Jamie Lee Curtis Remembers Parents Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis: ‘Missing Them Both Now for a Long Time’

Jamie Lee Curtis pays tribute to her late parents Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.

The Oscar winner shared a black-and-white throwback photo of the cast on Instagram on Tuesday, marking 19 years since mum Janet died in 2004 aged 77. Last week marked 13 years since Tony died in 2010 at the age of 85.

In her tribute, Curtis said her mom and dad will support the ongoing actors’ strike and the issues the SAG-AFTRA union is championing.

“Janet Leigh left us today in 2004 and Tony Curtis last week in 2010,” wrote Curtis, 64. “I have missed them both for a long time and know from their activism that they will stand by @sagaftra and this righteous fight to protect their identity and ours!”

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Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis on September 29, 1979.

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Back in December, Curtis celebrated her mother’s iconic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film. Psycho making of DiversityList of the 100 best movies of all time.

“I woke up this morning missing my mother and wishing she could see the beautiful family I have and that her two daughters are well and thriving and enjoy this magical, creative year I have after so much time in the same industry she loved.” , Everything everywhere and at once the actress wrote on Instagram.

Tony Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis on February 26, 1995.

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She continued: “The wonder of movies is that they last forever, forever. How exciting to see her legacy today through the love portal @variety as the #1 movie of all time.”

Curtis, who has two children with husband Christopher Guest, revisited her parents in a January 2022 post, explaining that when she found old photos of Janet and Tony, she was “struck not only by their extreme beauty, but also by their deep love and ambition ”

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Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis with daughters Kelly and Jamie Lee.

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“As a result of 13 divorces in my immediate family, I have often struggled with the idea of ​​love, what is happening to it?” the Mother Nature the author wrote then.

“There are just a few reminders for me that I was born out of love, not the anger, competition, jealousy and resentment that are the cornerstones of any nasty divorce,” added Curtis. “I also forget they were famous and loved all over the world. Happy hunchback day Janet and Tony. Thanks for the love and life!”

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