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Jamie Lee Curtis's sister Kelly Lee Curtis dies at 69

6/3/2026

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Kelly Lee Curtis Dies

Kelly Lee Curtis, 69, died of natural causes on May 30 at her California home, per the Blaine County coroner.
She spent the week before death in hospice care and was with husband John Marsh when the coroner arrived.
Sister Jamie Lee Curtis posted on Instagram that Kelly was her “first friend and lifelong confidant,” and noted her film work including Trading Places (1983) and directing two documentaries.

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Kelly Lee Curtis Heritage

Kelly Lee Curtis publicly embraced her Danish roots and Hungarian-Jewish ancestry in interviews.
She grew up in Los Angeles before her stepfather Robert Brandt relocated the family to Idaho during her teens.
Friends said she routinely closed letters with the Hungarian blessing “Isten Veled, God is with you.”
She later identified as an avid Pokémon Go player who posted screenshots on Facebook and called herself a devoted American patriot.

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Kelly Lee Curtis Dies

Kelly Lee Curtis, 69, died of natural causes on May 30 at her California home, per the Blaine County coroner.
She spent the week before death in hospice care and was with husband John Marsh when the coroner arrived.
Sister Jamie Lee Curtis posted on Instagram that Kelly was her “first friend and lifelong confidant,” and noted her film work including Trading Places (1983) and directing two documentaries.

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