Jamie Lee Curtis almost auditioned for 1973's horror classic The Exorcist as a kid, but her mom Janet Leigh said no.

During a recent appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show" (via People ), Curtis said that a producer wanted her to audition for ...

Jamie Lee Curtis almost had a shot at the lead role in The Exorcist. During a December 18 appearance on The Drew Barrymore ...

Jamie Lee Curtis is thankful her mother said no to a role in 1973's horror classic The Exorcist as a kid.In a recent chat ...

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Jamie Lee Curtis is grateful her mother wouldn't let her audition for The Exorcist.

While recounting the memory to Barrymore, Curtis said that her mom, also a famous actress known for the hit Alfred Hitchcock ...

"My mom really wanted me to have, thank God, a childhood, which I understand you didn't get. You didn't get that option," she told host Barrymore, who began acting when she was just seven years old in ...