Jamie Lee Curtis Shares Photos Taken with Late Sister Kelly the Night Before Her Wedding, One Day After Announcing Her Death

Erin ClackMon, June 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTC

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Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Lee Curtis in 2012
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Jamie Lee Curtis posted photos taken with her late sister, Kelly Lee Curtis, the night before her 1984 wedding to Christopher Guest

She shared that Kelly slept over at her apartment that night, and a friend came to take portraits of the two sisters

Jamie's Instagram post came one day after she announced that Kelly died on May 30 at the age of 69

Jamie Lee Curtis is sharing a special memory of precious time spent with her late sister, Kelly Lee Curtis, on the night before her wedding to husband Christopher Guest.

The Freaky Friday star, 67, posted an image on Instagram of a contact sheet featuring black-and-white photos of the two sisters posing together.

"In 1984 on December 17, in the evening before my wedding, my sister, Kelly, who was my maid of honor, came to my apartment and slept over," Jamie wrote in the caption. "Our friend, Suzanne Tenner, came and made a portrait of the sisters before I got married. She sent me this contact sheet today in condolence for the loss of my beautiful sister."

Jamie went on to share how her wedding brought her and Kelly back together.

"My sister and I were close as children but also had that sibling competition for divorced parent's attention and love and we were wildly different and lived apart for many years, but she came back to be with me at my wedding and never really left again," she continued. "She worked for me at one point when she was in between jobs as my as-sister-aunt and became an integral part of my family structure."

Jamie added, "I miss her today but am buoyed by the knowledge that she is at peace."

Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest on their wedding day in 1984
Credit: Jamie Lee Curtis/Instagram

A number of fellow actresses shared their love and support in the comments, including Jennifer Garner, who wrote, "Beautiful ♥️," and Rita Wilson, who said, "The picture in the second column and second down is so tender and beautiful."

The Bear actress' sentimental post came one day after she announced her sister's death. In a post on Saturday, May 30, she shared that Kelly died that morning “at peace” at her California home. She was 69 years old.

Alongside a throwback photo of Kelly getting her hair done, Jamie wrote, "A warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis. She passed away this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace."

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"She was my first friend and lifelong confidant," she continued. "She was jaw droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress."

Jamie also remembered how Kelly "played a mean game of hearts, collected turtles, loved her family, nature, music, thrifting, travel, Facebook, and Pokémon Go."

"She will be remembered for her loving generosity, fierce opinions, endless curiosity, unique style, and her powdered, almond, crescent cookies at Christmas, hence her name, Auntie Cookie," she wrote.

“Kelly always signed off any message or fare thee well with a Hungarian blessing … Isten Veled, God is with you. Isten Veled to my sister of the sun and the moon, my Tai. I'll see you on down the line,” Jamie concluded.

Tony Curtis, Benjamin Curtis, Kelly Curtis, Nicholas Curtis, Allegra Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis attend Tony Curtis' Art Exhibition Dinner Party on April 22, 1989.
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty

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Kelly was the eldest of late actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh's two daughters, followed by Jamie. Tony had four other children: daughters Alexandra, 61, and Allegra, 59, with second wife Christine Kaufmann, and sons Nicholas, who died aged 23 in 1994, and Benjamin, 53, with his third wife, Leslie Allen.

After appearing alongside her parents in her first uncredited role at the age of 2 in the 1958 film The Vikings, Kellywent on to act in several TV shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including The Equalizer,Hunter, Silk Stalkings, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Sentinel.

Kelly, who graduated from Skidmore College, also starred alongside Jamie in 1983's Trading Places and served as her younger sister's assistant on several of her films, including Freaky Friday and Christmas with the Kranks,per CBS News.

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