Jamie Lee Curtis Says No One Deserves Opportunity More Than Pamela Anderson

On December 5, the IndieWire Honors Winter 2024 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for crafting some of the year’s best films. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the filmmakers, artisans, and performers behind films well worth toasting. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event.

Ahead, Pamela Anderson’s co-star in the Gia Coppola film “The Last Showgirl,” Jamie Lee Curtis, tells IndieWire why our Performance Award winner was the reason she accepted the role in Coppola’s film.

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I said yes to “The Last Showgirl” because Pamela Anderson was going to play Shelly.

There is something undeniable about her talent, grace, and beauty and yet she has been denied the opportunity to show us what she can do. I knew it, and Gia knew it, and now the world knows it.

When we were at the Toronto International Film Festival, and she was asked what made her choose this script, her response was: “I had never read a good script before.” That says it all. That is all now going to change. There was no one more deserving of that opportunity than Pamela Anderson.

The bond between women is powerful. As Pamela once said… “Every woman is a script.” Well, hers is now a really fucking great, award-winning one.

Read Pamela Anderson’s full IndieWire Honors profile here.

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