Jamie Lee Curtis Displays on Promoting ‘Yogurt That Makes You S–t’ As She Wins Emmy

On Sunday, September 8, the Halloween star gained excellent visitor actress in a comedy collection at 2024 Artistic Arts Emmys for her position as Donna Berzatto in The Bear.

Whereas talking to press following her win, the actress appeared again on her time when she was solid in Activia yogurt commercials, reflecting on how far she had come.

“I am the luckiest woman on the planet. I have been an actor since I used to be 19. I am 65,” she mentioned. “I’ve offered yogurt that makes you s— for seven years. And I simply by no means thought in my life that I’d get to do work at this stage of depth and complexity and intelligence. And it is simply been the fun of my inventive life these final couple of years that I get these alternatives. So I am humble and extremely grateful.”

Regardless of being a multi-award profitable actress, the star spent seven years being a spokesperson for Activia — as a result of she struggled with being away from her husband, Christopher Visitor, and their daughters Ruby and Annie. Doing the advertisements gave her the steadiness to make cash, whereas staying near house.

The work she did for the yoghurt model was usually mocked, nevertheless, together with in skits on Saturday Night time Dwell. 

“I feel we’re all underestimated, and as actors, you simply hustle for a job, any job. And take a look at my profession, I’ve performed quite a lot of bizarre stuff as a result of I simply love the method,” Curtis instructed the press room on the Emmys.

“And to me, the perseverance and persistence and perception in your self, rejection, that is an trade full of rejection. You’re rejected each day, each day once you’re an actor. And to be 65 years previous and having this occur is extraordinary.”

Curtis has additionally been filming for the reprisal of her position as Anna Coleman within the second installment of Freaky Friday, Freakier Friday, alongside Lindsay Lohan, who performs her daughter Tess.

On The Bear, Curtis portrays Donna, the mom of Carmen (Jeremy Allen White), Sugar and Mikey Berzatto. The character struggles with alcoholism throughout Season 2, which impacts the remainder of the household in several methods.

“You realize there is a saying, ‘Damage folks, harm folks,’ however I additionally suppose you may add to that and say, ‘Helped folks assist folks,’ and I feel that’s the story of The Bear,” Curtis mentioned on stage when accepting her award, per PEOPLE.

“To be the supply of somebody’s ache could be very troublesome… It is astonishing that I bought this chance at this level in my life,” she continued, earlier than including that the present’s solid and crew are “the substances of this stunning, stunning, stunning piece of tv… that I am privileged to be in.”