Jamie Lee Curtisis one proud mother.
Less than two days after taking home her firstAcademy Award — for Best Supporting Actress, at theOscars 2023— Curtis, 64, called in to theTodayshow on Tuesday and spoke toHoda KotbandSavannah Guthrieabout her brand-new trophy, and the way she’s using it to honor one of her children.
“Have we named her?” Guthrie, 51, asked her guest.
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“I called her immediately. Needless to say there were some tears involved,” Curtis told PEOPLE in October 2021.
Jamie Lee Curtis.Kevin Winter/Getty
TheKnives Outstar said onTodayTuesday that she wanted to spotlight “friendship” with her win, as “the truth of the matter is the people I really wanted to thank and I didn’t were my friends.”
“My friends who wanted this for me before I ever,ever would have dreamt of wanting it. And I really do feel like ‘we,’ " she continued. “Because the longing for attention and appreciation for your work is universal. I don’t care whatever job you do, you hope someone appreciates you.”
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source: people.com
