Jamie Lee Curtis

Halloween Ends is scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis's final outing as final girl Laurie Strode, taking on masked murderer Michael Myers one last time.

And then I looked in the mirror and I went, 'Oh, it's because I'm smiling.' Laurie Strode hasn't smiled in 44 years, seriously, I don't think she smiled a real smile in 44 years, and there I was, smiling!" "I was excited about this film, I knew it was going to be very different than the other two - the first two happened on the same night, they pick up immediately, it's one long thrill ride... "It felt fresh to me, also something that happens in this film... "And it's because John Landis made a short film about horror film trailers, and he needed somebody to narrate it, who would that be? She said, 'Oh, yeah, he's an actor I tried to put him in a movie - he's with your agents'," Curtis explained. No more, two years before the social uprisings of George Floyd and January Sixth [the US Capitol attack], we made a movie about mob violence, about groups of people saying the system is broken, we're taking back the system.

Jamie Lee Curtis and daughters Annie and Ruby, who is transgender, held hands on the "Halloween Ends" red carpet in Hollywood. Their dad is Christopher ...

[Ruby wed her partner, Kynthia](https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/jamie-lee-curtis-daughter-ruby-gets-married-cosplay-wedding-rcna31163), in a cosplay celebration in May. The ceremony was officiated by Curtis. “That’s how we change things. As a trans woman ~ this makes me so happy!!!" Ruby, who is seen in a shimmery silver number, accessorized with a pumpkin-shaped purse. "Jamie!!!

The legendary actress said she has had her last encounter with the masked killer Michael Myers.

With her character’s apparent death in 2002′s “Halloween: Resurrection,” it seemed like Curtis’ time in the series was over. The 2018 movie also kickstarted a new trilogy which made Curtis’ role as Laurie Strode once again a lead character. It would be almost 20 years before she was brought back to the role in 1998′s “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger said Jamie Lee Curtis "can kick some serious ass" in a speech supporting her during her hand-and-footprint ceremony at Hollywood's TCL ...

[exclusively for PEOPLE](https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-essay-lessons-from-halloween-character-exclusive/), Curtis reflected on what it meant to play Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise. [Melanie Griffith](https://people.com/tag/melanie-griffith/) also attended the event to share some words about Curtis. [PEOPLE's free daily newsletter](https://x.specialoffers.meredith.com/ats/show.aspx?cr=588&fm=241) to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Because she wasn't supporting — she was the female lead. She was the star. Schwarzenegger, who played secret spy Harry Tasker in the 1994 film, said at the event, "When you go online and you check out Jamie Lee Curtis, you can see all the wonderful things they're saying about her.

And she just keeps coming back for more with Michael Myers, the guy she can't seem to quit, but Curtis promises Halloween Ends is definitely it. She is hanging ...

Of the new characters, Campbell is effective in drawing an origin story of a nice guy who goes down the rabbit hole and emerges as a different, and very dangerous, person. It wasn’t what it looked like, but the parents come home just at the moment it happened, and it appears to them and everyone else that Corey did it on purpose. Over the years we have also had The Curse, The Return, The Resurrection and The Revenge of evil and deeply troubled Michael Myers, so I can be excused if I just don’t believe all those billboards around town that proclaim this is truly the end, but for the purposes of this review let’s go with it and start with a spoiler alert: It all ends with a battle royale between Michael (aka The Shape played by James Jude Courtney) and Laurie. A romance blooms between them, but Corey’s emerging dive into darkness complicates matters as he starts losing his mind due to the trauma of what happened three years earlier with Jeremy. This is the finale of the so-called final trilogy of films that brought back Curtis in her signature role and has found great success with 2018’s Halloween and 2021’s Halloween Kills. Of course there were lots of other Halloweens before this trio, three of them not even bothering to change the name, and at least two of them called Halloween II.

The 63-year-old posed in a pool in the black one-piece teamed with a pair of black fishnet stockings. In one photo she is seen sitting on the pool step and ...

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Jamie Lee Curtis posed seemingly nude and in a bathing suit and fishnets for 'The New York Times.' Fans were inspired and empowered by the stunning shoot.

That makes her decision to pose in a bathing suit now all the more poignant. In a new, empowering shoot for [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare), the actress bares all—and poses in fishnets and a black bathing suit—to celebrate all she’s accomplished (most recently, the premiere of [Halloween Ends](https://www.prevention.com/life/a40990902/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-ends-emotional-teaser-instagram-video/)) and finding her freedom as an artist. And after being typecast and exploited as the hyper-sexualized, young, attractive woman for much of her career, it’s a welcome feeling. But the times I’ve been able to be free, I’m on fire.” “All I’m interested in is freedom as a performer, and I don’t get that opportunity very often. The photos are jaw-dropping, but, even as the glowing center of attention, it would be over-zealous of Curtis to give props to anyone but her capturer. I’ve collected photographs and supported artists,” she wrote, sharing the shots on [Ryan Pfluger](https://www.instagram.com/ryanpfluger/?hl=en)’s subject. “KA BOOM 🔥,” Sharon Stone commented. And powerful,” a fan added. In one of the [photos](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjnhabwLjh5/?hl=en), she poses seemingly nude behind a giant rock. [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.prevention.com/life/a41445941/jamie-lee-curtis-zebra-swimsuit-throwback-instragram-photo/)’ 44-year career, she’s had her fair share of stripped-down, on-camera moments.

Halloween Ends (18s), the umpteenth installment in the slasher-horror franchise that spawned a thousand imitators, opens in the notorious town of ...

But has Corey been ‘infected’ by the homicidal urge that seems to have permeated Haddonfield in the wake of Michael Myers’ various killing sprees? ‘Why don’t you just leave?’ Corey asks Allyson at one point, and it’s a very good question, albeit one that goes unanswered in the movie’s second half, when the effect of repeated trauma, etc., manifests itself as the desire to run about skewering folk with kitchen implements. Halloween Ends (18s), the umpteenth installment in the slasher-horror franchise that spawned a thousand imitators, opens in the notorious town of Haddonfield with model student Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) babysitting his neighbour’s bratty kid.

The two actors reunited for the first time since filming James Cameron's True Lies nearly three decades ago. Recommended for you.

The “final” film in the celebrated 'Halloween' franchise sees Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers supposedly square off once and for all.

Allyson is a bland presence and Corey is the sort of wannabe madman that’s all surface—a situation exacerbated by a repeated back-and-forth in which he’s labelled the “psycho” to Laurie’s “freakshow.” Continuity lapses prove as common as clichés (no surprise that Allyson’s highly sexual coworker is doomed), lending the proceedings an overarching slackness that neuters any flickering potential for tension. The speed with which Allyson takes to Corey is whiplash-inducing, and Halloween Ends wants to cast them as a couple bonded by the bloody pain of their past and the ostracism they still endure in the present. Halloween Ends indulges in a moderate amount of gruesomeness, if only one notable kill involving the severing of a tongue. Laurie eventually senses that not all is right with Corey—in large part because he starts lurking around her front-yard hedges à la Michael—but given that she introduced him to Allyson, she finds that breaking up the pair puts her relationship with her granddaughter at risk. Laurie is writing a book about her Michael-related experiences as a means of coping with her emotional scars, and when she sees Deputy Frank Hawkins (Will Patton) at the supermarket, she’s stable enough to flirt. (Just kidding.) Green’s purported closer is more of the same scare-free nonsense gussied up with blather about evil, survival, and suffering.

Jamie Lee Curtis takes on Michael Myers one last time in 'Halloween Ends,' an ambitious trilogy closer that lacks the franchise's usual sharpness.

[“Halloween Kills”](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/10/12/halloween-kills-review-jamie-lee-curtis-stands-out-inconsistent-sequel/6089612001/) sidelined her for much of the bloody slasher action. Concluding a fan-favorite saga dating back more than 40 years is no easy feat – as “Star Wars” can attest – and introducing a new main character and high concepts this late in the game increase the degree of difficulty, especially for a story that at its core is simply about a woman surviving a villain who just won’t stop. There are a couple of standout kills, yet the movie embraces a more domestic drama angle as Laurie and Allyson's household friction rises higher on the priority list than the scary-movie aspects. Naturally, all of this coincides with yet another Halloween in Haddonfield that turns extremely violent. Michael murdered her daughter four years prior (see: It’s an unnerving, unexpected scene that revels in a sense of parental dread right from the get-go.

On Wednesday, the actress confirmed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that her performance as “Final Girl” Laurie Strode in “Halloween Ends” will mark her last appearance ...

With her character’s apparent death in 2002′s “Halloween: Resurrection,” it seemed like Curtis’ time in the series was over. The 2018 movie also kickstarted a new trilogy which made Curtis’ role as Laurie Strode once again a lead character. It would be almost 20 years before she was brought back to the role in 1998′s “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”

It is fun to see Curtis do her feisty grandmother act flinging refrigerators about with vim and vigour, but otherwise this end to the trilogy is quite ...

A horrible accident later, Corey is ostracised by the beleaguered town of Haddonfield. This 13th instalment of the Halloween franchise, the final (hopefully) in the ret-conned trilogy that started with Halloween (2018) is quite dreadful. Halloween Ends has a cool retro vibe, that Nietzsche quote about looking into the abyss and the abyss looking back, as well as a killing which brought back memories of Douglas Adams’ The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.

The star's daughter Ruby Guest attended the Halloween Ends premiere with her in LA.

(from a trans teacher).” The premiere was a family affair, as the 26-year-old joined her sister as they supported their mum at the world premiere of the film. [amie Lee Curtis](/topic/jamie-lee-curtis)’s daughter Ruby Guest made her red-carpet debut after coming out as [transgender](/topic/transgender), as she attended the [Halloween](/topic/halloween) Ends LA premiere on Tuesday.

Halloween Ends director David Gordon Green reflects on Jamie Lee Curtis' emotional final day in character as the hero, Laurie Strode.

I want to have output, and I want to have exploration. It’s bringing a lot of the same team together in terms of our makeup and effects team and our cinematographer, but at the same time, we’re bringing in a new group as well to complement and evolve in different ways and to make sure it doesn’t feel redundant or repetitive. Fortunately, I’ve been able to exercise that through a lot of comedic work on television and some other things I’ve been able to do in between horror projects. I don’t want to wake up to it, and I don’t want to go to bed to it. The beauty of making movies with this particular group of colleagues is that we all care so much about what we’re doing, and we try to put all that we have to offer in the work that we do. Once I feel comfortable, I’ve got to get out of there and go do something that I don’t know and that is dangerous and vulnerable. The world is full of so many burdens and obstacles anyway that I want to make sure that they’re relevant to me and pertain to me, and there’s a degree of processing and truth to that. So it was right in there where some of the massage was happening a year ago, and I guess that massage continued through the production. But when you’re in the middle of the madness and you catch something out of the corner of your eye that you become obsessed with, you start to sculpt it, and then everybody gets quiet and starts sculpting it together, from the dolly grip to the electricians. And early on in the film, I thought I recognized what the future of the franchise might be, but by the end, I no longer thought that. And it’s funny because sometimes in the edit, I would refer to that audio. “I don’t think I felt the need to plant a seed.

“Is there a really handsome Marvel character?” Curtis asked. “Because John Stamos is just drop-it handsome.” Let's see: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, ...

However, she noted, “I’d like him to still be a really hot bad guy.” Luckily, Barrymore also knew, and told her guest, “I think there are a lot of hot guys,” to which she asked, “Are there? The question came after it was [reported](https://movieweb.com/john-stamos-says-he-would-love-to-join-the-mcu/) that Stamos said he would join “in a flash” if they came calling. Are there hot Marvels?” Either Curtis is so happily married she never noticed Hemsworth’s abs and flowing blonde locks or she’s never actually paid attention to the MCU. [admitted](https://decider.com/2022/07/22/jamie-lee-curtis-doubts-marvel-would-cast-her-because-of-age/) she has “seen a lot of Marvel movies.” But after today’s episode of [The Drew Barrymore Show](https://decider.com/show/the-drew-barrymore-show/), where the actress seemingly had no idea the MCU was flooded with hot guys, we are calling that statement into question.

Jamie Lee Curtis is back once again to confront Michael Myers in the newly released 'Halloween Kills.'

“Halloween Ends” loses momentum because you know the film will never kill the golden goose that is Michael. "I need to now cut her loose and let her live in the minds and hearts of the fans that have supported her,” Curtis said of Laurie. She’s now being buzzed for her first nod for playing a hilarious IRS auditor in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” but whether the Academy notices or not, the Curtis take on Laurie Strode is officially iconic. As the movie opens, four years have elapsed and PTSD-afflicted Laurie has moved into a new house in Haddonfield, Illinois, with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak), now a nurse. “Halloween Ends” really is the end of the Michael road for this Scream Queen supreme. “Halloween Ends,” now in theaters and streaming on Peacock, makes promises it has no intention of keeping.

Jamie Lee Curtis on finding the best way to bring Laurie Strode's story to a close and her game-changing contribution to the ending of Halloween Ends.

Broken and hurt and damaged, but that it's gonna be okay, for a minute.' And that's my contribution to Halloween, really, is that it's on the front porch of her house on a street in Haddonfield, Illinois, on November 1st at 8:30 in the morning.” But there's a drop of hope that maybe, maybe Laurie Strode will have a minute in her life that's at peace.’ And I said, ‘I really think, Dave, we need to move this to the front porch and I think you need to show kids on bikes. However, thanks to Curtis' input, Halloween Ends gets to reflect and uphold two key elements of this franchise -- that evil changes shape and is ever present, but also that people like Laurie Strode prevail. She’ll never fully escape the horrific events of her past, but she’s determined to live the life she deserves and ensure the same for her granddaughter. My contribution to Halloween is that the last scene takes place on the front porch of her house. But, at a point, don’t they deserve to reap the benefits of powering through and surviving time and time again?

Movie Review: In Halloween Ends, director David Gordon Green and star Jamie Lee Curtis bring the classic slasher series to a surprisingly entertaining end.

The new movie is maybe not quite as goofy, but it has a similarly irreverent spirit, a refusal to fit into the demands of the broader slasher genre and a cavalier attitude toward this specific slasher’s so-called lore. Luckily, with Halloween Ends, he’s found a way to make one of these movies his own, sans scares but with tons of atmosphere and a sense of queasy, gathering dread. Watching the slow-building romance of Corey and Allyson against the backdrop of this dead-end small town, it feels at times like director Green has finally brought to the series some of the charm of his earlier independent films. (Relax — it’s not a spoiler if it’s the first thing that happens in the movie.) Although he ultimately gets off, Corey’s life is ruined. We might know where the story is going generally, but individual scenes retain the element of surprise, as the story takes unexpected emotional detours. (“As he was locked away in his prison, I disappeared into mine.”) Her new attempts at a soft-focus life notwithstanding, Laurie secretly wants to mix it up. He’s an outcast in the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a place that knows a thing or two about child murders. Eventually, the movie does begin to indulge in gore and other typical genre kicks, which can feel like a bit of a letdown, in part because Green, despite having co-written and directed all of the entries in this most recent crop of Halloween sequels, isn’t really a horror guy. Indeed, the craziest thing in Halloween Ends might be its opening scene, which takes place on Halloween night 2019 and features a teenage babysitter, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), taking care of a young boy who’s a little too fond of pranks. There’s no desperation to escalate, no tiresome fetishization of the gruesome. The only person who seems to show Corey any kind of grace is longtime franchise survivor Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), who after the events of the previous film appears to be trying to shed much of her gun-toting, survivalist persona. After the carnival-belly inanity of the previous movie,

Jamie Lee Curtis, Kumail Nanjiani, The White Lotus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, For All Mankind, Straightiolab, Terence Winter, Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, ...

Week after week, they hold a mirror to society, exploring mysterious and perverse topics such as college fraternities, gender-reveal parties, the military, themed restaurants, and the concept of “the holidays.” After a string of sold-out live shows in picturesque Brooklyn, StraightioLab is coming to sunny Los Angeles for the first time ever for an extra-special, once-in-a-lifetime event. Now, the creative duo behind this masterwork of rock will join us for an evening of storytelling and song to celebrate its 24th anniversary (which is cooler than a 25th anniversary because it’s an even number, thank you), so pull your wig down from the shelf and get your tickets immediately. Come celebrate the woman who dodged the bogeyman for decades, and be assured that he’s been put to bed for good …

Cutis discusses Halloween Ends, while Cohen chats Emily. Plus! News! Reviews! And Halloween tradition talk.

Our other guest this week is one of our favourite British actors (and also, as the star of The Haunting Of Hill House and [The Invisible Man](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-invisible-man/), someone with a background in horror), the brilliant [Oliver Jackson-Cohen](https://www.empireonline.com/people/oliver-jackson-cohen/), who talks to Ella Kemp about his new movie, [Emily](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/emily/), about speaking French on screen, and much, much more. [Angela Lansbury](https://www.empireonline.com/people/angela-lansbury/) by discussing the greatest typewriters on screen, casts an eye over the week's movie news, and just about manages to review Halloween Ends, Emily, Nothing Compares, Rosaline, and Luckiest Girl Alive. That, of course, introduced the world to Michael Myers and one [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.empireonline.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis/) as his nemesis, Laurie Strode, and now, over forty years on, Curtis returns to the pod for the third year in a row to have a chat with Amon Warmann about saying goodbye to Laurie, about a possible [Knives Out](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/knives-out/) return, and about rapping to and for Michelle Yeoh. Oh, and the world's most terrifying earworm is back, so prepare yourself. Yes, folks, Halloween is just around the corner and with it, the debut of [Halloween Ends](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/halloween-ends/), [David Gordon Green](https://www.empireonline.com/people/david-gordon-green/)'s conclusion to the retconned sequel trilogy that continues the story that began so memorably in [John Carpenter](https://www.empireonline.com/people/john-carpenter/)'s [Halloween](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/halloween-review/).

The actress has been playing final girl Laurie Strode since the 1978 original — and says the part is now synonymous with her name (WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!)

"[It's] the gift that keeps on giving," [she recently told PEOPLE](https://people.com/movies/kyle-richards-would-do-another-halloween-sequel-exclusive/). [Curtis said she wanted the series to end there](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/jamie-lee-curtis-farewell-halloween-resurrection), with Myers dying. [the absolute final film](https://people.com/movies/halloween-ends-everything-to-know/)? The immediate sequel followed Strode — now a grandmother — as she led a group of people affected by Myers' killing streak to go after him. It was this incredible film about Laurie and her trauma." "I said, 'I'm not going to do it, I'm not going to tease the audience again," she said. But — much to the delight of theatergoers — Curtis couldn't stay away. "I came up with an idea to end it." "I said ... The movie was a hit, earning more than $55 million at the box office. "She didn't look like me, she didn't dress like me, she did't think like me. I would not have a family."

There is a new and, again, supposedly final unit in the “Halloween” series of mad slasher films. One wishes one could summarize the main events in this ...

And that’s sort of the way with “Halloween Ends” in total — either you could guess what happens or you just don’t care. This last figure at least gives the new film a reason to revisit music that series originator John Carpenter wrote for the first movie. Even if this is the last new “Halloween” movie (and I’m betting on pre-quels), this movie doesn’t actually explain anything we didn’t already know about the murders. They do the opposite of flattering the characters. There is a new and, again, supposedly final unit in the “Halloween” series of mad slasher films. Her character (and, we see in the new film, Myers) have been allowed to age as the series has gone along.

'Halloween Ends' will be the 13th and final installment in the series and with that, we're taking a look at the cast and of course the release date.

[Andi Matichak ](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5506858/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0)to the attention of audiences and since then she’s been part of the franchise. [David Gordon Green ](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337773/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0)as the director and co-writer alongside [Danny McBride,](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1144419/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0) [Paul Brad Logan, ](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5147161/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0)and Chris Bernier. But when a young man, Corey Cunningham is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.” “Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson and is finishing writing her memoir. Loomis - played by [Donald Pleasance](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000587/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0) - from killing the psychopath all those years ago back in 1978. [Will Patton](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001599/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0) hasn’t been in the franchise from the very start, his character certainly has. [Nick Castle](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145309/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0) who played the psychopath then and will in fact be reprising the role one last time. Mathis, and [Omar Dorsey ](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234174/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0)reprising his role from previous movies as Sheriff Barker, Haddonfield’s current sheriff. [Kyle Richards](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724201/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3) - was one of those kids. In terms of chronology, [‘Halloween Ends’](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10665342/?ref_=fn_al_tt_0) is actually the last sequel to the 2018 series and will see the dramatic conclusion of the original story of psychotic killer Michael Myers and the object of his demented obsession, Laurie Strode. Plot wise, however, it is his alleged crime that revives the terrible memories of both Haddonfield’s residents and Laurie herself. Additionally, the feature film will also be available for streaming on Peacock for a period of 60 days.

Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, producer that has been involved in the movie industry since becoming a staple actress for the horror genre in the ...

The 2018 reboot of "Halloween" was a great moment for Jamie Lee Curtis as the movie became the highest grossing film with a lead actress over 55 years old, earning over $76 million in the first weekend on the box office and earning over $255 million when it was all said and done. Jamie Lee Curtis went on to be called by many as the "Scream Queen" for her roles on horror movies, which started after de 1978 release of "Halloween" and independent film that went on to become the highest grossing movie of its type at the time. ['Terrifier 2', the indie movie so creepy that is causing a plenty of vomiting in theaters](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/movies/2022/10/14/6348c6f446163f11998b4584.html) [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/movies/2022/10/11/6345724922601d6e338b45ff.html) is an American actress, producer that has been involved in the movie industry since becoming a staple actress for the horror genre in the 1970's ever since she appeared in the critically acclaimed film "Halloween".

This month Jamie Lee Curtis stars in the final film of the Halloween franchise (for now). To honor her accomplishments as an actress, we look back at how ...

This was actually a remake of a movie her father had starred in from the 50’s, and Jamie Lee’s role was opposite the character her father had portrayed. Jamie Lee’s role in the show decreased over time, and soon she was fired and her contract dissolved. Critics were mostly impressed, and the film helped to usher in a new type of horror movie for the 1980’s. As a result, she did not have any interest in becoming an actress, and so unlike many of her acting peers, did not participate in any sort of training to become an actor when she was young. Curtis believes she was chosen because her mother became famous as a “scream queen” in Psycho, and by casting Jamie Lee the producers would bring more interest into their new horror film. She decided to try out on a whim, but didn’t get the part. This is the story of how she got her start, in an unconventional way, and worked her way up from there… However, Jamie Lee has credited her stepfather’s perspectives on helping guide her through her career and making good choices in life. On the big screen, Curtis first made a name for herself as a “scream queen” for her role in horror movies. Brandt kept a strict household as Jamie Lee’s stepfather, and this made her upbringing difficult even though her family was wealthy. Curtis starred in many dramas and comedies in the 1980’s and 1990’s, including Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and Blue Steel. She has opened up about her struggles with addiction, and used that experience to champion sobriety as well as several philanthropic opportunities.