9, 2015 |website=[[Mashable]] |access-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904204209/http://mashable.com/2015/11/09/jamie-lee-curtis-blizzcon-cosplay/ |url-status=live}}</ref> incognito.

In 2021, Curtis received the [[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]] during the [[78th Venice International Film Festival]] and said, "I feel so alive, like I'm this 14-year-old person just beginning their life. That's how I wake up every day with that sort of joy and purpose. I'm just beginning my work."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tatiana |last=Siegel |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Reflects on Venice Lifetime Achievement Award and Special Tribute From 'Halloween' Set |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-lee-curtis-venice-film-festival-lifetime-achievement-award-halloween-kills-movie-1235007224/ |access-date=September 3, 2021 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 3, 2021 |archive-date=September 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903120709/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-lee-curtis-venice-film-festival-lifetime-achievement-award-halloween-kills-movie-1235007224/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting credits and awards==
{{main|List of Jamie Lee Curtis performances|List of awards and nominations received by Jamie Lee Curtis}}
[[File:Jamie Lee Curtis Emmy Awards 1989.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Curtis at the 1989 [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]]]

Curtis has received numerous accolades, including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] (from four nominations), an [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] (from two nominations), two [[Golden Globe Awards]] (from eight nominations), and two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] (from four nominations). She has also been nominated for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] and an [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]]. She received the Maltin Modern Master Award from the [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis to receive Maltin Modern Master Award from Santa Barbara International Film Festival |url=https://awardswatch.com/jamie-lee-curtis-to-receive-maltin-modern-master-award-from-santa-barbara-international-film-festival/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Awards Watch |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215121616/https://awardswatch.com/jamie-lee-curtis-to-receive-maltin-modern-master-award-from-santa-barbara-international-film-festival/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Her most positively reviewed films, according to the review-aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie Lee Curtis |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jamie_lee_curtis |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329160817/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jamie_lee_curtis |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Veronica Mars |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veronica_mars |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019214339/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veronica_mars |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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* ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Fog]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Roadgames]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Trading Places]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Dominick and Eugene]]'' (1988)
* ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]'' (1990)
* ''[[True Lies]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Tailor of Panama (film)|The Tailor of Panama]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Daddy and Them]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Veronica Mars (film)|Veronica Mars]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Knives Out]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (2022)
* ''[[The Last Showgirl]]'' (2024)
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==See also==
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
* [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees]]

==References==
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