Director · Actor · Producer

Jamie Lee Curtis

107 credited titles on WatchWise

Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, as well as in multiple comedies, she is regarded as a "scream queen". As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office. Curtis has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. The youngest daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Curtis made her screen debut in a 1977 episode of the television drama Quincy, M.E.. Her feature film debut came with the role of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror Halloween (1978); the role proved to be Curtis' breakthrough and established her as a prominent scream queen. Her subsequent horror roles have included The Fog, Prom Night, and Terror Train (all 1980), as well as six sequels from the Halloween franchise, concluding with Halloween Ends (2022). She also gained brief recognition as a sex symbol following her role as a fitness instructor in Perfect (1985), and she won her first Golden Globe for the sitc

Associated lifetime gross

$635M

Combined reported budget

$274M

Gross / budget

2.3x

Bankability Index

39 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Thriller

$276M · 9 films · 78% hit

Comedy

$199M · 9 films · 67% hit

Drama

$115M · 11 films · 45% hit

Action

$43M · 2 films · 50% hit

Horror

$2.2M · 1 film · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

39/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.