Jamie Lee Curtis Says She Has a Plan for ‘Self-Retiring’ From Hollywood | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
- Following decades in Hollywood, Curtis revealed her plans to step away after discussing her retirement with The Guardian newspaper.
- Curtis said, `I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and livelihood` when the industry rejected them at a certain age, prompting her to plan her retirement.
- Curtis said, `I have been self-retiring for 30 years` and added she had been prepping to get out to avoid industry rejection.
- Curtis's next film, Freakier Friday, features her in a starring role, and she remains in demand despite her planned retirement.
- Curtis's aim to `leave the party before I'm no longer invited` highlights ageism in Hollywood and may inspire industry change.
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Jamie Lee Curtis Says She Has a Plan for ‘Self-Retiring’ from Hollywood | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Jamie Lee Curtis Says She Has a Plan for ‘Self-Retiring’ from Hollywood Jamie Lee Curtis says she plans to leave Hollywood on her own terms. The 66-year-old actress spoke to The Guardian recently about her experience aging in Hollywood.…
Jamie Lee Curtis planning her Hollywood exit so she's not 'rejected' like her famous parents
Jamie Lee Curtis reveals her plans to leave Hollywood on her own terms, inspired by watching her parents Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis struggle as the industry rejected them with age.


Jamie Lee Curtis says she is ‘self-retiring’ from Hollywood
Actor says she watched film star parents ‘suffer’ after industry started rejecting them past a certain age
World, July 29, 2025 (ATB Digital).- At the age of 66, Jamie Lee Curtis does not want to wait for Hollywood to decide when it is time to say goodbye. The actress, who has a career spanning more than four decades, has revealed that she has been preparing for retirement for 30 years. Not because of lack of passion for her work, but because of a conscious decision to avoid the fate that her parents lived, the legends of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.…
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