Kelly Curtis, an actress and the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, died Saturday morning, her younger sister, Jamie Lee Curtis, announced. She was 69.
Curtis died “in her home. In nature. At peace,” her sister wrote on social media. “She was my first friend and lifelong confidant. She 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 Pokémon Go. She was proud of her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry and was a devoted American patriot.”
No other details were immediately available.
Curtis appeared in a small role with his sister in Trading Places (1983) and starred in the 1987 German comedy movie Magic Sticks and the 1991 Italian horror film The Devil’s Daughter, co-written and produced by Dario Argento.
She also had a recurring role as Lieutenant Carolyn Plummer on the first season of the 1996-99 UPN series The Sentinel and showed up on episodes of such shows as The Equalizer, Hunter, Silk Stalkings, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and more.
