Jamie Lee Curtis 'Deeply' Respects Pamela Anderson for ‘Walking Through the B.S. of Show Business’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jamie Lee Curtishas nothing but praise for herThe Last ShowgirlcostarPamela Anderson.

“I think she is a transcendent creature,” Curtis, 65, tells PEOPLE exclusively at theToronto International Film Festivalon Friday, Sept. 6. “I think she is so smart and deeply spiritual and soulful. And beautiful!”

Jamie Lee Curtis and Pamela Anderson.GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty; Kayla Oaddams/Getty

GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty; Kayla Oaddams/Getty

Anderson, 57, stars inThe Last Showgirlas Shelley, a Las Vegas showgirl dancer rebuilding her life after her long-running show closes. Curtis, who plays Shelley’s “best friend” Annette, says she “did the movie because she was going to be in the movie.”

In fact, the Oscar winner had another project on the horizon and requested specific days to shootThe Last Showgirlso she could join Anderson onscreen.

Jamie Lee Curtis.Kayla Oaddams/Getty

Kayla Oaddams/Getty

“I love the way she is walking through the B.S. of show business and saying, ‘I do not need to play your game,’” adds Curtis. “And I respect her for it so deeply.”

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Anderson broke out in Hollywood after modeling work that appeared frequently inPlayboymagazine. During her three-year marriage toTommy Lee, she endured controversy following the theft and distribution ofa sex tape, one of many subjects theBaywatchalum spoke candidly about in her 2023memoirLove, Pamelaand Netflix documentaryPamela, a love story.

The Last Showgirl, from director Gia Coppola, screenwriter Kate Gersten and producers Robert Schwartzman and Natalie Farrey, costarsDave Bautista,Brenda Song,Kiernan ShipkaandBillie Lourd. The movie marks Anderson’s first leading role in years; her last screen credit was the 2022 horror movieAlone at Night.

source: people.com