Kelly Curtis
| Kelly Curtis | |
|---|---|
 Curtis (left) with her mother and sister, 1979. | |
| Born |
Kelly Lee Schwartz June 17, 1956 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–99 |
| Parent(s) |
Tony Curtis Janet Leigh |
| Relatives | Jamie Lee Curtis (sister) |
Kelly Lee Curtis (born Kelly Lee Schwartz; June 17, 1956) is an American actress.
Biography
She was born in Santa Monica, California, the eldest child of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, and the sister of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants[1] and two of her maternal great-grandparents were Danish.[2] Kelly's parents divorced in 1962, after which her mother married Robert Brandt. She graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in Business in 1978 and worked briefly as a stockbroker.[3] Kelly began acting at the age of 27, playing Muffy in John Landis's Trading Places in which her sister also appeared.[4] Since her last acting appearance in 1999, she has worked as an assistant to Jamie Lee in the films Freaky Friday and Christmas with the Kranks.
Films
- You Again (2010), assistant
- Christmas with the Kranks (2004), assistant
- Freaky Friday (2003), assistant
- Almost Famous (2000), technical advisor
- "June" (1998) (short film)
- Mixed Blessings (1998) as Annie Weaver
- Singles (1992), associate producer
- The Devil's Daughter (1991) as Miriam Kreisl (starring role)
- Magic Sticks[5] (1987) as Shirley
- Checkpoint (1987) as Joyce
- Trading Places (1983) as Muffy
Television
- Judging Amy episode "Last Tango in Hartford" (1999) as Leslie Wirth
- LateLine episode "Karp's Night Out" (1998) as Shelly
- The Sentinel (1996) as Lt. Carolyn Plummer
- Search and Rescue (1994)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Captive Pursuit" (1993) as Miss Sarda
- Silk Stalkings episode "Curtain Call" (1992) as Sara
- False Arrest (1991)
- Hunter episode "The Reporter" (1991) as Amy Rivers
- Thanksgiving Day (1990) as Barbara Schloss
- Kojak: Ariana (1989) as Whitley
- The Equalizer episode "No Place Like Home" (1988) as Paula Whitaker; episode "No Conscience" (1986) as Vicki
References
- ↑ "Jamie Lee Curtis Interview: Starring as Herself: Embracing Reality". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ There/Hollywood, page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh
- ↑ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113734,00.html
- ↑ Kelly Curtis at SuperiorPics.com
- ↑ Magic Sticks at The New York Times
External links
- Kelly Curtis at the Internet Movie Database
- Stockton honors legend Janet Leigh with plaza Jamie Lee and Kelly, retrieved 5/17/09
- "F is for ... Fealty,' Image of Kelly with her sister Jamie Lee in 2008, Time Magazine
- Janet Leigh and Kelly Curtis at "It Runs in the Family" film premiere
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