"Psycho" star Janet Leigh is the mother of which actress?

The answer is: Jamie Lee Curtis

By 1960, Janet Leigh had already starred opposite Hollywood royalty, but it was Hitchcock who gave her the role that would echo through cinema history. Her Marion Crane in "Psycho" shattered Hollywood conventions - a star name killed off early, leaving audiences shocked in a film that refused to play by the rules. That gamble earned Leigh an Oscar nomination and taught the industry that true horror lies in upending expectations.

When Jamie Lee Curtis stepped into the horror genre herself, she wasn't just trading on her mother's name. Her "Halloween" debut turned a tiny-budget thriller into a $47 million phenomenon that launched the slasher era. Not many actresses get dubbed "scream queen," but Curtis earned that crown on her own terms.

The first time they shared the screen - in "The Fog" - wasn't exactly wholesome family entertainment. But watching mother and daughter face down ghost-plagued terror felt right, like horror had finally come full circle. Later, Leigh's cameo in "Halloween H20" played like a knowing wink to their shared legacy.

Behind the screams, Leigh was more than just Mom - she was a master class in surviving Hollywood.

Neither expected they'd end up making history in horror. But Leigh showed that horror could be art, that psychological terror could earn critical acclaim. And Curtis proved that horror heroines could be survivors, fighters, and eventually warriors. In an industry where family connections usually lead to romantic comedies, the Curtis-Leigh duo chose screams.