The actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who will soon make his directorial and screenwriting debut with the film ‘Mother Nature’, will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the 2021 Venice Film Festival. The prize will be awarded on 8 September, before the world premiere screening of the horror ‘Halloween Kills’ (presented out of competition).
Jamie Lee Curtis receives the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Alberto Barbera, director of the Venice Film Festival, commented on the news with the following words: “Jamie Lee Curtis belongs to that rarefied group of Hollywood actresses and actors capable of offering the most convincing embodiment of all those qualities that represent the soul of the great world cinema, a direct descendant of the aristocracy of American cinema, since
daughter of two unforgettable stars such as Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, is the natural incarnation of the star capable of entering the roles of versatile and helpful actress, with great charisma and uncommon personality. The combination of these qualities, combined with her work as a writer of children’s books and her philanthropic commitment, have cemented her status as an international artist over time.
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis
Californian born in 1958, Jamie Lee Curtis
began her acting career in 1977, appearing in an episode of the TV series ‘Quincy’ and in one of ‘Colombo’, and then conquering a permanent role in the TV series ‘Operation petticoat’ (1977-1978). But it is thanks to cinema that his career explodes:
in 1978 he starred in the horror film ‘Halloween – Night of the Witches’, which becomes a classic of the kind of fear and starts a successful saga. From then on Curtis engages in virtually all film genres, from comedies’ Knives Out ‘,’ A Fish Named Wanda ‘,’ A Chair for Two ‘,’ That Crazy Friday ‘, to action movies’ True Lies ‘and’ Blue Steel ‘, up to the plays’ The Tailor of Panama’, ‘Dad, I have found a friend’ and ‘Love forever’. A career that, comments Alberto Barbera again, “reveals an artist who knows how to calibrate tone and style with impeccable skill and grace”.
“I couldn’t be more proud and happy”
At the news of the Golden Lion, Jamie Lee Curtis said: “I am incredibly honored to receive this award from the Venice Biennale Film Festival. It seems impossible to me that I have been in the world of cinema for so long to receive a career award. ,
and that this happens today, with ‘Halloween Kills’, is particularly significant to me. ‘Halloween’ – and my partnership with the character of Laurie Strode – launched and supported my career, and it truly is a gift that these films have given birth to a new franchise, loved by audiences around the world. Italian cinema has always honored and exalted the genre that has marked my career, so I could not be more proud and happy to accept this award from the Venice Film Festival, from Laurie and all.
the brave heroines in the world who face insurmountable obstacles head on and who refuse to give up “.
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