Jamie Lee Curtis Mourns Sister Kelly Lee Curtis, Calling Her 'My First Friend, Lifelong Confidant'

Kelly Lee Curtis was an actor, and the older sister of Jamie Lee Curtis. Several Hollywood stars paid tribute. | Hollywood

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Actor Jamie Lee Curtis is mourning the death of her sister, Kelly Lee Curtis, who passed away at the age of 69. Jamie shared the news on her Instagram account, saying her sister died in peace at her home. Kelly was a talented actress who appeared in films like Trading Places alongside Jamie in 1983, and was a production assistant on Jamie's 2003 remake of Freaky Friday. She also made her directorial debut with the documentary Marby Jets Are Go in 2018, co-directed by her husband, John Marsh. Born in 1956, Kelly was the first of two children born to screen icons Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, who divorced in 1962 after 11 years of marriage. Jamie remembered her sister as 'my first friend and lifelong confidant,' and shared a heartfelt note on her Instagram post.