12 A-List Actors Who Got Their Start in Horror Movies

12 A-List Actors Who Got Their Start in Horror Movies

These A-list actors started in horror movies, sometimes very low budget, but went on to mainstream success.

Jamie Lee Curtis starred as Laurie Strode in the original 1978 Halloween and reprised the role in many sequels, including the recent reboot trilogy. She also appeared in hits like Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda and True Lies, before winning an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Curtis hasn’t turned her back on horror movies, appearing in Halloween Ends last year.

She even made two small cameos in Halloween 3: The Season of the Witch, which departed dramatically from the Michael Myers storyline.

Author's summary: A-list actors started in horror movies and achieved mainstream success.

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MovieMaker MovieMaker — 2025-10-31

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