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Kelly Curtis
Curtis in 1979
Born
Kelly Lee Curtis

Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1958, 1983–present
Spouse
Scott Morfee
​
(m. 1989)​
[1]
Parents
RelativesJamie Lee Curtis (sister)
Allegra Curtis (half-sister)

Kelly Lee Curtis is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Magic Sticks (1987), and The Devil's Daughter (1991).

Early life

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. Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian-Jewish immigrants[2] and two of her maternal great-grandparents were Danish.[3] 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;[4] and Benjamin Curtis.[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, as well as Kirk Douglas and Ernest Borgnine. Her parents divorced in 1962, after which her mother married Robert Brandt.[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.[1]

Career

Curtis studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.[5] 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."[5] 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.[6] 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.[1]

Filmography

Production crew

Television films

Series television

References

  1. ^ a b c Schindehette, Susan (1990). "Tony and Janet's Other Daughter, Kelly, Proves That Jamie Lee's Not the Only Curtis Kid with Acting Genes". People. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Jamie Lee Curtis Interview: Starring as Herself: Embracing Reality". Reader's Digest. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ There/Hollywood, page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh
  4. ^ "Family for Tony Curtis" Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b 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."
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Magic Sticks at The New York Times
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