Jamie Lee Curtis says 'Trading Places' director John Landis 'stuck gum in my mouth every day' — giving her character a signature trait and helping to change the trajectory of her career.

Jamie Lee Curtis went from making blockbusters to commercials. ... In it, she held her own next to Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, playing Ophelia, the wise, kind-hearted street walker.

At 66, Jamie Lee Curtis is savoring a new wave of award-winning performances. ... She says her role as Ophelia, a wise, kind-hearted, street-walker is what really launched her career.

At 66, Jamie Lee Curtis is savoring a new wave of award-winning performances. Her decades-long career was an unexpected one, even though her parents were screen idols Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.

Jamie Lee Curtis went from making blockbusters to commercials. ... In it, she held her own next to Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, playing Ophelia, the wise, kind-hearted street walker.