{"id":76628,"date":"2025-12-29T22:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/why-jamie-lee-curtis-mom-wouldnt-let-her-audition-for-the-exorcist\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:05:53","slug":"why-jamie-lee-curtis-mom-wouldnt-let-her-audition-for-the-exorcist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/why-jamie-lee-curtis-mom-wouldnt-let-her-audition-for-the-exorcist\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jamie Lee Curtis&#8217; mom wouldn&#8217;t let her audition for &#8216;The Exorcist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before she was Laurie Strode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jamie-lee-curtis-slams-plastic-131839548.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jamie Lee Curtis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a> almost got an even earlier start in horror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oscar-winning &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/jamie-lee-curtis-says-goodbye-164017729.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Halloween;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Halloween<\/a>&#8221; star, 67, opened up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H2paQZJmolQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on &quot;The Drew Barrymore Show&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">on &#8220;The Drew Barrymore Show&#8221;<\/a> about why she&#8217;s grateful her mother, screen legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2017\/10\/25\/psycho-5-behind-the-scenes-stories-stand-in-shares-memories-iconic-shower-scene-new-documentary-78-5\/789009001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Janet Leigh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Janet Leigh<\/a>, wouldn&#8217;t let her audition for a role in the horror classic &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/not-cheap-scares-exorcist-believer-141502550.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Exorcist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Exorcist<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Curtis explained that one of the producers of the film &#8220;was a very good friend of my mother&#8217;s,&#8221; so he asked Leigh if her daughter would audition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;At the time, I was probably 12, and cute and kind of sassy,&#8221; Curtis said. &#8220;I had some personality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, Curtis never auditioned because her mom quickly shot down the idea, not wanting her acting career to start at such a young age.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jamie Lee Curtis attends the premiere of &quot;Ella McCay&quot; in Hollywood on Dec. 9, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"586\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V31abJ7ADR5W4vqFmS_T5A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU4NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_entertainment_893\/eca18229f8c27364da881dfdc81a5fc5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jamie Lee Curtis attends the premiere of &#8220;Ella McCay&#8221; in Hollywood on Dec. 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My mom really wanted me to have, thank God, a childhood,&#8221; Curtis noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Jamie Lee Curtis <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jamie-lee-curtis-slams-plastic-131839548.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:slams plastic surgery industry as 'genocide of women';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">slams plastic surgery industry as &#8216;genocide of women&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Everything Everywhere All at Once&#8221; star said she&#8217;s grateful for this, telling Barrymore, who was six when she starred in &#8220;E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,&#8221; &#8220;I understand you didn&#8217;t get that option, and people didn&#8217;t step in and say &#8216;No, she will have a childhood. She will have protection.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Exorcist,&#8221; released in 1973, wound up starring Linda Blair as Regan, a young girl who becomes possessed. Curtis didn&#8217;t make her movie debut until five years later with 1978&#8217;s &#8220;Halloween,&#8221; 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 &#8220;scream queen&#8221; in her own right, best known for starring as Marion Crane in &#8220;Psycho.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jamie Lee Curtis attends a screening of &quot;Ella McCay&quot; at the Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 2, 2025 in New York City.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/W7AjN5GDdpQeKRCU191qSQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_entertainment_893\/838812b8a84fe39639b0d22b1fcdb514\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jamie Lee Curtis attends a screening of &#8220;Ella McCay&#8221; at the Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 2, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Laurie Strode ultimately became Curtis&#8217; most iconic role, which she reprised repeatedly over the years, most recently in 2022&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/halloween-ends-review-bloody-shame-190012083.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Halloween Ends;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Halloween Ends<\/a>.&#8221; The slasher classic also led her to star in several other horror films, including &#8220;Prom Night&#8221; and &#8220;The Fog.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In real life, though, Curtis is famously not a fan of watching horror movies. And it sounds like &#8220;The Exorcist&#8221; played a role in that aversion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Jamie Lee Curtis addresses <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/jamie-lee-curtis-addresses-threatening-180549969.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:'threatening' backlash after crying over Charlie Kirk's death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">&#8216;threatening&#8217; backlash after crying over Charlie Kirk&#8217;s death<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">Sydney Sweeney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson more honored at Variety Power of Women<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span> of <span>50<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">This year&#8217;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. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When women thrive, the community thrives. We make everyone around us better, we do,&#8221; said comedian Wanda Sykes in her speech on Thursday, Oct. 30. &#8220;We\u2019re at a moment in time where, with everything that&#8217;s going on in the government, where we need to create projects where life imitates art.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Power of Women honorees included Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis (supporting Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles), &#8220;Running Point&#8221; 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 &#8220;Christy&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll through for more photos from the night. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When I was 15, my parents screened &#8216;The Exorcist,&#8217; and my friends teased me the next day because I was so freaked out,&#8221; Curtis previously <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/halloween-kills-jamie-lee-curtis-greatest-fears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. &#8220;I loathe being scared by scary movies. I scare so easily. It&#8217;s the reason that I&#8217;m so good at [being in them]. It&#8217;s a natural response for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/12\/28\/jamie-lee-curtis-exorcist-mom-janet-leigh\/87935456007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jamie Lee Curtis almost starred in 'Exorcist' before mom intervened;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jamie Lee Curtis almost starred in &#8216;Exorcist&#8217; before mom intervened<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/why-jamie-lee-curtis-mom-180946870.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before she was Laurie Strode, Jamie Lee Curtis almost got an even earlier start in horror. 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