Why Jamie Lee Curtis' mom wouldn't let her audition for 'The Exorcist'
- - Why Jamie Lee Curtis' mom wouldn't let her audition for 'The Exorcist'
Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY December 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Before she was Laurie Strode, Jamie Lee Curtis almost got an even earlier start in horror.
The Oscar-winning "Halloween" star, 67, opened up on "The Drew Barrymore Show" about why she's grateful her mother, screen legend Janet Leigh, wouldn't let her audition for a role in the horror classic "The Exorcist."
Curtis explained that one of the producers of the film "was a very good friend of my mother's," so he asked Leigh if her daughter would audition.
"At the time, I was probably 12, and cute and kind of sassy," Curtis said. "I had some personality."
Still, Curtis never auditioned because her mom quickly shot down the idea, not wanting her acting career to start at such a young age.
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"My mom really wanted me to have, thank God, a childhood," Curtis noted.
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The "Everything Everywhere All at Once" star said she's grateful for this, telling Barrymore, who was six when she starred in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "I understand you didn't get that option, and people didn't step in and say 'No, she will have a childhood. She will have protection.'"
"The Exorcist," released in 1973, wound up starring Linda Blair as Regan, a young girl who becomes possessed. Curtis didn't make her movie debut until five years later with 1978's "Halloween," which she shot when she was 19. Her casting as Laurie Strode, a babysitter targeted by murderer Michael Myers, was especially notable at the time given her mother was a "scream queen" in her own right, best known for starring as Marion Crane in "Psycho."
Jamie Lee Curtis attends a screening of "Ella McCay" at the Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 2, 2025 in New York City.
Laurie Strode ultimately became Curtis' most iconic role, which she reprised repeatedly over the years, most recently in 2022's "Halloween Ends." The slasher classic also led her to star in several other horror films, including "Prom Night" and "The Fog."
In real life, though, Curtis is famously not a fan of watching horror movies. And it sounds like "The Exorcist" played a role in that aversion.
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Jamie Lee Curtis attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sydney Sweeney and Jamie Lee Curtis attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sydney Sweeney attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sharon Stone and actress Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Wanda Sykes attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jane Fonda and Wanda Sykes attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Wanda Sykes speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime.
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Kate Hudson attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Kate Hudson speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Octavia Spencer and Kate Hudson attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Octavia Spencer and Kate Hudson attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jane Fonda and Nicole Scherzinger attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Nicole Scherzinger performs onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Eva Longoria and honoree Nicole Scherzinger attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Eva Longoria and honoree Nicole Scherzinger attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Nicole Scherzinger speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
">Nicole Scherzinger speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Eva Longoria attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Eva Longoria attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jane Fonda attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Jane Fonda attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kMAM__Atc2QNibER0uNwLQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9ce51de897684b44f3c60c8fb0f178d0 class=caas-img>Aly Raisman attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/6Wd5h7gcQ2EQfcC.ASbDCA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b9eefaa2bba7d0b8d1d364c6d839d4fa class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Aly Raisman attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Aly Raisman attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/6Wd5h7gcQ2EQfcC.ASbDCA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b9eefaa2bba7d0b8d1d364c6d839d4fa class=caas-img>Aly Raisman's dress and accessory details.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Z_4937WI_xwpGc1YNXcKNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a4679cfaad8cb657eeaa2e619d542d89 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Aly Raisman's dress and accessory details.
">Aly Raisman's dress and accessory details.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Z_4937WI_xwpGc1YNXcKNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a4679cfaad8cb657eeaa2e619d542d89 class=caas-img>Sharon Stone, Christy Martin and honoree Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JeZ3byDMLz5fKbQkICMGCw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTI-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2911a8989e768a9f58224e6ae0024f15 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sharon Stone, Christy Martin and honoree Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Sharon Stone, Christy Martin and honoree Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JeZ3byDMLz5fKbQkICMGCw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTI-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2911a8989e768a9f58224e6ae0024f15 class=caas-img>Sydney Sweeney speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lYniwLvmLqjMgYOmAMkP7A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fab066caf3d1fba08fed6dd5954cf437 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sydney Sweeney speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
">Sydney Sweeney speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lYniwLvmLqjMgYOmAMkP7A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fab066caf3d1fba08fed6dd5954cf437 class=caas-img>Octavia Spencer, Yvette Nicole Brown and Essence Atkins attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eL.IY4gkPDnJxtmKUMl8sA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02319c9781227fa565f680fe9d2c3331 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Octavia Spencer, Yvette Nicole Brown and Essence Atkins attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
">Octavia Spencer, Yvette Nicole Brown and Essence Atkins attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/eL.IY4gkPDnJxtmKUMl8sA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02319c9781227fa565f680fe9d2c3331 class=caas-img>Sharon Stone attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gqwbdfISyEPjX.eZc7A8RQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzQ5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/54c64383f032d9e077d7e3e561c81bf0 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sharon Stone attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Sharon Stone attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gqwbdfISyEPjX.eZc7A8RQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzQ5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/54c64383f032d9e077d7e3e561c81bf0 class=caas-img>Kate Hudson walks onstage to give her speech during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/n6VYOcVsw00Y56nQpenZ4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05Mjk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/380f9b167a615a0fb48a20b410837e3d class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Kate Hudson walks onstage to give her speech during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
">Kate Hudson walks onstage to give her speech during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/n6VYOcVsw00Y56nQpenZ4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05Mjk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/380f9b167a615a0fb48a20b410837e3d class=caas-img>Eva Longoria attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/U9F8WkUy1pxFUP_h_LQjvA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/780eb1b95a736d649bbb6fd095039486 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Eva Longoria attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Eva Longoria attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/U9F8WkUy1pxFUP_h_LQjvA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/780eb1b95a736d649bbb6fd095039486 class=caas-img>Sharon Stone speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V9ZfSX1LelqiIQdkkNRXQQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7a84b99d0cda0b6bc23e0a8c282095c6 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sharon Stone speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
">Sharon Stone speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V9ZfSX1LelqiIQdkkNRXQQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7a84b99d0cda0b6bc23e0a8c282095c6 class=caas-img>Kate Hudson speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JjUPtwvW0qG_A2ZawwVezg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e694be3c80304e47ef6192a2cb13bdef class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Kate Hudson speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
">Kate Hudson speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JjUPtwvW0qG_A2ZawwVezg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjY-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e694be3c80304e47ef6192a2cb13bdef class=caas-img>Aly Raisman and Jordan Chiles attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/rhV0T5k7AoaEBwHUESKAJA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNjQ0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4c6fbb9e36518beafffe7509add9f652 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Aly Raisman and Jordan Chiles attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Aly Raisman and Jordan Chiles attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/rhV0T5k7AoaEBwHUESKAJA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNjQ0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4c6fbb9e36518beafffe7509add9f652 class=caas-img>Sydney Sweeney speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8hQtcghMsHUxkmVcyj1hGA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0df7172070db5b4db5e410c60d59716d class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sydney Sweeney speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
">Sydney Sweeney speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8hQtcghMsHUxkmVcyj1hGA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0df7172070db5b4db5e410c60d59716d class=caas-img>Jane Fonda speaks onstage Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_cmVWMiEyXgGvNim6qwCBg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTQ-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f495e8d6195349969d182d1e19e7e745 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Jane Fonda speaks onstage Variety Power of Women.
">Jane Fonda speaks onstage Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_cmVWMiEyXgGvNim6qwCBg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTQ-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f495e8d6195349969d182d1e19e7e745 class=caas-img>Wanda Sykes and Jane Fonda attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/t2yiyuzOeno.TS6dTtszQA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzM5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c4fa4987cf99c5767167e2cd62108daf class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Wanda Sykes and Jane Fonda attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Wanda Sykes and Jane Fonda attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/t2yiyuzOeno.TS6dTtszQA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzM5/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c4fa4987cf99c5767167e2cd62108daf class=caas-img>Jamie Lee Curtis speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7ky5YTs8cM6zUG7LlYs5EQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mzk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7730b634ed76e7308e5592548a280b38 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Jamie Lee Curtis speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
">Jamie Lee Curtis speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7ky5YTs8cM6zUG7LlYs5EQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mzk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7730b634ed76e7308e5592548a280b38 class=caas-img>Suzanne Yankovic and honoree Jamie Lee Curtis attend Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CfCMyw4223maxomhenGr9g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODQx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0bee15e4843be74284df9c7746ae6126 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Suzanne Yankovic and honoree Jamie Lee Curtis attend Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime.
">Suzanne Yankovic and honoree Jamie Lee Curtis attend Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CfCMyw4223maxomhenGr9g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODQx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0bee15e4843be74284df9c7746ae6126 class=caas-img>Honoree Jamie Lee Curtis attends Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/H7w0LWI.8gjzlUOmMeQSYQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e7537b7a2123d6bd22354332b83d6c24 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Honoree Jamie Lee Curtis attends Variety Power of Women.
">Honoree Jamie Lee Curtis attends Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/H7w0LWI.8gjzlUOmMeQSYQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e7537b7a2123d6bd22354332b83d6c24 class=caas-img>Honoree Nicole Scherzinger speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Tq6oUmIq8bz5u3YVd6r_WA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzAy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5d365ccae3314ac0f1651240faaeee81 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Honoree Nicole Scherzinger speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
">Honoree Nicole Scherzinger speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Tq6oUmIq8bz5u3YVd6r_WA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzAy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5d365ccae3314ac0f1651240faaeee81 class=caas-img>Eva Longoria speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WEPdRyjBnCZ5YVoncVxpcQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNTgz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9b5a8665fa43407b2013343481e53ebe class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Eva Longoria speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
">Eva Longoria speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WEPdRyjBnCZ5YVoncVxpcQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNTgz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9b5a8665fa43407b2013343481e53ebe class=caas-img>Karen Pittman and Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CTaAMBLuvvdhQCWMXjDrZQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzE0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e6ac6eccdaa873da6d9211f84a0e24b7 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Karen Pittman and Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Karen Pittman and Sydney Sweeney attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CTaAMBLuvvdhQCWMXjDrZQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzE0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e6ac6eccdaa873da6d9211f84a0e24b7 class=caas-img>Eva Longoria speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NLE2hU7NWF5NPUvxhBPuhQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/19bed396f6de1b432188cea069aecb05 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Eva Longoria speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
">Eva Longoria speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NLE2hU7NWF5NPUvxhBPuhQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/19bed396f6de1b432188cea069aecb05 class=caas-img>Octavia Spencer attends Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/I6Y9Snmti4KBZg6O73Ha1A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3edcf3115a78bcb18146b3fcdfe87212 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Octavia Spencer attends Variety Power of Women.
">Octavia Spencer attends Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/I6Y9Snmti4KBZg6O73Ha1A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3edcf3115a78bcb18146b3fcdfe87212 class=caas-img>Naturi Naughton attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Nu4bwvoZiByfhOLvgYhdcw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e50d5410b05847345d7090e705e88d50 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Naturi Naughton attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
">Naturi Naughton attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Nu4bwvoZiByfhOLvgYhdcw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e50d5410b05847345d7090e705e88d50 class=caas-img>Omarion attends Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/BOkEpOQ1TloaucABmOAaEg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/df4722967cc1b46cdad6ed3882d10ab4 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Omarion attends Variety Power of Women.
">Omarion attends Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/BOkEpOQ1TloaucABmOAaEg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/df4722967cc1b46cdad6ed3882d10ab4 class=caas-img>Karrueche Tran attends Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/fkgIlCqR27x.ldK54xzEkQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/755eb888c3516ac44f3d8aad0cc6262d class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Karrueche Tran attends Variety Power of Women.
">Karrueche Tran attends Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/fkgIlCqR27x.ldK54xzEkQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/755eb888c3516ac44f3d8aad0cc6262d class=caas-img>Brenda Song and Kate Hudson attend Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/t35Nv9MXrh2EmkruTv47dg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/73a6b829eef51619b667515cb1ce9f1b class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Brenda Song and Kate Hudson attend Variety Power of Women.
">Brenda Song and Kate Hudson attend Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/t35Nv9MXrh2EmkruTv47dg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05MTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/73a6b829eef51619b667515cb1ce9f1b class=caas-img>Jenna Dewan and Julianne Hough attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RZ4venpuoXSxldIcz200rA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ee1ef89e0912292462f81efa25cb4784 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Jenna Dewan and Julianne Hough attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Jenna Dewan and Julianne Hough attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RZ4venpuoXSxldIcz200rA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ee1ef89e0912292462f81efa25cb4784 class=caas-img>Sharon Stone speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nl5H4fo2ek3AgxcvpOQCug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03ODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1e67bff622b265d68a90dce07fc6a8eb class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sharon Stone speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
">Sharon Stone speaks onstage during Variety Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nl5H4fo2ek3AgxcvpOQCug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03ODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1e67bff622b265d68a90dce07fc6a8eb class=caas-img>Jurnee Smollett attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Um_wyX0Tces_15UAmOH6Bw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2fa893e4b64167896a7fe55b6645d324 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Jurnee Smollett attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
">Jurnee Smollett attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Um_wyX0Tces_15UAmOH6Bw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2fa893e4b64167896a7fe55b6645d324 class=caas-img>Garcelle Beauvais attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/l.JZuJwmanolfG8hx_AJ7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzk2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/bf6ed28fe900012e63f20f1b3a957fae class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Garcelle Beauvais attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
">Garcelle Beauvais attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/l.JZuJwmanolfG8hx_AJ7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzk2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/bf6ed28fe900012e63f20f1b3a957fae class=caas-img>Wanda Sykes and Jane Fonda attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gfDt_9TZ1kRCCBXnIEyrMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0f50f973d16c61d67a97ddbe3b74e761 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Wanda Sykes and Jane Fonda attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
">Wanda Sykes and Jane Fonda attend Variety's 2025 Power of Women at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 29, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gfDt_9TZ1kRCCBXnIEyrMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0f50f973d16c61d67a97ddbe3b74e761 class=caas-img>Diane Warren attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kBnTCSNp.o1ZsiXq6evsKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/79bc90e95c1b5551caaffa7423dc5ec5 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Diane Warren attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
">Diane Warren attends Variety's 2025 Power of Women.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kBnTCSNp.o1ZsiXq6evsKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/79bc90e95c1b5551caaffa7423dc5ec5 class=caas-img>Sharon Stone and honoree Sydney Sweeney attend Variety Power of Women.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wAU8dRoLbmHZXD18IcXOEQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODEx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2725c46b0df330c0e0d6b10719e34fe7 class=caas-img data-headline="Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women" data-caption="
Sharon Stone and honoree Sydney Sweeney attend Variety Power of Women.
">Sharon Stone and honoree Sydney Sweeney attend Variety Power of Women.
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1 / 50Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women
This year's Power of Women event, hosted by Variety and presented by Lifetime, was a reminder to women everywhere to take up space and uplift one another, especially during the tumultuous political times people are living through. "When women thrive, the community thrives. We make everyone around us better, we do," said comedian Wanda Sykes in her speech on Thursday, Oct. 30. "We’re at a moment in time where, with everything that's going on in the government, where we need to create projects where life imitates art." This year's Power of Women honorees included Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis (supporting Children's Hospital Los Angeles), "Running Point" actress Kate Hudson (supporting World Food Programme), Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger (supporting Special Olympics), Emmy Award-winning comedian Wanda Sykes (supporting the Ruth Ellis Center) and star of the upcoming "Christy" biopic, Sydney Sweeney (supporting the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence). Gymnast and activist Aly Raisman was also honored with the Variety Courage Award, highlighting her advocacy for survivors of abuse.Scroll through for more photos from the night.
"When I was 15, my parents screened 'The Exorcist,' and my friends teased me the next day because I was so freaked out," Curtis previously told Entertainment Weekly. "I loathe being scared by scary movies. I scare so easily. It's the reason that I'm so good at [being in them]. It's a natural response for me."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jamie Lee Curtis almost starred in 'Exorcist' before mom intervened
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