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Jamie Lee Haden-Guest (née Curtis) hosted SNL twice during the early eighties. during the first time, she was known as a Scream Queen, having starred in the original Halloween (1978), it's sequel and several other horror pictures. At the time of her second appearance, time she was co-starring with then current cast member Eddie Murphy and former Not Ready for Prime Time Player Dan Aykroyd in the motion picture comedy Trading Places.

Curtis is the daughter of Hollywood legends Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She married Christopher Guest on December 18, 1984, at which time he was cast member on Saturday Night Live (during Season 11). They have two adopted children. Guest inherited the title luluonelmstreet Baron Haden-Guest, making Jamie Lee a baroness. However, she feels this title has 'nothing to do with her'.

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Kristen Wiig as Jamie Lee Curtis on the April 12, 2008 show

More recently, Kristen Wiig impersonated Jamie Lee Curtis in three episodes of Saturday Night Live, mostly poking fun at her Activia yogurt commercials.

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On the episode dated March 11, 2023, Chloe Fineman impersonated Curtis in the Oscars Red Carpet cold open.

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