Two days after Jamie Lee Curtis announced the death of her sister, Kelly Lee Curtis, at age 69, new details have emerged about the cause of her death.
The actress, the eldest daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, died of natural causes, the publication confirmed. US Weekly at the Blaine County Coroner's Office in Blaine County, Idaho. According to the publication, she was in hospice care a week before her death on May 30.
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In her dedication to her sister, Jamie called Curtis her "first friend and lifelong confidant." She continued, "She was stunningly beautiful and a talented actress. She was an excellent heart player, a turtle collector, and loved her family, nature, music, thrift shopping, traveling, Facebook, and Pokémon Go. She was proud of her Danish and Hungarian-Jewish heritage and was a devoted American patriot.".
Born June 17, 1956, in Santa Monica, California, Curtis began acting as a child and graduated from Skidmore College with a business degree in 1972. She initially worked as a stockbroker and later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Having received a small role in the film «"Trading Places"» 1983, together with his sister and starring in a German comedy «Magic Wands» In 1987, Curtis played the lead role in the Italian horror film «The Devil's Daughter» 1991. The actress also played the recurring role of Lieutenant Carolyn Plummer in the first season of the series. «Guardian» on UPN and has appeared in episodes of such television shows as «"Equalizer"» , «"Hunter », «Silk Stockings» и «Star Trek: Deep Space Nine» .
A touching obituary for Curtis, published by Wood River Chapel, recalled that she "always ended any message or farewell with the Hungarian blessing: Iesten Weled, God be with you." The obituary also read: "Iesten Weled, our sister of the sun and moon, Kelly.".
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