Kelly Curtis
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Kelly Lee Curtis (born June 17, 1956)<ref name="Birth">Template:Cite news</ref> is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Magic Sticks (1987) and The Devil's Daughter (1991).
Early lifeEdit
Kelly Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest child of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Her younger sister is actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian-Jewish immigrants<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and two of her maternal great-grandparents were Danish.<ref>There/Hollywood, page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh</ref> The rest of her mother’s ancestry is German and Scots-Irish. She has four half-siblings, from her father's remarriages, Alexandra Curtis; Allegra Curtis; Nicholas Curtis, who died of a drug overdose;<ref>"Family for Tony Curtis" Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2015.</ref> and Benjamin Curtis.Template:Citation needed
Curtis' first appearance on the silver screen was as a young girl in the United Artists action/adventure The Vikings (1958) starring her parents. Her parents divorced in 1962, and her mother later married Robert Brandt.Template:Citation needed
In 1978, she graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York with a degree in business. She worked briefly as a stockbroker.<ref name="otherdaughter"/>
CareerEdit
Curtis studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.<ref name="GoodnightGracie">Mahoney, John C. "'Say Goodnight, Gracie' Off Target." Los Angeles Times. July 28, 1982. p. G2. Retrieved 2016-12-31. "Kelly Curtis is Ginny. [...] All participants have been associated with the Lee Strasberg Theater [sic] Institute."</ref> An article in the Los Angeles Times of July 28, 1982, about the play Say Goodnight, Gracie reads, in part, "Kelly Curtis is Ginny, sadly resigned to not being smart but smartly settled for honest responses. Here, writing and performance transcend one-note designation. Seated quietly, Curtis delivers a touching monologue that would have been the heart of another and better play, rather than a disarming moment of inspired simplicity."<ref name="GoodnightGracie"/> She played the role as Shirley in the comedy Magic Sticks (1987) and starred in the leading role as Miriam Kreisl in the horror film The Devil's Daughter (1991).
On September 14, 1989, she and playwright/producer Scott Morfee (born 1954) were married.<ref>Smith, Liz. "The younger [sic] daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis was quietly wed Sept. 14." Los Angeles Times, Nov. 14, 1989. p. P9. Retrieved 2016-12-31.</ref> The couple were then working together on his play with music, Shout and Twist, which she was not only appearing in, but producing.
Curtis was a regular cast member in the role as Lieutenant Carolyn Plummer during the first season of the crime/action television series The Sentinel (1996). Her guest appearances on TV include roles on The Renegades (1983), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), and Judging Amy (1999). She has worked as a production assistant on Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), and You Again (2010).
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Vikings | Young Girl | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Muffy | |
| 1987 | Magic Sticks | Shirley | <ref>Magic Sticks at The New York Times</ref> |
| 1987 | Checkpoint | Joyce | |
| 1991 | The Devil's Daughter | Miriam Kreisl | Starring role |
| 1992 | Ex-Cop | Officer | |
| 1998 | Mixed Blessings | Annie Weaver | |
| 1998 | June | Short film |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Renegades | Cynthia Holtson | Episode: "Target: Marciano" |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Vicki | Episode: "No Conscience" |
| 1988 | The Equalizer | Paula Whitaker | Episode: "No Place Like Home" |
| 1989 | Kojak: Ariana | Whitley | TV movie |
| 1990 | Thanksgiving Day | Barbara Schloss | TV movie |
| 1991 | Hunter | Amy Rivers | Episode: "The Reporter" |
| 1991 | False Arrest | Mary Durand | TV movie |
| 1992 | Silk Stalkings | Sara Lawton | Episode: "Curtain Call" |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Miss Sarda | Episode: "Captive Pursuit" |
| 1994 | Search and Rescue | Susan | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Lt. Carolyn Plummer | 1 episode |
| 1999 | LateLine | Shelly | Episode: "Karp's Night Out" |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Leslie Wirth | Episode: "Last Tango in Hartford" |
Production crewEdit
- Freaky Friday (2003), production assistant
- Christmas with the Kranks (2004), assistant
- You Again (2010), assistant
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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