Biography of the popular Movie Actress Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis born on November 22nd, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA is a multi-faceted personality; an actress and an author. Jamie Lee won multiple awards for her acting skills that delighted millions of movie goers. In fact, she created a cult following of her own through her horror roles. Jamie Lee Curtis also authored several children's books and became a most popular writer of children.

Jamie Lee Curtis was born to iconic actor-couple Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. Jamie Lee Curtis has an older sister, actress Kelly Curtis. Her parents divorced when she was four years old. Jamie Lee has four half-siblings from her father's remarriages. Jamie Lee and her sister were both raised by her mother and stepfather Robert Brandt. Jamie Curtis attended Westlake School in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills High School and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall. Having decided to major in social work, Jamie Lee enrolled herself at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, but quit midway after a semester to plunge into acting.

Jamie Lee Curtis began her acting career in 1975 with a minor role in direct-to-video-film "Columbo: Forgotten Lady". She has since appeared in several single television episodic dramas and made-for-television-films playing small roles until 1978, in which year Jamie Lee Curtis got a breakthrough role of Laura Strode in a horror film "Halloween". Later a string of horror films followed such as "The Fog", "Prom Night", and "Terror Train" {all released in 1980} and soon Jamie Lee came to be known as the 'Scream Queen'.

Jamie Lee Curtis has since put in brilliant performances in several movies which won her awards and nominations. She won two Golden Globes; one for her television series "Anything But Love" {1989}, and one for Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer "True Lies" {1994}. She also won Saturn Award and American Comedy award for "True Lies"; and won BAFTA award for "Trading Places" {1983}. In addition to winning awards, Jamie Lee Curtis received several nominations-for-awards such as four from Golden Globe, three from Saturn Awards, and one from BAFTA for her magnificent performances in films like "Terror Train" {1980}, "A Fish Called Wanda" {1988}, "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" {1998}, "Freaky Friday" {2003}, a television series, "Anything But Love" {1989}, and for direct-for-video movie, "The Heidi Chronicles" {1995}.

As a writer, Jamie Lee Curtis has written several books for children that were magnificently illustrated. Her books have become very popular with the children and were critically acclaimed by the critics. The books she wrote are: '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}; '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}, and 'Is There Really A Human Race?' {2006}. Jamie Lee Curtis has also designed and patented a diaper in US vide patent #4,753,647. The designer diaper has a moisture proof pocket containing wipes that can be taken out and used with one hand.

Jamie Lee Curtis is married to actor-and-Baron Christopher Hayden-Guest on December 18th, 1984. They together have two adopted children, a daughter named Anne Haden Guest born 1986, and Thomas Haden Guest born 1996.