List of Jamie Lee Curtis performances

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 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 . (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.