Kelly Curtis Dies at 69, Jamie Lee Curtis Announces Sister's Death
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Updated · TheWrap · May 30
Kelly Curtis Dies at 69, Jamie Lee Curtis Announces Sister's Death
15 articles · Updated · TheWrap · May 30
Jamie Lee Curtis said Saturday that her sister Kelly Curtis has died at 69, calling her “my first friend and lifelong confidant”; no cause of death was disclosed.
Kelly Curtis appeared opposite her younger sister in 1983's “Trading Places” and later worked as Jamie Lee Curtis' assistant on films including “Freaky Friday,” “Christmas With the Kranks” and “You Again.”
Her own acting credits included “The Equalizer,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Judging Amy,” “Silk Stalkings” and a recurring role on “The Sentinel.”
The eldest daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, she debuted onscreen as a toddler in “The Vikings” and later directed the 2018 documentary “Marby Jets Are Go.”
From stockbroker to horror lead, what defined Kelly Curtis's career outside her famous family's shadow?
Why has the cause of actress Kelly Curtis's death at 69 been kept private by her famous family?