Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive Honorary Doctorate from AFI

Jamie Lee Curtis, an Academy Award winner recently nominated for an Emmy for her performance in ‘The Bear’, is set to receive another prestigious honor. Curtis will be awarded a doctorate of fine arts degree from the American Film Institute (AFI) in recognition of her “contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image,” as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

Curtis joins a distinguished list of past recipients including Robert Altman, Angela Bassett, Kathryn Bigelow, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Clint Eastwood, Nora Ephron, James Earl Jones, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Paul Schrader, Quentin Tarantino, Lily Tomlin, Robert Towne, Cicely Tyson, and John Williams.

“Jamie Lee Curtis is a supernova born from the union of two stars – an icon whose fearless approach to her craft and dauntless dedication to driving culture forward define excellence in our modern day,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO, referring to her famous parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. “AFI is privileged to honor her at AFI Commencement, where the next generation of storytellers will draw inspiration from her remarkable journey.”

Curtis is a seasoned actor with an impressive number of credits. She is best known for her role as Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise and has appeared in films such as ‘True Lies’, ‘Trading Places’, ‘A Fish Called Wanda’, ‘Knives Out’, ‘Freaky Friday’, ‘My Girl’, ‘You Again’, ‘Blue Steel’, ‘Christmas with the Kranks’, and ‘The Tailor of Panama’. She won an Oscar and SAG Award for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 2021.

Curtis is currently filming ‘Freaky Friday 2’ opposite Lindsay Lohan and will star in Eli Roth’s ‘Borderlands’, as per The Hollywood Reporter.