Jamie Lee Curtis in Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Following the completion of his work on Christmas With the Kranks, Allen segued into the starring role of The Shaggy Dog, a remake of the1950s family classic. JAMIE LEE CURTIS (Nora Krank) has demonstrated her versatility with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster True Lies opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger (for which she won both a Golden Globe Award and an American Comedy Award) and Trading Places with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd for which she earned a BAFTA (British Film Academy award) for Best Supporting Actress. Most recently, Curtis starred in the hit comedy Freaky Friday co-starring Lindsay Lohan and Mark Harmon, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical. Prior to that she starred in The Tailor of Panama along with Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush, as well as Halloween: H20, the 20-year sequel to Halloween, the now classic film, which first brought her to the attention of audiences worldwide.
Other memorable leading film role performances include A Fish Called Wanda (for which she received nominations from BAFTA and the Golden Globes), Fierce Creatures, Virus, Dominick and Eugene, Blue Steel, My Girl, My Girl II, Forever Young, Mother’s Boys, House Arrest and Love Letters.
In television, Curtis co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the acclaimed sitcom “Anything But Love,” which earned her a Golden Globe and a People’s Choice Award, as well as TNT’s adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play “The Heidi Chronicles,” which also earned her a Golden Globe nomination. In 1998, Curtis starred in the CBS telefilm “Nicholas’ Gift,” for which she received an Emmy nomination.
Curtis is also a best-selling author of several children’s books. Where Do Balloons Go? was released in September 2000 and spent 18 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers List. She is also the author of When I Was Little: A Four- Year Old’s Memoir of Her Youth, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born and Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day and I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting off a Little Self Esteem, all of which were best sellers. Her sixth and most recent book, It’s Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel, was released in September.
Curtis is also an AIDS activist, an animal rights activist and has a deep and active connection to many children’s charities, including Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, as well as being the official spokesperson for CAAF (The Children Affected by AIDS Foundation) on whose Executive Advisory Board she is a serving member. She is also currently serving as Vice President on the Board of Directors of her son’s school in Los Angeles, California.
Curtis is the mother of Annie, age 17, and Thomas, age 8. She has been married for 18 years to actor/director Christopher Guest.
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