Kelly Curtis
Curtis in 1979
Born	Kelly Lee Curtis (1956-06-17)June 17, 1956 (age 68) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958, 1983–present
Spouse	Scott Morfee ​ (m. 1989)​ [1]
Parents	Tony Curtis (father) Janet Leigh (mother)
Relatives	Jamie Lee Curtis (sister) Allegra Curtis (half-sister)

Kelly Lee Curtis (born June 17, 1956)^[2] is an American actress. She is known for her roles inMagic Sticks (1987) andThe Devil's Daughter (1991).

Kelly Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest child of actorsTony Curtis andJanet Leigh. Her younger sister is actressJamie Lee Curtis. Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian-Jewish immigrants^[3] and two of her maternal great-grandparents were Danish.^[4] 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;^[5] and Benjamin Curtis.^{[citation needed]}

Curtis' first appearance on the silver screen was as a young girl in theUnited Artists action/adventureThe Vikings (1958) starring her parents. Her parents divorced in 1962, and her mother later married Robert Brandt.^{[citation needed]}

In 1978, she graduated fromSkidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York with a degree in business. She worked briefly as a stockbroker.^[1]

Curtis studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.^[6] An article in theLos Angeles Times of July 28, 1982, about the playSay 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."^[6] She played the role as Shirley in the comedyMagic Sticks (1987) and starred in the leading role as Miriam Kreisl in the horror filmThe Devil's Daughter (1991).

On September 14, 1989, she and playwright/producer Scott Morfee (born 1954) were married.^[7] 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 seriesThe Sentinel (1996). Her guest appearances on TV include roles onThe Renegades (1983),Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), andJudging Amy (1999). She has worked as a production assistant onFreaky Friday (2003),Christmas with the Kranks (2004), andYou Again (2010).

• Freaky Friday (2003), production assistant
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004), assistant
• You Again (2010), assistant

• Kelly Curtis atIMDb
• Stockton honors legend Janet Leigh with plaza; Jamie Lee and Kelly Curtis speak at ceremony
• "F is for ... Fealty,' Image of Kelly with her sister Jamie Lee in 2008,Time Magazine
• Janet Leigh and Kelly Curtis atIt Runs in the Family film premiere

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• American television actresses
• Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
• Skidmore College alumni
• 21st-century American women
• Curtis family (show business)
• Jewish film people

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