High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Laurie Strode (born Laura Ann Myers in the original series; Angel Myers in the 2007 reboot) is a fictional character in the Halloween horror film series, portrayed by actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor-Compton. She appears in six of the present ten Halloween installments, first appearing in John Carpenter`s original 1978 film. She is the primary female protagonist and heroine of the first, second, and seventh and appears at the beginning of the eighth; Laurie exemplifies the final girl stock character. Jamie Lee Curtis portrayed the role in the original run of the series. Rob Zombie`s 2007 remake of the original and its sequel features Scout Taylor-Compton in the role of Laurie.