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Filmography
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Known For
True Lies Helen Tasker (1994) -
Halloween Laurie Strode (2018) -
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Laurie Strode / Keri Tate (1998) -
Known For
Freaky Friday Tess Coleman (2003) -
Actress
Knives Out Linda Drysdale (2019) -
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An Acceptable Loss Rachel (2018) -
Halloween Laurie Strode (2018)
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New Girl Joan Day (2012-2018) -
Scream Queens Dean Cathy Munsch (2015-2016) -
Spare Parts Ms. Karen Lowry (2015) -
Only Human Evelyn Lang (2014) -
Veronica Mars: The Movie Gayle Buckley (2014) -
NCIS Dr. Samantha Ryan (2012) -
![8]( "8")
8 Sandy Stier (2012) -
![From Up on Poppy Hill]( "From Up on Poppy Hill")
From Up on Poppy Hill Ryoko Matsuzaki (2011) -
![The Little Engine That Could]( "The Little Engine That Could")
The Little Engine That Could Bev (2011) -
![You Again]( "You Again")
You Again Gail (2010) -
![Beverly Hills Chihuahua]( "Beverly Hills Chihuahua")
Beverly Hills Chihuahua Aunt Viv (2008) -
![The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures]( "The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures")
The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures Barbara Tuttle (2007) -
Molly & Roni's Dance Party Disc jockey (2005)
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![Christmas with the Kranks]( "Christmas with the Kranks")
Christmas with the Kranks Nora Krank (2004) -
![Freaky Friday]( "Freaky Friday")
Freaky Friday Tess Coleman (2003) -
![Halloween: Resurrection]( "Halloween: Resurrection")
Halloween: Resurrection Laurie Strode (2002) -
![Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys]( "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys")
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys Queen Camilla (2001) -
![Daddy and Them]( "Daddy and Them")
Daddy and Them Elaine Bowen (2001) -
![The Tailor of Panama]( "The Tailor of Panama")
The Tailor of Panama Louisa (2001) -
![Pigs Next Door]( "Pigs Next Door")
Pigs Next Door Clara (2000) -
![Drowning Mona]( "Drowning Mona")
Drowning Mona Rona (2000) -
![Virus]( "Virus")
Virus Kit Foster (1999) -
![Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]( "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later")
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Laurie Strode / Keri Tate (1998) -
![Nicholas' Gift]( "Nicholas' Gift")
Nicholas' Gift Maggie Green (1998) -
![Homegrown]( "Homegrown")
Homegrown Sierra Kahan (1998) -
![Fierce Creatures]( "Fierce Creatures")
Fierce Creatures Willa Weston (1997) -
![Ellen's Energy Adventure]( "Ellen's Energy Adventure")
Ellen's Energy Adventure Dr. Judy Peterson (1996) -
![House Arrest]( "House Arrest")
House Arrest Janet Beindorf (1996) -
![The Drew Carey Show]( "The Drew Carey Show")
The Drew Carey Show Sioux (1996) -
![The Heidi Chronicles]( "The Heidi Chronicles")
The Heidi Chronicles Heidi Holland (1995) -
![True Lies]( "True Lies")
True Lies Helen Tasker (1994) -
![My Girl 2]( "My Girl 2")
My Girl 2 Shelly Sultenfuss (1994) -
![Mother's Boys]( "Mother's Boys")
Mother's Boys Judith 'Jude' Madigan (1993) -
![A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out]( "A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out")
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out Jamie Lee Curtis (1992) -
![Forever Young]( "Forever Young")
Forever Young Claire Cooper (1992) -
![Anything But Love]( "Anything But Love")
Anything But Love Hannah Miller (1989-1992) -
![My Girl]( "My Girl")
My Girl Shelly DeVoto (1991) -
![Queens Logic]( "Queens Logic")
Queens Logic Grace (1991) -
![Blue Steel]( "Blue Steel")
Blue Steel Megan Turner (1990) -
![A Fish Called Wanda]( "A Fish Called Wanda")
A Fish Called Wanda Wanda Gershwitz (1988) -
![Dominick and Eugene]( "Dominick and Eugene")
Dominick and Eugene Jennifer Reston (1988) -
![Amazing Grace and Chuck]( "Amazing Grace and Chuck")
Amazing Grace and Chuck Lynn Taylor (1987) -
![A Man in Love]( "A Man in Love")
A Man in Love Susan Elliott (1987) -
Welcome Home (1986)
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![As Summers Die]( "As Summers Die")
As Summers Die Whitsey Loftin (1986) -
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![Tall Tales & Legends]( "Tall Tales & Legends")
Tall Tales & Legends Annie Oakley (1985) -
![Perfect]( "Perfect")
Perfect Jessie (1985) -
![The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]( "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension")
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Sandra Banzai - Buckaroo's Mother (1984) -
![Grandview, U.S.A.]( "Grandview, U.S.A.")
Grandview, U.S.A. Michelle 'Mike' Cody (1984) -
![Trading Places]( "Trading Places")
Trading Places Ophelia (1983) -
![Love Letters]( "Love Letters")
Love Letters Anna (1983) -
![Halloween III: Season of the Witch]( "Halloween III: Season of the Witch")
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (1982) -
![Money on the Side]( "Money on the Side")
Money on the Side Michelle Jamison (1982) -
![Callahan]( "Callahan")
Callahan Rachel Bartlett (1982) -
![Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story]( "Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story")
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story Dorothy Stratten (1981) -
![Halloween II]( "Halloween II")
Halloween II Laurie Strode (1981) -
![Road Games]( "Road Games")
Road Games Hitch (1981) -
![She's in the Army Now]( "She's in the Army Now")
She's in the Army Now Pvt. Rita Jennings (1981) -
![Escape from New York]( "Escape from New York")
Escape from New York Narrator / Computer (1981) -
![Terror Train]( "Terror Train")
Terror Train Alana (1980) -
![Prom Night]( "Prom Night")
Prom Night Kimberly Hammond (1980) -
![The Fog]( "The Fog")
The Fog Elizabeth Solley (1980) -
![Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]( "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century")
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Jen Burton (1979) -
![The Love Boat]( "The Love Boat")
The Love Boat Linda (1978) -
![Halloween]( "Halloween")
Halloween Laurie (1978) -
![Charlie's Angels]( "Charlie's Angels")
Charlie's Angels Linda Frye (1978) -
![Operation Petticoat]( "Operation Petticoat")
Operation Petticoat Lt. Barbara Duran (1977-1978) -
![Columbo]( "Columbo")
Columbo Waitress (1977) -
![The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]( "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries")
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Mary (1977) -
Actress
![Quincy M.E.]( "Quincy M.E.")
Quincy M.E. Girl in Dressing Room (1977) -
Producer
![Halloween]( "Halloween")
Halloween (2018) -
Producer
![Hondros]( "Hondros")
Hondros (2017) -
Director
![Scream Queens]( "Scream Queens")
Scream Queens (2016) -
Director
![Anything But Love]( "Anything But Love")
Anything But Love (1992) -
Soundtrack
![Halloween]( "Halloween")
Halloween (2018) -
Soundtrack
![Freaky Friday]( "Freaky Friday")
Freaky Friday (2003) -
Archive footage
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2009-2020) -
![Extra with Billy Bush]( "Extra with Billy Bush")
Extra with Billy Bush (2015-2020) -
![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2017-2019) -
![The Talk]( "The Talk")
The Talk (2019) -
![D'Astrain No Cinema]( "D'Astrain No Cinema")
D'Astrain No Cinema (2018) -
![The Shape Lives: 40 Years of Halloween]( "The Shape Lives: 40 Years of Halloween")
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![Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn]( "Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn")
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![Tax Shelter Terrors]( "Tax Shelter Terrors")
Tax Shelter Terrors (2017) -
![Close Up]( "Close Up")
Close Up (2017) -
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![Special Collector's Edition]( "Special Collector's Edition")
Special Collector's Edition (2012) -
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![Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen]( "Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen")
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![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007-2011) -
![A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss]( "A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss")
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![The 82nd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 82nd Annual Academy Awards")
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Greek Uncovered (2008)
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![The O'Reilly Factor]( "The O'Reilly Factor")
The O'Reilly Factor (2008) -
![20 to 1]( "20 to 1")
20 to 1 (2007) -
Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007)
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![Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film]( "Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film")
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![Halloween: 25 Years of Terror]( "Halloween: 25 Years of Terror")
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¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
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![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (2005) -
![When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World]( "When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World")
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![Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog']( "Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'")
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![Sendung ohne Namen]( "Sendung ohne Namen")
Sendung ohne Namen (2002) -
![Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation]( "Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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![The American Nightmare]( "The American Nightmare")
The American Nightmare (2000) -
![The Haunted History of Halloween]( "The Haunted History of Halloween")
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![True Lies]( "True Lies")
True Lies (1995) -
![All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!]( "All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!")
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![Interview with Richard Franklin]( "Interview with Richard Franklin")
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Archive footage
![Roadgames: A Lecture by Richard Franklin, Barbi Taylor, and Brian May, 20 November]( "Roadgames: A Lecture by Richard Franklin, Barbi Taylor, and Brian May, 20 November")
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![Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]( "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century")
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Miscellaneous Crew
![Murder at the World Series]( "Murder at the World Series")
Murder at the World Series (1977)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
She told a German magazine that she will retire from making movies and that Christmas with the Kranks (2004) will be her last work as an actress. (November 2004) She was wrong.
Quotes
My life is so filled that for me to accept acting work now means that I have to basically let somebody else do the job that I want to do, which is raise my children. It's not that I'm retired, it's just that I no longer accept acting work.
Trademark
Her sexy legs
Nickname
The Scream Queen
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 7" (1.7 m)User Polls
The Master of Horror
The Most Impressive Scream Queen ... or King
OK Boomer
They've Never Even Been Nominated!
Best Thanksgiving TV Episode
Female Cops
Discover three films that capture the spirit of summer love, including a Chicago coming-of-age drama, a passionate Harlem romance, and a rom-com with Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid.