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Why Jamie Lee Curtis' Mom Janet Leigh Refused to Let Her Audition for The Exorcist
Jamie Lee Curtis credits her mother’s decision to decline a 1973 audition request for The Exorcist, ensuring she had a protected childhood before her 1978 breakout role.
- This year, Jamie Lee Curtis said she is grateful her mother Janet Leigh refused to let her audition for The Exorcist when she was about 12 after producer Ray Stark called to ask permission.
- Producer Ray Stark called Janet Leigh to ask permission for 12-year-old Curtis to audition, but Leigh declined to protect her daughter's childhood.
- Linda Blair was ultimately cast as Regan MacNeil, earning an Oscar nomination and reprising the role in two films after Curtis's missed audition.
- News of a reboot signals continuing interest as Scarlett Johansson is reportedly set to star in The Exorcist reboot directed by Mike Flanagan.
- Curtis reflected on working with Lindsay Lohan on Freakier Friday this year, telling Variety `She has taught me so much. She has her team, where her two people would be standing on either side of a camera holding a big light`.
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Jamie Lee Curtis grateful she didn't audition for Exorcist
Jamie Lee Curtis is grateful her mother wouldn't let her audition for The Exorcist.
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The Oscar-winning actress revealed that Janet Leigh turned down the offer to star in the 1973 film in order to protect her childhood.
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