| Date of Birth:
22 November 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nicknames:
The Scream Queen
The Body
Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Mini Biography:
Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978). After that she became famous for roles in movies like Trading Places (1983), Perfect (1985) and A Fish Called Wanda (1988). She starred in one of the biggest action films ever, True Lies (1994), for which she won a Golden Globe for her performance. In 1998 she starred in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) in which she reprised her role that made her famous back in 1978.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Barry Leger
Spouse
Christopher Guest (18 December 1984 - present) 2 adopted children
Trivia:
During the 1980s she was engaged to Hollywood production designer J. Michael Riva, the grandson of screen legend Marlene Dietrich. Her godfather was MCA-Universal CEO Lew Wasserman.
Saw her future husband Christopher Guest in the issue of Rolling Stone magazine with Cyndi Lauper on the cover. Guest appeared in a promotional photo for the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984) in full costume and makeup as a rock star. She fell in love at first sight of the photo and gave her telephone number to his agent.
Adopted two children: Annie (b. December 1986) and Thomas (b. March 1996).
Daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Became formally known as Baroness Haden-Guest of Saling in the County of Essex (or, less formally, Lady Haden-Guest), when her husband, Christopher, inherited the barony in 1996 on the death of his father.
Sister of actress Kelly Curtis
Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall private school in 1976.
It was on her suggestion that Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) was made.
Her deleted scene from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) is included on the MGM Special Edition DVD, 2001, as the "Alternate Opening".
Was asked to cameo in Scream 3 (2000), but declined.
Won a 2003 Grammy nomination in the Best Spoken Album for Children category for her recording of the children's books she has written.
Measurements: 34C-22-32 (wardrobe on Forever Young (1992)) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Sister-in-law of Nicholas Guest and Pamela Guest.
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