The legendary Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis of Halloween and True Lies fame won her very first Emmy Award on Sunday night at the age of 65.
Curtis Wins Her First Emmy
Curtis took home the Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys for her turn as Donna Berzatto in the hit show, The Bear. Her fellow nominees were Olivia Colman (The Bear), Kaitlin Olson (Hacks), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building), Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live), and Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live).
“You know there’s a saying, ‘Hurt people, hurt people,’ but I also think you can add to that and say, ‘Helped people help people,’ and I think that’s the story of The Bear,” Curtis told the crowd as she accepted the coveted award.
Curtis went on to praise the show’s cast and crew, describing them as “the ingredients of this beautiful, beautiful, beautiful piece of television … that I’m privileged to be in.”
Check out Curtis’ full speech in the video below.
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‘I’m The Luckiest Girl In The World’
Afterwards, Curtis told reporters that she felt “lucky” to have won. She then joked about her time starring in commercials for Activia, saying that she’s come very far since then.
“I’m the luckiest girl in the world. I’ve been an actor since I was 19. I’m 65,” she said. “I’ve sold yogurt that makes you […] for seven years. And I just never thought in my life that I would get to do work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence. And it’s just been the thrill of my creative life these last couple of years that I get these opportunities. So I’m humble and incredibly grateful.”
“I think we’re all underestimated, and as actors, you just hustle for a job, any job,” she added. “And look at my career, I’ve done a lot of weird stuff because I just love the process. And to me, the perseverance and patience and belief in yourself, rejection, this is an industry filled with rejection. You are rejected every day, every day when you’re an actor. And to be 65 years old and having this happen is extraordinary.”
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Curtis Isn’t Chasing EGOT Status
Curtis won her first Oscar just one year ago. She took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in Everything Everywhere All At Once. When asked if she’s chasing EGOT status, which would require her to also win both a Grammy and a Tony, Curtis was skeptical about her chances.
“Well, I can’t sing at all, and I’ve never been on stage, actually,” she said. “I’ve never done a play, and so I can’t imagine.”
“I don’t stay up that late… I don’t know if any of you ever paid attention to anything I’ve said, but at my age, about concerts being so late and why can’t Bruce Springsteen do a frickin’ matinee?” she continued. “So I am just not sure I would do so well in the theater since you go to bed so late. But you know what? I never thought any of this was going to be possible in my life at all.”
Curtis spent decades paying her dues before she became a mainstay at these awards shows. God bless Curtis for continuing to show the world that age really is just a number, and that it’s never too late to achieve carer major success!
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