I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves.

Past honorees of this organization include Sir Anthony Hopkins and Angela Lansbury. Curtis has appeared in advertisements for Activia since 2007 and is a blogger for The Huffington Post online newspaper. Although Jamie Lee Curtis was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career such as Halloween The Fog Prom Night and Terror Train Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many genres and has won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards.

Jamie Lee Curtis Baroness Haden-Guest (born November 22 1958) is an American actress and author. She is married to actor screenwriter and director Christopher Guest 5th Baron Haden-Guest.