When the winner for Best Supporting Actress was announced at the Oscars on March 13, the look on Jamie Lee Curtis’ face was one of pure, unadulterated astonishment.
The screen icon was, in that moment, completely taken by surprise. Her jaw dropped open. Her eyes almost popped out of her sockets. And audiences around the world lapped up the spectacle of seeing their favourite Scream Queen finally get recognition for her 45-year-long career.
Winning for her hilarious portrayal of disgruntled tax inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre in the sci-fi movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, there’s no denying Jamie laid it all on the line with her no-holds-barred comedic performance. The truth is, she’s been laying it all on the line her entire life.
Despite growing up with two Hollywood A-lister parents – her mother was Janet Leigh, famous for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s, and her father was star Tony Curtis – Jamie has
