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).
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. Her role in the 1985 film Perfect earned her a reputation as a sex symbol. She won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Helen Tasker in James Cameron's action thriller True Lies (1994); she also earned her first SAG Award nomination her performance. 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. Her performance also earned her two SAG awards: Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. As of 2026, her films have grossed over $2.8 billion at the box office. Her performance in The Last Showgirl (2024) brought her further critical acclaim and earned her BAFTA and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, Curtis made her acting debut in a season 2 episode of Quincy, M.E. (1977). 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). 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). She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–16), for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination, and her second People's Choice Award nomination. In 2023, Curtis guest starred in the second season of the Hulu comedy-drama series The Bear as alcoholic family matriarch Donna Berzatto, for which she received widespread critical acclaim and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
Film +List of film credits Year Title Role Notes 1978 Halloween Laurie Strode 1980 The Fog Elizabeth Solley Prom Night Kimberly "Kim" Hammond Terror Train Alana Maxwell 1981Escape from New York Narrator / Computer Uncredited voice role Roadgames Pamela "Hitch" Rushworth Halloween II Laurie Strode 1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch Telephone Operator Uncredited voice role Coming Soon Narrator Documentary film 1983 Trading Places Ophelia 1984 Love Letters Anna Winter Grandview, U.S.A. Michelle "Mike" Cody The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Sandra Banzai Featured in extended version only 1985 Perfect Jessie Wilson 1987 A Man in Love Susan Elliot Amazing Grace and Chuck Lynn Taylor 1988 Dominick and Eugene Jennifer Reston A Fish Called Wanda Wanda Gershwitz 1990 Blue Steel Officer Megan Turner 1991 Queens Logic Grace My Girl Shelly DeVoto 1992 Forever Young Claire Cooper 1993 Mother's Boys Judith "Jude" Madigan 1994 My Girl 2 Shelly DeVoto Sultenfuss True Lies Helen Tasker 1996 House Arrest Janet Beindorf 1997 Fierce Creatures Willa Weston 1998 Homegrown Sierra Kahan Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Laurie Strode / Keri Tate 1999 Virus Kelly "Kit" Foster 2000 Drowning Mona Rona Mace 2001 The Tailor of Panama Louisa Pendel Daddy and Them Elaine Bowen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys Queen Camilla Voice role 2002 Halloween: Resurrection Laurie Strode 2003 Freaky Friday Tess Coleman / Anna Coleman 2004 Christmas with the Kranks Nora Krank 2005 The Kid & I Herself Cameo appearance 2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Vivian "Viv" Ashe 2009 Dirt! The Movie Narrator Documentary film 2010 You Again Gail Byer Olsen 2011 The Little Engine That Could Beverly "Bev" Voice role Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie RetrospectiveHerselfDocumentary film 2012 From Up on Poppy Hill Ryoko Matsuzaki Voice role (English dub) 2014 Veronica Mars Gayle Buckley 2015 Spare Parts Principal Karen Lowry 2017 Hondros 2018 Halloween Laurie Strode Also executive producer An Acceptable Loss Rachel Burke 2019 Knives Out Linda Drysdale-Thrombey 2021 Halloween Kills Laurie Strode Also executive producer 2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Deirdre Beaubeirdre Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Halloween Ends Laurie Strode Also executive producer 2023 Haunted Mansion Madame Leota 2024 Borderlands Dr. Patricia Tannis The Last Showgirl Annette 2025 Freakier Friday Tess Coleman / Lily Reyes Also producer The Lost Bus Ella McCay Helen McCay 2026 The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Moira Cameo appearance Sender Lisa Barr Also producer
Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 Quincy, M.E. Girl in Dressing Room Episode: "Visitors in Paradise" The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Mary Episode: "Mystery of the Fallen Angels" Columbo Waitress Episode: "The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case" 1977–1978 Operation Petticoat Lieutenant Barbara Duran Main role; 23 episodes 1978 Charlie's Angels Linda Frey Episode: "Winning Is for Losers" The Love Boat Linda Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part, Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away" 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Jen Burton Episode: "Unchained Woman" 1980 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown & Ellen Shipley" 1981 She's in the Army Now Private Rita Jennings Television film Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story Dorothy Stratten 1982 Callahan Rachel Bartlett Money on the Side Michelle Jamison 1984 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episodes: "Thompson Twins" & "Jamie Lee Curtis/The Fixx" 1985 Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends Annie Oakley Episode: "Annie Oakley" 1986 As Summers Die Whitsey Loftin Television film 1989–1992 Anything but Love Hannah Miller Main role; 56 episodes (directed episode: "The Call of the Mild") 1995 The Heidi Chronicles Heidi Holland Television film 1996 The Drew Carey Show Sioux Episode: "Playing a Unified Field" 1998 Nicholas' Gift Maggie Green Television film 2000 Pigs Next Door Clara Voice role; Episode: "Movin' On Up" 2005 A Home for the Holidays TV Program Host Television special 2012 NCIS Dr. Samantha Ryan Recurring role; 5 episodes (season 9) 2012, 2014–2015, 2018 New Girl Joan Day Recurring role; 6 episodes (seasons 2–4, 7) 2014 Only Human Evelyn Lang Television film 2015–2016 Scream Queens Cathy Munsch Main role; 23 episodes (directed episode: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel") 2019 Game Grumps Herself Web series; Episode: "Playing Super Mario Party w/ JAMIE LEE CURTIS!" Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2020 Archer Agent Peregrine Bruchstein Voice role; Episodes: "The Orpheus Gambit" & "Caught Napping" Martha Knows Best Herself Episode: "Martha Claus Is Coming to Town" 2022 Reno 911! Lieutenant Donna Fitzgibbons Episode: "Bad Lieutenant Woman" 2023–2026 The Bear Donna Berzatto Recurring role; 12 episodes (seasons 2–5) 2024 The Sticky Bo Shea Episodes: "Blade" & "Apex" (also executive producer) 2025 Star Trek: Section 31 Control Television film 2026 Scarpetta Dorothy Scarpetta Main role; 8 episodes (also executive producer)
See also List of awards and nominations received by Jamie Lee Curtis
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