Actress Kelly Curtis, the eldest child of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and sister of “Halloween” star Jamie Lee Curtis, died Saturday at age 69, her sister announced.
“She was my first friend and lifelong confidant,” Jamie Lee Curtis wrote on Instagram. “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 cause of death was given.
Curtis’ movie credits include the 1983 comedy “Trading Places,” which also starred Jamie Lee, 1987’s “Magic Sticks” and “Checkpoint,” and 1991’s “The Devil’s Daughter.”
She made her big-screen debut as a child in the 1958 adventure film “The Vikings,” which featured both her parents.
Curtis also appeared in several television shows including “Judging Amy,” “The Sentinel” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”