Jamie Lee Curtis mourned the death of her sister Kelly Lee in a social media post shared on Saturday.
“A warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis,” the “Halloween” actress, 67, wrote on Saturday via Instagram, atop a black and white snapshot of her older sister smoking a cigarette while having her hair styled.
Jamie wrote that her sister passed away “this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace.” She was 69.
“She was my first friend and lifelong confidant,” the “Freaky Friday” star continued of her sister, noting that Kelly “was jaw droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress.”
“She played a mean game of hearts, collected turtles, loved her family, nature, music, thrifting, travel, Facebook, and Pokémon Go,” Jamie added.
“She was proud of her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry and was a devoted American patriot.”
Jamie noted that her sister “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,” and recalled that Kelly “always signed off any message or fare thee well with a Hungarian blessing…Isten Veled, God is with you.”
The Oscar winner concluded the heartfelt tribute, “Isten Veled to my sister of the sun and the moon, my Tai. I’ll see you on down the line.”
Born in 1956, Kelly was the first of two children born to screen legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, who divorced in 1962 after 11 years of marriage.
Jamie and Kelly were raised in Los Angeles, and like their famous parents, both went on to careers in film.
Kelly appeared in movies, including “Trading Places” alongside Jamie in 1983, and was a production assistant on Jamie’s 2003 remake of “Freaky Friday.”
She was also featured in several high-profile television shows, including “Judging Amy,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “The Equalizer,” among others.
Kelly married playwright Scott Morfee in 1989. She’s also survived by three siblings from her father’s subsequent marriages — sisters Alexandra and Allegra Curtis, and brother Benjamin Curtis.
Another brother, Nicholas Curtis, passed away in 1994.
