Actress Kelly Curtis, daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, died Saturday morning, her younger sister Jamie Lee Curtis announced. She was 69 years old.
Her sister wrote on social media: “Curtis passed away” at her home. In nature. In peace.” “She was my first girlfriend and my best friend my whole life. She was extremely beautiful and a talented actress. She played Low Hearts, collected turtles, loved her family, nature, music, saving, travel, Facebook, and Pokemon Go. She was proud of her Danish and Hungarian Jewish roots, and was a staunch American patriot.”
She died in Bellevue, Idaho, Hollywood Reporter I’ve learned.
Kelly Curtis appears in a small role with her sister Trading places (1983) and starred in the 1987 German comedy film Magic wands And the 1991 Italian horror film Devil’s daughterCo-written and produced by Dario Argento.
She also had a recurring role as Lieutenant Carolyn Plummer in the first season of the 1996-99 UPN series. The guard She appeared in episodes of programs such as: Eq, Hunter, Silk chase, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Judging Amy And more.
Kelly Lee Curtis was born in Santa Monica on June 17, 1956, and made her screen debut in the adventure film Vikings (1958) which starred her parents.
She graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, with a business administration degree in 1972 and worked in the stock market, then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute (she was a member of The Actors Studio). In 1982, she appeared on stage Say good night, Gracie.
She also directed the 2018 documentary Marby planes goplayed on the Australian high school track team, and served as her sister’s assistant Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas with the Kranks (2004) and You again (2010).
Her parents married in 1951, and after Jamie Lee was born in 1958, they divorced in 1962, when her mother married businessman Robert Brandt. They remained together until Lee’s death in 2004 at the age of 77. Brandt died in 2009 at the age of 82.
Tony Curtis, who was married six times and died in 2010 at the age of 85, received an Oscar nomination for his role in the film. Challengers (1958) and starred in such classics as The sweet smell of success (1957) and Some like it hot (1958). Lee was also nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in mental patient (1960), and had memorable performances in Evil touch (1958) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962) as well.
Jamie Lee Curtis won an Academy Award for her work in the film Everything everywhere at once (2022).
In addition to her sister, survivors include her second husband, John Marsh, a filmmaker, producer, and professor emeritus at the College of Southern Nevada (the couple co-owned the documentary production company Liberty Films); her brother-in-law, actor and director Christopher Guest; and half-siblings Alexandra, Allegra, Ben and Nicholas.
