{"id":475109,"date":"2026-05-30T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/475109\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:45:12","slug":"jamie-lee-curtis-announces-death-of-sister-kelly-lee-curtis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/475109\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lee Curtis Announces Death of Sister Kelly Lee Curtis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamie Lee Curtis’ Sister
\n Kelly Lee Dead At 69
\n ‘In Nature … At Peace’<\/p>\n

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\n May 30, 2026
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Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a> is mourning the loss of her older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis … with the actress announcing her death in a deeply personal post shared on social media.<\/p>\n

The “Halloween” star announced the news with a heartfelt tribute, confirming that her sister passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by nature … saying, “A warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis. She passed away this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace”<\/p>\n

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She went on to describe Kelly as her “first friend and lifelong confidant,” remembering her as “jaw droppingly beautiful” and a talented actress in her own right.<\/p>\n

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Jamie also highlighted her sister\u2019s pride in her heritage, noting her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry, as well as what she called a deep love for America.<\/p>\n

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The star remembered Kelly for her personality and traditions, describing her as generous, strong-willed, endlessly curious, and known for her unique style. She also recalled a beloved holiday tradition tied to her sister\u2019s nickname.<\/p>\n

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She added a final emotional farewell … saying \u201cIsten Veled to my sister of the sun and the moon, my Tai. I\u2019ll see you on down the line.\u201d “Isten Veled” is Hungarian for “Goodbye” or “Farewell.”<\/p>\n

The post has since drawn an outpouring of condolences from fans and members of the entertainment community.<\/p>\n

Kelly was 69.<\/p>\n

RIP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamie Lee Curtis’ Sister Kelly Lee Dead At 69 ‘In Nature … At Peace’ Published May 30, 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,109697,25333,28779],"class_list":["post-475109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kim-k","tag-kim-kardashian","tag-kk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}