1. Jamie Lee Curtis

2. Background/Biography Born on November 22nd, 1958 in Los Angeles, California Parents are actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis Attended Westlake School in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills High School and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall Enrolled herself at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, but quit midway after a semester to become an actress

3. Interesting Facts Curtis is more popularly known as an actress. She has starred in movies such as, Halloween, My Girl, True Lies, and Freaky Friday. She has two children, both of whom are adopted. She is the godmother of actor, Jake Gyllenhaal. Curtis was an alcoholic and also once addicted to pain killers. She got sober in 1999 and maintains that recovery is the greatest achievement of her life. She supports various philanthropic groups such as the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation. Curtis was Guest of Honor at the 11th annual Gala and Fundraiser in 2003 for Women in Recovery, Inc., a Venice, California-based non- profit organization offering a live-in, twelve-step program of rehabilitation for women in need.

4. Bibliography of Books When I was Little: A Four-Year Old's Memoir Of Her Youth, 1993 Tell Me Again About The Night I was Born, 1996 Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day, 1998; listed on the New York Times best-seller list for 9 weeks. Where Do Balloons Go?: An Uplifting Mystery, 2000 I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem, 2002 It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel, 2004 Is There Really A Human Race?, 2006 Big Words for Little People, 2008 My Friend Jay, 2009, edition of one, presented to Jay Leno

5. “Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.”

6. Bibliography http://www.jamieleecurtis.org/ http://www.jamieleecurtisbooks.com