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Jamie Lee Curtis Rethinks Mother’s Legacy, Eyes Retirement in Push for ‘Freakier Friday’

She has used her renewed profile to affirm a decades-long plan to retire before experiencing Hollywood ageism

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Overview

  • Following Lindsay Lohan’s challenge, Curtis reconsidered her assumption that her late mother would have loathed her look in Everything Everywhere All at Once and now believes she might have appreciated it.
  • The actor, fresh off Oscar and Emmy wins, is actively promoting the upcoming Freakier Friday sequel due in theaters on August 8 after a deliberate 12-year development.
  • Curtis has publicly criticized the cosmetic industry’s “disfiguration” of women, likening extensive procedures to a generational erasure of natural beauty.
  • She detailed her “self-retirement” strategy of the past 30 years designed to circumvent the age discrimination that sidelined her parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.
  • Curtis affirmed that her mother would have adored Freakier Friday, reflecting a shift toward embracing roles that align with her comedic roots and personal legacy.