Young Jamie Lee Curtis in glamor shots of yesteryear (46 photos)

Jamie Lee Curtis is an award-winning actress writer and activist. Her Hollywood debut was in 1978, when she played Laurie Strode in the slasher film Halloween. The film became a super hit and earned her the title of "Scream Queen". The actress has since starred also in many cult films of different genres, from comedies to dramas. Here are the brightest photos from her past.





1. Jamie Lee Curtis before filming the 1983 film A Fish Called Wanda



2. Jamie Lee Curtis and Daniel Brisebois, 1983



3. Jamie Lee Curtis on the beach



4. Jamie Lee Curtis with his mother, actress Janet Leigh, 1967



5. Jamie Lee Curtis (right) with family at London airport, 1971



6. Jamie Lee Curtis at the 1977 Special Olympics



7. Jamie Lee Curtis with Richard Gilliland, 1977



8. 8-year-old Jamie Lee Curtis, 1966



9. Jamie Lee Curtis (bottom left) with Dorrie Thomson, Bond Gideon and Melinda Naud, 1977



10. Jamie Lee Curtis rollerblading at a Hollywood party, December 19, 1977



11. Jamie Lee Curtis in Atlantic City



12. Jamie Lee Curtis with Johnny Schell at the celebrity ball



13. Jamie Lee Curtis with his mother Janet Leigh, 1978



14. Jamie Lee Curtis with his mother Janet Leigh during events in honor of Alfred Hitchcock at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills



15. Jamie Lee Curtis at Allan Carr's We Love Tony Curtis Party, March 2, 1980



16. Jamie Lee Curtis at the American Movie Awards, 1982



17. Jamie Lee Curtis as Lieutenant in Operation Petticoat, 1977



18. Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of Operation Petticoat, 1977



19. Jamie Lee Curtis with a guest at a party in the Hamptons, 1977



20. Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of Operation Petticoat, 1977



21. Jamie Lee Curtis on set with Melinda Nod, 1977



22. Jamie Lee Curtis (right) with Bond Gideon, Dorrie Thomson, John Astin and Melinda Nod, 1977



23. Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of Operation Petticoat, 1978



24. Jamie Lee Curtis, 1978



25. Jamie Lee Curtis, 1978



26. Jamie Lee Curtis with mother Janet Leigh



27. Jamie Lee Curtis posing in December 1978 in Los Angeles



28. Jamie Lee Curtis posing in December 1978 in Los Angeles



29. Jamie Lee Curtis posing in December 1978 in Los Angeles



30. Jamie Lee Curtis in his dressing room, 1988



31. Jamie Lee Curtis in New York, 1980



32. Jamie Lee Curtis, 1980



33. Jamie Lee Curtis in 1980



34. Jamie Lee Curtis with Danny Dillon, 1980



35. Jamie Lee Curtis on Saturday Night Live, 1980



36. Jamie Lee Curtis at the Broadway Theater, 1981



37. Jamie Lee Curtis with Hart Bochner, 1981



38. Jamie Lee Curts at the premiere of "From the Heart" in Westwood, January 20, 1982



39. Jamie Lee Curtis kisses a photographer, 1982



40. Jamie Lee Curtis, 1984



41. Jamie Lee Curts with mother Janet Leigh, 1984



42. Jamie Lee Curtis at home in Santa Monica, 1985



43. Jamie Lee Curtis, 1983



44. Jamie Lee Curtis at a Young Musicians Foundation event in Los Angeles, 1983



45. Jamie Lee Curtis at the 55th Annual Academy Awards