Jamie Lee Curtis then and now (1995 - 2025)

Jamie Lee Curtis began her career in 1978 with her breakout role as Laurie Strode in Halloween*, establishing her as a "scream queen" in horror films. Throughout the 1980s and '90s, she expanded into comedies (*Trading Places*, *A Fish Called Wanda*) and action films (*True Lies*). In the 2000s and 2010s, she continued acting in both film and TV, including *Freaky Friday and Scream Queens*. She reprised her iconic *Halloween role in a reboot trilogy (2018–2022) and won her first Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2023. She's also a children's author and activist.