Facts you need to know about the popular Movie Actress Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis dropped out of college to pursue a career in acting.
Jamie Lee Curtis made her acting debut in 1975 with a direct-to-video-film "Columbo: Forgotten Lady", in which she had a small role.
Jamie Lee Curtis got a breakthrough role in a horror movie "Halloween" in 1978. She played the role of a teenager, Laura Strode who survives the horrific killings. Twenty years later, Jamie Lee reprised the role in "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" [1998].
Jamie Lee Curtis has acquired the nickname of ‘Scream Queen' through her performances in horror movies such as "The Fog", "Prom Night", and "Terror Train" [all 1980 releases].
Jamie Lee Curtis who became famous as 'Scream Queen' ironically is terrified of watching horror films.
Jamie Lee Curtis won 2 Golden Globes for television series "Anything But Love" [20 episodes: 1989-1992] and Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer "True Lies" [1994].
Jamie Lee Curtis received 4 Golden Globe nominations for direct-to-video movie, "A Fish Called Wanda" [1988], "Anything But Love" [20 episodes: 1989-1992], "The Heidi Chronicles" [1995], "Freaky Friday" [2003].
Jamie Lee Curtis has won Saturn Awards for "True Lies" [1994] and received 3 Saturn Award nominations for "Terror Train" [1980], "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" [1998], and "Freaky Friday" [2003],
Jamie Lee Curtis has won American Comedy Award Funniest Actress for "True Lies" [1994].
Jamie Lee Curtis has won BAFTA award for "Trading Places" [1983], and received BAFTA nominations for "A Fish Called Wanda" [1988],
Jamie Lee Curtis has written several illustrated children’s books such as '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].
