Overview
- Jamie Lee Curtis announced on Instagram that her older sister Kelly Lee Curtis “passed away this morning” at age 69, describing her as “my first friend and lifelong confidant.”
- The announcement, made Saturday May 30, 2026, included personal details and photos that shaped public remembrances and drew immediate reactions from fans and fellow actors.
- Major outlets report no official cause of death; one single outlet has published additional claims of natural causes, hospice care, a 2:30 a.m. time of death and expected cremation that have not been corroborated.
- Coverage is inconsistent on Kelly’s surviving spouse, with some sources naming Scott Morfee and others naming filmmaker John Marsh, a discrepancy not resolved in current reporting.
- Kelly, the eldest child of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, had acting credits from childhood through TV and film and worked behind the camera, including directing the 2018 documentary Marby Jets Are Go and assisting on several of Jamie’s films.