List of Jamie Lee Curtis performances
The following is a list of film and television performances by American actress, producer, and children's author Jamie Lee Curtis. She made her film debut in John Carpenter's slasher film Halloween (1978); her role as Laurie Strode established her as a scream queen and led to a string of parts in the horror films The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train (all 1980) and Roadgames (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the Halloween sequels Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021), and Halloween Ends (2022). She also had an uncredited voice role in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982).[1]
Curtis's film work spans many genres, including the cult comedies Trading Places (1983), for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.[2] Her role in the 1985 film Perfect earned her a reputation as a sex symbol.[3] She won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Helen Tasker in James Cameron's action thriller True Lies (1994);[4] she also earned her first SAG Award nomination her performance.[5] Her performance as Deirdre Beaubeirdre in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) earned her the first Academy Award nomination—and win—of her career, for Best Supporting Actress.[6][7][8] Her performance also earned her two SAG awards: Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.[9] As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office.[10]
On television, Curtis made her acting debut in a season 2 episode of Quincy, M.E. (1977).[11] She received a Golden Globe Award and a People's Choice Award for her role as Hannah Miller on ABC's Anything But Love (1989–1992).[12] She earned another Golden Globe nomination for her role in the television film The Heidi Chronicles (1996) and earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the fact based drama Nicholas' Gift (1998).[13] She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–16), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination,[4] and her second People's Choice Award nomination.[14]
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Halloween | Laurie Strode | [15] | |
1980 | The Fog | Elizabeth Solley | [16] | |
Prom Night | Kim Hammond | [17] | ||
Terror Train | Alana Maxwell | [18] | ||
1981 | Escape from New York | Narrator / Computer | Voice role; uncredited | [19] |
Roadgames | Pamela "Hitch" Rushworth | [20] | ||
Halloween II | Laurie Strode | [15] | ||
1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Telephone Operator | Voice role; uncredited | [1] |
Coming Soon | Narrator | Documentary | [21] | |
1983 | Trading Places | Ophelia | [22] | |
1984 | Love Letters | Anna Winter | [23] | |
Grandview, U.S.A. | Michelle "Mike" Cody | [24] | ||
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Sandra Banzai | In extended version | [25] | |
1985 | Perfect | Jessie Wilson | [26] | |
1987 | A Man in Love | Susan Elliot | [27] | |
Amazing Grace and Chuck | Lynn Taylor | [28] | ||
1988 | Dominick and Eugene | Jennifer Reston | [29] | |
A Fish Called Wanda | Wanda Gershwitz | [30] | ||
1990 | Blue Steel | Megan Turner | [31] | |
1991 | Queens Logic | Grace | [32] | |
My Girl | Shelly DeVoto | [33] | ||
1992 | Forever Young | Claire Cooper | [34] | |
1993 | Mother's Boys | Judith "Jude" Madigan | [35] | |
1994 | My Girl 2 | Shelly DeVoto Sultenfuss | [36] | |
True Lies | Helen Tasker | [37] | ||
1996 | House Arrest | Janet Beindorf | [38] | |
1997 | Fierce Creatures | Willa Weston | [39] | |
1998 | Homegrown | Sierra Kahan | [40] | |
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Laurie Strode | [15] | ||
1999 | Virus | Kelly Foster | [41] | |
2000 | Drowning Mona | Rona Mace | [42] | |
2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Louisa Pendel | [43] | |
Daddy and Them | Elaine Bowen | [44] | ||
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys | Queen Camilla | Voice role | [45] | |
2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Laurie Strode | [15] | |
2003 | Freaky Friday | Tess Coleman / Anna Coleman | [46] | |
2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Nora Krank | [47] | |
2005 | The Kid & I | Herself | [48] | |
2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Vivian Ashe | [49] | |
2010 | You Again | Gail Byer Olsen | [50] | |
2011 | The Little Engine That Could | Beverly "Bev" | Voice role | [51] |
2012 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Ryoko Matsuzaki | Voice role; English dub | [52] |
2014 | Veronica Mars | Gayle Buckley | [53] | |
2015 | Spare Parts | Principal Karen Lowry | [54] | |
2017 | Hondros | — | Executive producer only | [55] |
2018 | Halloween | Laurie Strode | Also executive producer | [15] |
An Acceptable Loss | Rachel Burke | [56] | ||
2019 | Knives Out | Linda Drysdale-Thrombey | [57] | |
2021 | Halloween Kills | Laurie Strode | Also executive producer | [15] |
2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Deirdre Beaubeirdre | [8] | |
Halloween Ends | Laurie Strode | Also executive producer | [15] | |
2023 | Haunted Mansion | Madame Leota | [58] | |
2024 | Borderlands | Dr. Patricia Tannis | [59] | |
The Last Showgirl | Annette | |||
2025 | Ella McCay † | Post-production | [60] | |
Freakier Friday † | Tess Coleman | Post-production; also producer | ||
TBA | The Lost Bus † | — | Post-production; producer |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Quincy, M.E. | Girl in Dressing | Episode: "Visitors in Paradise" | [11] |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Mary | Episode: "Mystery of the Fallen Angels" | [61] | |
Columbo | Waitress | Episode: "The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case" | [62] | |
1977–1978 | Operation Petticoat | Lt. Barbara Duran | Main role | [63] |
1978 | Charlie's Angels | Linda Frey | Episode: "Winning Is for Losers" | [64] |
The Love Boat | Linda | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part, Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away" | [65] | |
1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Jen Burton | Episode: "Unchained Woman" | [66] |
1980 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown & Ellen Shipley" | [67] |
1981 | She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Rita Jennings | Television film | [68] |
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | Dorothy Stratten | [69] | ||
1982 | Callahan | Rachel Bartlett | [70] | |
Money on the Side | Michelle Jamison | [71] | ||
1984 | Saturday Night Live | Herself/host | 2 episodes: "Thompson Twins" & "Jamie Lee Curtis/The Fixx" | [67] |
1985 | Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends | Annie Oakley | Episode: "Annie Oakley" | [72] |
1986 | As Summers Die | Whitsey Loftin | Television film | [73] |
1989–1992 | Anything but Love | Hannah Miller | Main role; directed episode: "The Call of the Mild" | [74] |
1995 | The Heidi Chronicles | Heidi Holland | Television film | [75] |
1996 | The Drew Carey Show | Sioux | Episode: "Playing a Unified Field" | [76] |
1998 | Nicholas' Gift | Maggie Green | Television film | [77] |
2000 | Pigs Next Door | Clara | Voice role; episode: "Movin' On Up" | [78] |
2005 | A Home for the Holidays | TV Program Host | Television special | [79] |
2012 | NCIS | Dr. Samantha Ryan | 5 episodes | [80] |
2012–2018 | New Girl | Joan Day | 6 episodes | [81] |
2014 | Only Human | Evelyn Lang | Television film | [82] |
2015–2016 | Scream Queens | Cathy Munsch | Main role; directed episode: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel" | [83] |
2019 | Game Grumps | Herself | Web series; episode: "Playing Super Mario Party w/ JAMIE LEE CURTIS!" | [84] |
2020 | Archer | Agent Peregrine Bruchstein | Voice role; 2 episodes | [85] |
Martha Knows Best | Herself | Episode: "Martha Claus Is Coming to Town" | [86] | |
2022 | Reno 911! | Lt. Donna Fitzgibbons | Episode: "Bad Lieutenant Woman" | [87] |
2023–2024 | The Bear | Donna Berzatto | 3 episodes | [88] |
2024 | The Sticky | Bo Shea | 2 episodes; also executive producer | [89] |
TBA | Scarpetta | Dorothy | Upcoming series; also executive producer | [90] |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "True Lies". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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- ^ "Fierce Creatures". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Homegrown". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Virus". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Drowning Mona". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "The Tailor of Panama". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Daddy and Them". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Freaky Friday". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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- ^ "Beverly Hills Chihuahua". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "You Again". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "The Little Engine That Could". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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- ^ "Knives Out". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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- ^ "Callahan". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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- ^ "Anything but Love". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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