Kelly Curtis

Born: 1956-06-17

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kelly Lee Curtis (born June 17, 1956) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Magic Sticks (1987), and The Devil's Daughter (1991). Kelly Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, the eldest child of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Her sister is actress Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958). Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian-Jewish immigrants and two of her maternal great-grandparents were Danish. The rest of her mother’s ancestry is German and Scots-Irish. She has four half-siblings, from her father's remarriages, Alexandra Curtis (born July 19, 1964); Allegra Curtis (born July 11, 1966); Nicholas Curtis (December 21, 1970 – July 2, 1994), who died of a drug overdose; and Benjamin Curtis (born May 2, 1973). Curtis' first appearance on the silver screen was as a young girl in the United Artists action/adventure The Vikings (1958) starring her parents, as well as Kirk Douglas and Ernest Borgnine. Her parents divorced in 1962, after which her mother married Robert Brandt (1927-2009). In 1978, she graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, with a degree in Business. She worked briefly as a stockbroker. Curtis studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. 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." She played the role as Shirley in the comedy Magic Sticks (1987) opposite George Kranz, 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. 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) opposite co-stars Richard Burgi, Garett Maggart, and Bruce A. Young. 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 an assistant on such films as Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), and You Again (2010). As of 1990, Curtis and her husband have lived in New York on Long Island.


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Trading Places

as Muffy
Released: 1983-06-07

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet...

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The Vikings

as Young Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1958-06-11

Einar, brutal son of Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with Eric, a wily slave, for...

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The Sect

as Miriam Kreisl
Released: 1991-03-01

A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A lonely...

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False Arrest

as Mary Durand
Released: 1991-11-03

A luxury home, a handsome husband and terrific children. But it all comes crashing down when she...

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Thanksgiving Day

as Barbara Schloss
Released: 1990-11-19

Light-hearted spoof about a dysfunctional upper-income family who have to come to terms with...

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Kojak: Ariana

as Whitley
Released: 1989-11-02

One of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New...

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Hello Actors Studio

as Self
Released: 1988-11-09

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed...

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Magic Sticks

as Shirley
Released: 1987-06-05

Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Miss Sarda
First aired: 1993-01-03

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated...

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Judging Amy

as Leslie Wirth
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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Silk Stalkings

as Sarah Lawton
First aired: 1991-11-07

Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two...

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The Sentinel

as Carolyn Plummer
First aired: 1996-03-20

The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for...

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The Equalizer

as Vicki
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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The Equalizer

as Paula Whitaker
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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Hunter

as Amy Rivers
First aired: 1984-09-18

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...

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LateLine

as Shelly
First aired: 1998-03-17

LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999....

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The Renegades

as Cynthia Holtson
First aired: 1983-03-04

The Renegades is a short-lived ABC TV show from 1982 about a gang that is given the option of...

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