's older sister Kelly Lee Curtis's cause of death was revealed on Monday, two days after .
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Kelly Curtiss Cause of Death Revealed, New Details Inside
Jamie Lee Curtis's older sister Kelly Lee Curtis's cause of death was revealed on Monday, two days after her passing on May 30.According to Us Weekly, the Blain...
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According to Us Weekly, the Blaine County coroner's office in determined that Kelly had died of natural causes.
The coroner also provided a glimpse into the actress's final days.
They reportedly noted that she had been in hospice care in the week leading up to her death at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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It was Kelly's sister Jamie, 67, who announced her death on social media later on Saturday, though she declined to state the cause.
According to the publication, Kelly's husband John Marsh was by her side once the coroner had arrived.
Kelly Curtis (R), the older sister of Jamie Lee Curtis (L), died of natural causes, the Blaine County coroner's office in Idaho revealed on Monday, according to Us Weekly; pictured in 2012
However, it's unclear if Jamie or any other family members were with her at the time of her death.
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The coroner's office reportedly indicated that Kelly's body is expected to be cremated, though it didn't specify if her family had requested an autopsy.
An online obituary that Jamie reposted to Instagram said that she and Kelly had relocated from Los Angeles to Idaho with their stepfather when they were younger.
The coroner painted a portrait of Kelly's final days, revealing that she had been in hospice care in the week leading up to her death on May 30 at 2:30 a.m.; Kelly (L) and Jamie (R) and pictured with their father, Tony Curtis, in 2005
According to the publication, Kelly's husband John Marsh was by her side once the coroner had arrived, but it's unclear if Jamie or other family were present. She's expected to be cemated; pictured in 2012 in Beverly Hills
Jamie heartbrokenly announced on Saturday that her elder sister Kelly has died at the age of just 69; the pair are pictured in 2012
They were both famous from the time of their birth, the daughters of Some Like It Hot star Tony Curtis and Psycho actress Janet Leigh
Hailing her sister's 'loving generosity' and 'fierce opinions,' the devastated star mourned the loss of her 'first friend' and 'lifelong' confidante.
The Daily Mail has contacted Curtis's representative for further comment.
'A warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis. She passed away this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace,' wrote Jamie Lee.
Kelly starred in such films as the 1991 Italian horror picture The Devil's Daughter (pictured), directed by Dario Argento, whose previous work included the original Suspiria
Kelly (left) and Jamie Lee (right) are pictured in the 1980s with their mother (center), who primarily raised them after she and Tony Curtis divorced
In the 2000s Kelly worked for her elder sister, serving as production assistant on her films Freaky Friday, Christmas with the Kranks and You Again; pictured 2007
The devastated Halloween star mourned the loss of her 'first friend' and 'lifelong' confidante; the sisters are pictured at the 1994 premiere of Jamie Lee's film True Lies
Kelly was born in Santa Monica in 1956, two years before her movie-star parents welcomed her little sister Jamie Lee into the world.
Behind the elegant facade presented by the Hollywood publicity shots of their supposed family idyll, the marriage between the girls' parents was dramatically disintegrating, ending in divorce when Kelly was only six.
Tony Curtis claimed in his memoirs that he finally moved out on an impulse after a particularly brutal fight at the end of which Janet, well-oiled with Scotch, swallowed a 'handful' of pills and he had to slap her back to get her to regurgitate them.
Kelly was born in Santa Monica in 1956, two years before her movie star parents welcomed her little sister Jamie Lee into the world; the family are pictured in 1959
Behind the glamorous facade presented by the Hollywood publicity shots of their family idyll, the marriage between the girls' parents was dramatically disintegrating; pictured 1960
Her star turns included the 1987 adventure comedy Magic Sticks, which featured a young Samuel L. Jackson in the bit part of a homeless man.
In 1991 she played perhaps her best-remembered part - an American schoolteacher in Germany who is targeted by a Satanic cult bent on impregnating her with the Antichrist, in the Italian horror movie The Devil's Daughter.
The picture was directed by Dario Argento, the Italian 'Master of Horror' whose films included Suspiria, Deep Red and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and whose daughter is the scandal-struck actress Asia Argento.
Kelly also guested on a variety of classic TV shows of the 1980s and 1990s, such as The Equalizer, Hunter, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Sentinel and Judging Amy.
Her father reflected in his memoirs: 'Kelly wanted to be an actress, and she eventually had some chances to work in films, but it never made her truly happy.'
She acted in the theater as well and married playwright-cum-producer Scott Morfee in 1989, but the marriage fell apart, and her stage career never resulted in stardom.
In the 2000s, Kelly worked for her elder sister, serving as production assistant on three of her movies - the 2003 classic Freaky Friday costarring Lindsay Lohan, the 2004 picture Christmas with the Kranks led by Jamie Lee and Tim Allen and the 2010 romantic comedy You Again featuring Kristen Bell and Sigourney Weaver.
Tony Curtis, who died at 85 in 2010, had paid his own fond homage to her in his book: 'Kelly is a remarkably generous and compassionate person, sweet and giving.'
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