A Scream Queen As Good As Her Mom, As Addicted As Her Dad: The Demons Of ‘Halloween’ Icon Jamie Lee Curtis | Celebrity

CelebrityForty-four years after the release of the world’s first “Halloween” movie, Jamie Lee Curtis (63) plays the role of her iconic character Laurie Strode for the last time. The horror franchise earned the actress the title of “Queen of the Final Cry” – following in the footsteps of her famous mother – and marked her breakthrough with the general public. “Yet I haven’t seen a single ‘Halloween’ movie,” she admitted recently. The actress isn’t shy about a strong statement, nor a frank conversation about her inner demons. For years, the Hollywood star was heavily addicted to alcohol and pain relievers. “A friend caught me taking pills. He said, ‘You think you’re great, but you’re actually dead inside.’ “