Jamie Lee CURTIS

* 22.11.1958, Los Angeles, USA

Schauspielerin * Tochter des Schauspielerehepaares Janet Leigh und Tony Curtis * (nach Kurzbesuch der University of the Pacific in Stockton, California) tritt in die Fußstapfen ihrer Eltern und sammelt erste Filmerfahrungen in Fernsehproduktionen (Serie Operation Petticoat, 1977/78) * 1978 Kinodebüt im Horrorklassiker Halloween ("I remember the first day we shot, I remember exactly what we shot and I remember going home thinking I was going to be fired. I just thought I sucked and that.... you know. And I remember being at home and my roommate said 'Jamie, the phone's for you, it's John Carpenter' and I thought 'Aw man, this is it'. And he called to say how happy he was with the day's work and I just thought that was great.") - (als scream queen zum Weltruhm gelangt) übernimmt in folgenden drei Jahren ähnliche Parts in weiteren Horrorfilmen (The Fog; Prom Night) * 1982/83 wechselt ins Drama- bzw. Komödienfach und feiert 1988 einen weiteren Welterfolg in der britischen Gaunerkomödie A Fish Called Wanda * 1998 kehrt mit Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (dritter Auftritt als Laurie Strode) wieder ins Horrorgenre zurück * Fernseharbeit (Serie Anything But Love, 1989-92; Nicholas' Gift, 1998) * seit 1993 ist auch als Kinderbuchautorin tätig * Bloggerin für The Huffington Post * verheiratet mit Christopher Guest (seit 1984) | Bild(quelle): kinomania.ru

FILMS

Halloween (Halloween - Die Nacht des Grauens, 1978-USA; R: John Carpenter, B: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, K: Dean Cundey, M: John Carpenter, D: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis/Nancy Kyes) 93m-Horror (04-05 > 21 Tage; 7810)

The Fog (The Fog - Nebel des Grauens, 1979-USA; R: John Carpenter, B: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, K: Dean Cundey, M: John Carpenter, D: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis: Elizabeth Solley, John Houseman & Janet Leigh & Hal Holbrook) 90m-Horror (04-05; 8002)

Prom Night (Prom Night - Die Nacht des Schlächters, 1979-CDN; R: Paul Lynch, B: William Gray, K: Robert C. New, M: Carl Zittrer, Paul Zaza, D: Leslie Nielsen * Jamie Lee Curtis: Kim Hammond * Casey Stevens) 92m-Horror (08-09; 8007-USA)

Terror Train (Monster im Nachtexpreß, 1979-CDN; R: Roger Spottiswoode, B: T.Y. Drake, K: John Alcott, M: John Mills-Cockell, D: Ben Johnson * Jamie Lee Curtis: Alana * Hart Bochner, David Copperfield) 97m-Horror (11-12; 8010)

Roadgames (Truck Driver, 1980-AUS; R: Richard Franklin, B: Everett De Roche, K: Vincent Monton, M: Brian May, D: Stacy Keach * Jamie Lee Curtis: Hitch * Marion Edward) 101m-Thriller (05?06-? > 68 Tage; 8107)

Halloween II (Halloween II - Das Grauen kehrt zurück, 1981-USA; R: Rick Rosenthal, B: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, K: Dean Cundey, M: John Carpenter; Alan Howarth, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode * Donald Pleasence) 92m-Horror (04-05; 8110)

Love Letters (Hörig, 1982-USA; R+B: Amy Holden Jones, K: Alec Hirschfeld, M: Ralph Jones, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Anna Winter ° James Keach, Amy Madigan, Matt Clark, Bud Cort) 95/8m-Liebesdrama (Herbst > 30 Tage; 8404)

Trading Places (Die Glücksritter, 1982/83-USA; R: John Landis, B: Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod, K: Robert Paynter, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: Dan Aykroyd * Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott & Jamie Lee Curtis: Ophelia) 116m-Komödie (12-03; 8306)

Grandview, U.S.A. (Speedway Trio, 1983-USA; R: Randal Kleiser, B: Ken Hixon, K: Reynaldo Villalobos, M: Thomas Newman, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Michelle "Mike" Cody, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Troy Donahue) 97m-Jugenddrama (09-10; 8408)

Perfect (Perfect, 1984-USA; R: James Bridges, B: Aaron Latham, James Bridges, K: Gordon Willis, M: Ralph Burns, D: John Travolta * Jamie Lee Curtis: Jessie Wilson, Anne De Salvo, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman, Mathew Reed & Jann Wenner) 115m-Liebesdrama (Artikelreihe von Aaron Latham, 1983) (05-11; 8506)

Amazing Grace and Chuck (Schweigende Stimmen, 1986-USA; R: Mike Newell, B: David Field, K: Robert Elswit, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Lynn Taylor ° Gregory Peck ° William Petersen) 115m-Drama (07-?; 8704)

Un homme amoureux / Un uomo innamorato / A Man in Love (A Man in Love, 1986-F/I; R: Diane Kurys, B: Diane Kurys, Olivier Schatzky, K: Bernard Zitzermann, M: Georges Delerue, D: Peter Coyote, Greta Scacchi, Jamie Lee Curtis: Susan Elliott, Peter Riegert, John Berry, Vincent Lindon, Jean Pigozzi, Elia Katz, Constantin Alexandrov, Jean-Claude de Goros & Claudia Cardinale) 110/25m-Liebesdrama (09-12; 8705)

Dominick and Eugene (1987-USA * Robert M. Young ... Jennifer Reston) (04-06; 8803)

A Fish Called Wanda (1987-USA/GB * Charles Crichton ... Wanda Gershwitz) (07-09; 8807)

Blue Steel (Blue Steel, 1988-USA; R: Kathryn Bigelow, B: Kathryn Bigelow, Eric Red, K: Amir Mokri, M: Brad Fiedel, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Megan Turner, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña & Louise Fletcher) 102m-Thriller (08-10; 9003)

Queens Logic (1989-USA * Steve Rash ... Grace) 112m-Tragikomödie (9102)

My Girl (My Girl - Meine erste Liebe, 1991-USA; R: Howard Zieff, B: Laurice Elehwany, K: Paul Elliott, M: James Newton Howard, D: Dan Aykroyd * Jamie Lee Curtis: Shelly DeVoto * Macaulay Culkin * Anna Chlumsky, Griffin Dunne) 102m-Tragikomödie (01-03; 9111)

Forever Young (1992-USA * Steve Miner ... Claire Cooper) (02-05; 9212)

Mother's Boys (Tödliche Absichten, 1992/93-USA; R: Yves Simoneau, B: Barry Schneider, Richard Hawley, K: Elliot Davis, M: George S. Clinton, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Jude Madigan * Peter Gallagher * Joanne Whalley[-Kilmer]) 96m-Thriller (Roman Mother's Boys von Bernard Taylor, 1988) (12-02; 9403)

My Girl 2 (My Girl 2 - Meine große Liebe, 1993-USA; R: Howard Zieff, B: Janet Kovalcik, K: Paul Elliott, M: Cliff Eidelman, D: Dan Aykroyd * Jamie Lee Curtis: Shelly Sultenfuss * Anna Chlumsky * Austin O'Brien) 99m-Komödie (06-09; 9402)

True Lies (True Lies, 1993/94-USA; R+B: James Cameron, K: Russell Carpenter, M: Brad Fiedel, D: Arnold Schwarzenegger * Jamie Lee Curtis: Helen Tasker, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, Tia Carrere) 141m-Actionkomödie (08-03; 9407)

House Arrest (Hausarrest, 1995-USA; R: Harry Winer, B: Michael Hitchcock, K: Ueli Steiger, M: Bruce Broughton, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Janet Beindorf ° Kevin Pollak, Jennifer Tilly, Christopher McDonald, Wallace Shawn & Ray Walston) 108m-Familienkomödie (03-05; 9608)

Fierce Creatures (1995-96-GB/USA * Robert Young, Fred Schepisi ... Willa Weston) (05-08 + 08; 9701)

Homegrown (Homegrown, 1996/97-USA; R: Stephen Gyllenhaal, B: Nicholas Kazan, Stephen Gyllenhaal, K: Greg Gardiner, M: Trevor Rabin, D: Billy Bob Thornton * Hank Azaria * Kelly Lynch, Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Phillippe, Judge Reinhold, Jon Tenney, Ted Danson & John Lithgow & Jamie Lee Curtis: Sierra Kahan) 101m-Tragikomödie (11-01; 9804)

Virus (Virus, 1997-USA; R: John Bruno, B: Chuck Pfarrer, Dennis Feldman, K: David Eggby, M: Joel McNeely, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Kit Foster * William Baldwin * Donald Sutherland) 99m-Sci-Fi-Horror (Comic-Book-Serie von Chuck Pfarrer) (01-06; 9901)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (Halloween H20, 1998-USA; R: Steve Miner, B: Robert Zappia, Matt Greenberg, K: Daryn Okada, M: John Ottman, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode/Keri Tate, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett & LL Cool J & Joseph Gordon-Levitt) 86m-Horrorthriller (02-04; 9808)

Daddy and Them (1998-USA * Billy Bob Thornton ... Elaine Bowen) 101m-Tragikomödie (08-10; 0206-I)

Drowning Mona (Der Fall Mona, 1999-USA; R: Nick Gomez, B: Peter Steinfeld, K: Bruce Douglas Johnson, M: Michael Tavera, D: Danny DeVito * Bette Midler * Neve Campbell * Jamie Lee Curtis: Rona Mace) 96m-Schwarze Komödie (06-07; 0003)

The Tailor of Panama (2000-IRL/USA * John Boorman ... Louisa Pendel) (Roman von John le Carre) (0103)

Halloween: Resurrection (Halloween: Resurrection, 2001-USA; R: Rick Rosenthal, B: Larry Brand, Sean Hood, K: David Geddes, M: Danny Lux, D: Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman & Sean Patrick Thomas & Tyra Banks & Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode) 90m-Horror (05-06; 0207)

Freaky Friday (Freaky Friday - Ein voll verrückter Freitag, 2002-USA; R: Mark Waters, B: Heather Hach, Leslie Dixon, K: Oliver Wood, M: Rolfe Kent, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Tess Coleman, Lindsay Lohan, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray & Mark Harmon) 97m-Fantasykomödie (Roman von Mary Rodgers, 1972) (10-12; 0308)

Christmas with the Kranks (Verrückte Weihnachten, 2004-USA; R: Joe Roth, B: Chris Columbus, K: Don Burgess, M: John Debney, D: Tim Allen * Jamie Lee Curtis: Nora Krank, Dan Aykroyd, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey, M. Emmet Walsh) 98m-Komödie (Roman Skipping Christmas von John Grisham, 2001) (04-?; 0411)

The Kid & I (2004-USA * Penelope Spheeris ... cameo als sie selbst) (06-?; 0512)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, 2007-USA; R: Raja Gosnell, B: Analisa LaBianco, Jeff/rey Bushell, K: Phil Meheux, M: Heitor Pereira, D: Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona & Jamie Lee Curtis: Tante Viv) 91m-Tierkomödie (07-11; 0810)

You Again (Du schon wieder, 2009-USA; R: Andy Fickman, B: Moe Jelline, K: David Hennings, M: Nathan Wang, D: Kristen Bell, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis: Gail, Odette Yustman, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber & Betty White) 105m-Komödie (08-10; 1009)

Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars, 2013-USA; R: Rob Thomas, B: Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero, K: Ben Kutchins, M: Josh Kramon, D: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen, Francis Capra, Percy Daggs III, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino & Enrico Colantoni / Jamie Lee Curtis: Gayle Buckley) 107m-Mystery (06-07 > 28 Tage; 1403)

Spare Parts (2013-USA; R: Sean McNamara, B: Elissa Matsueda, K: Richard Wong, M: Andrés Levin, D: George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis: Karen Lowry, Carlos PenaVega, Esai Morales, José Julián, David Del Rio, Oscar Gutierrez, Alexa PenaVega, Alessandra Rosaldo & Marisa Tomei) 113m-Drama (Artikel La Vida Robot von Joshua Davis, 2005) (10-11; 1501)

An Acceptable Loss (2017-USA; R+B: Joe Chappelle, K: Petra Korner, M: Valgeir Sigurðsson, D: Tika Sumpter ° Ben Tavassoli, Deanna Dunagan, Jeff Hephner, Alex Weisman, Rex Linn & Clarke Peters & Jamie Lee Curtis: Rachel Burke) 102m-Politthriller (06-08; 1901) AT: The Pages

Halloween (Halloween, 2018-USA; R: David Gordon Green, B: Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, K: Michael Simmonds, M: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner) 106m-Horror (01-02/+06; 1810)

Knives Out (Knives Out - Mord ist Familiensache, 2018-USA; R+B: Rian Johnson, K: Steve Yedlin, M: Nathan Johnson, D: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis: Linda Drysdale, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell & Christopher Plummer) 131m-Krimikomödie (10-12; 1911)

Halloween Kills (Halloween Kills, 2019-USA; R: David Gordon Green, B: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Scott Teems, K: Michael Simmonds, M: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Anthony Michael Hall, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens) 105m-Horror (09-11; 2110)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2020-USA; R+B: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, K: Larkin Seiple, M: Son Lux, D: Michelle Yeoh ° Stephanie Hsu ° Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum, Jr. & James Hong & Jamie Lee Curtis: Deirdre Beaubeirdre) 139m-Actionkomödie (01-03; 2203)

Haunted Mansion (Geistervilla, 2021/22-USA; R: Justin Simien, B: Katie Dippold, K: Jeffrey Waldron, M: Kris Bowers, D: LaKeith Stanfield ° Tiffany Haddish ° Owen Wilson ° Danny DeVito ° Rosario Dawson, Dan Levy & Jamie Lee Curtis: Madame Leota & Jared Leto) 123m-Horrorkomödie (10-02; 2307)

Halloween Ends (Halloween Ends, 2022-USA; R: David Gordon Green, B: Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, K: Michael Simmonds, M: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, D: Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie Strode, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, Kyle Richards, James Jude Courtney) 111m-Horror (01-03/+06; 2210)

AWARDS

BAFTA Film Award (beste Nebendarstellerin) für Trading Places (1984)

Golden Globe (beste Darstellerin * Kategorie Komödie/Musical) für True Lies (1995)

Saturn Award (beste Darstellerin) für True Lies (1995)

Saturn Award (beste Darstellerin) für Halloween (2019)

Goldener Löwe für ihr Lebenswerk [Filmfestspiele Venedig 2021]

BOOK

David Grove: Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen. Albany: BearManor Media, 2015

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