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Jamie Lee Curtis Recounts 45-Year Bond With Melanie Griffith at Ella McCay Premiere

They first connected on a 1981 TV movie before reconnecting more deeply over shared Hollywood roots.

Overview

  • Speaking to PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere on Dec. 9, Curtis reflected on the nearly 45-year friendship while promoting Ella McCay.
  • The relationship began after the pair co-starred in the 1981 ABC TV movie She's in the Army Now.
  • Curtis noted their shared lineage as daughters of actresses who worked with Alfred Hitchcock, a connection she described as being 'daughters of Hitchcock Blondes.'
  • She said they spent years as social 'party friends' before forging a stronger bond over the past 10 to 15 years and now consider each other dear friends.
  • Curtis teased that she and Griffith share unique aspects of their bond that she would not disclose.