12 A-List Actors Who Got Their Start in Horror Movies
These A-list actors started in horror movies, sometimes very low budget, but went on to mainstream success.
Jamie Lee Curtis is a prime example, starring as Laurie Strode in the original 1978 Halloween and reprising the role in many sequels, including the recent reboot trilogy. She also made two small cameos in Halloween 3: The Season of the Witch, which departed from the Michael Myers storyline.
Curtis appeared in hits like Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and True Lies, before winning an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once. She also appeared in Halloween Ends, showing she hasn't turned her back on horror movies.
Jamie Lee Curtis is the gold standard of stars who turned horror careers into thriving movie careers.
Author's summary: A-list actors started in horror movies.
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