{"id":2438378,"date":"2026-05-30T16:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2438378"},"modified":"2026-05-30T16:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:36:07","slug":"kelly-lee-curtis-sister-of-jamie-lee-curtis-dead-at-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelly-lee-curtis-sister-of-jamie-lee-curtis-dead-at-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Lee Curtis, Sister of Jamie Lee Curtis, Dead at 69"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jamie Lee Curtis<\/strong> <\/a>has announced that her older sister Kelly Lee Curtis<\/strong> has died. She was 69.<\/p>\n

\u201cA warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis. She passed away this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace,\u201d Jamie, 67, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, May 30, alongside a stunning black and white photo of her late sibling getting her hair done while smoking a cigarette.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was my first friend and lifelong confidant,\u201d Jamie continued. \u201cShe was jaw droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress. She played a mean game of hearts, collected turtles, loved her family, nature, music, thrifting, travel, Facebook, and Pok\u00e9mon Go. She was proud of her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry and was a devoted American patriot.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cShe will be remembered for her loving generosity, fierce opinions, endless curiosity, unique style, and her powdered, almond, crescent cookies at Christmas, hence her name, Auntie Cookie. Kelly always signed off any messages or fare thee well with a Hungarian blessing\u2026 Isten Veled, God is with you. Isten Veled to my sister of the sun and the moon, my Tai. I\u2019ll see you on down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Jamie Lee Curtis Mourns Ex-Boyfriend Robert Carradine After Death at Age 71<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tJamie Lee Curtis has paid tribute to ex-boyfriend Robert Carradine following his death at age 71. \u201cI woke up to the news that Robert Carradine died,\u201d Curtis, 67, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, February 24, alongside throwback photos with Carradine. The Freaky Friday actress revealed that her friend Melanie Griffith, who starred alongside Carradine in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kelly was the daughter of Tony Curtis<\/strong> and Janet Leigh<\/strong> who, like her famous sister, followed in her parents\u2019 acting footsteps. Born in Santa Monica on June 17, 1956, she made her acting debut when she first appeared in the 1958 adventure film The Vikings<\/em>, which starred her mother and father. She went on to star alongside her sister in 1983\u2019s Trading Places<\/em>, as well as the 1987 German comedy movie Magic Sticks<\/em> and the 1991 Italian horror film The Devil\u2019s Daughter<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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She also made appearances on episodes of The Equalizer<\/em>, Hunter<\/em>, Silk Stalkings<\/em>, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<\/em>, Judging Amy<\/em> and more.<\/p>\n

Like her sister, Kelly also fielded accusations of favoritism and nepotism as a result of her famous parents\u2019 acting prowess.<\/p>\n

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Kelly also excelled behind the camera, directing the 2018 documentary Marby Jets Are Go,<\/em> which followed an Australian high school track team. She later assisted her sister Jamie on her blockbuster 2008 hit Freaky Friday<\/em><\/a>, as well as Christmas With the Kranks<\/em> and You Again<\/em>.<\/p>\n