BԪַScream QueenBԪַ Jamie Lee Curtis will be this yearBԪַs recipient of AARP The MagazineBԪַs Awards career achievement honor.
Curtis will receive the honor at the AARPBԪַs annual Best Movies and TV for Grownups ceremony, the group announced Thursday. Alan Cumming returns to host the ceremony, which will be telecast on BԪַGreat PerformancesBԪַ on PBS on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. Eastern.
BԪַJamie Lee CurtisBԪַ longstanding, ever-increasing career shatters HollywoodBԪַs outmoded stereotypes about aging, and it exemplifies what AARPBԪַs Movies for Grownups program is all about,BԪַ AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said in a statement.
Since stepping into the role of Laurie Strode in BԪַHalloweenBԪַ in 1978, the 64-year-old horror queen starred in her last installment of the slasher series and the blockbuster indie film, this year.
BԪַWe are delighted to honor Curtis, who at 19 became an iconic BԪַscream queenBԪַ in BԪַHalloween,BԪַ then grew up to be a master in comic and dramatic roles, too,BԪַ Jenkins said.
Curtis, whose other credits include, BԪַTrue Lies,BԪַ BԪַA Fish Called Wanda,BԪַ BԪַFreaky Friday,BԪַ BԪַKnives OutBԪַ and the television series BԪַScream Queens,BԪַ is an Emmy nominee and a British Academy Film Award winner. Her films have, over her four-decade-long career, earned $2.5 billion at the box office, the statement said.
The AARPBԪַs Movies for Grownups program champions movies that resonate with viewers 50 and over, and fights ageism in the entertainment industry. Previous honorees include Lily Tomlin, George Clooney, Annette Bening, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Michael Douglas.