Jamie Lee Curtis has good reason to celebrate. Not only did her movie, Halloween, break all box office records for the biggest horror movie opening with a female lead when it opened October 19 th , but Halloween is the highest grossing film with a female lead over Jamie turns 60 on Thanksgiving. In the movies, a University of California study finds that less than a quarter of all female speaking parts are for women aged forty to sixty four.
Over 55 Doesn't Mean Invisible For Jamie Lee Curtis.
The film established her as a " scream queen ", and she appeared in a string of horror films in , including The Fog , Prom Night , and Terror Train. She earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her work in the television film Nicholas' Gift She also starred as Cathy Munsch on the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens — , for which she earned her seventh Golden Globe nomination. Curtis is the daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.
Over 55 Doesn't Mean Invisible For Jamie Lee Curtis.
Speculation brewed in September last year when Curtis posted a photo of her and stand-in mom Sara Cunningham on Twitter. As we say… stay tuned. As we say…. I hope to do justice to her story and the story of so many marginalized people in the LGBTQ community. The group attended Austin Pride last year and offered free mom hugs to anyone who wanted them.
Sara Cunningham thought she may have been duped when Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis wrote her a Facebook message requesting a phone conversation. Curtis had seen Cunningham's viral social media post volunteering to step in as a stand-in-mom for same-sex couples whose parents refused to attend their weddings. A representative for Curtis confirmed the two women met, and the actress shared an Instagram post about their gathering, applauding Cunningham for "changing the world with acceptance, compassion and love. Cunningham said she and Curtis met in late September when Curtis was in town for a speaking engagement.