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Kelly Curtis, nan character sister of Jamie Lee Curtis, has died. She was 69.
On Saturday, Jamie Lee announced that her older sister died that greeting astatine her location successful Idaho, sharing a heartfelt connection astir nan precocious The Sentinel actress, nan oldest of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh’s 2 daughters.
“A lukewarm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis,” wrote Jamie Lee connected Facebook. “She passed distant this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace.
“She was my first friend and lifelong confidant. She was jaw droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress. She played a mean crippled 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.”
Curtis continued, “She will beryllium remembered for her loving generosity, fierce opinions, endless curiosity, unsocial style, and her powdered, almond, crescent cookies astatine Christmas, hence her name, Auntie Cookie. Kelly ever signed disconnected immoderate connection aliases fare thee good pinch a Hungarian blessing… Isten Veled, God is pinch you. Isten Veled to my sister of nan sun and nan moon, my Tai. I’ll spot you connected down nan line.”
Born June 17, 1956 successful Santa Monica, Kelly made her onscreen debut arsenic a kid successful 1958’s The Vikings, a Richard Fleischer-helmed swashbuckler that starred her parents. She went connected to study acting astatine nan Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Kelly besides starred alongside sister Jamie Lee successful Trading Places (1983), earlier starring successful films for illustration Magic Sticks (1987), The Devil’s Daughter (1991) and Mixed Blessings (1998).
On TV, Kelly starred successful Season 1 of nan UPN bid The Sentinel (1996-’99) arsenic Lt. Carolyn Plummer, besides appearing successful episodes of The Equalizer, Kojak, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Judging Amy and more.
In summation to acting, Kelly graduated pinch a business grade from Skidmore College successful 1978, earlier concisely moving arsenic a stockbroker.
Kelly is survived by playwright hubby Scott Morfee.
