Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis talk about being working mothers

Anderson plays a single mother juggling career and motherhood in the new film “The Last Showgirl,” and both actresses open up about their struggles balancing work and raising children.

“The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis is currently in theaters.

Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis were interviewed paradeand both actresses said that “there is no perfect way” to be a mother and work on a career at the same time.

Anderson has two children – Brandon, 27, and Dylan, 26 – with her ex-husband, drummer Mötley Crüe Tommy Lee.

Jamie Lee Curtis also has two children – 38-year-old Annie and 28-year-old Ruby – with her husband Christopher Guest.

In “The Last Showgirl,” Anderson’s character tells her daughter that she was “hurt” by her mother’s career.

“The film centers on the story of a single mother who chose her art and the consequences of having that child come back and say, ‘It hurts me that you chose your art over me.'” said Curtis. “Most working mothers in the world will see this film and identify with this complex issue.”

“I have two children, 38 and 28, and I have worked and suffered throughout their lives,” she continued. “And they suffered because of it, and that’s the complicated dance.”

“There’s no perfect way to do it,” Anderson said. “We will all face our adult children and ask for forgiveness…It is still heartbreaking. You just feel responsible.”

“There is no perfect way,” Curtis agreed.

“The Last Showgirl” is a new film from director Gia Coppola about a 57-year-old Las Vegas dancer facing the end of her long-running show “Le Razzle Dazzle.”

Curtis plays Anderson’s best friend in the film, and both women are nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for their performances – Curtis for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Anderson for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture.

Anderson, 57, has embraced aging and often appears on the red carpet without makeup.

After appearing makeup-free at Paris Fashion Week in March 2024 and making headlines, the former “Baywatch” actress shared a post Instagram This summed up her feelings about what is important in life.

“Life is humbling,” she wrote. “As you get older, you stop chasing the big things and start appreciating the little things… alone time, enough sleep, a good diet, long walks and quality time with loved ones. Simplicity becomes the ultimate goal.”

Curtis, 66, also shared her feelings about aging, noting that growing older takes courage.

“Old age is not for the faint of heart,” she said. “It takes a really brave moment to look in the mirror and then you see the truth.”

The “Halloween” actress also said that social media and filters don’t help “because people need to accept who they are.”

“Nobody gets out of this without facing this,” she added. “You hope you get there with some grace at some point. I tried to do it with some grace, but I can’t.”

She also noted the irony of saying she was older than she was for most of her life.

“I’ve said my whole life that I’m older than I am,” Curtis said. “For example, when I was 25 I said I was almost 30 and people say ‘No, you’re 25’, I say ‘I know but I’m kissing 30’ so I’ve always been like that. “ “I’ve gotten older and older.”

Curtis revealed that The Last Showgirl was filmed in just 18 days. The “True Lies” star also said that the set was made up of mostly women.

“The dynamic is that the movie was shot in 18 days,” Curtis said. “It was a – a really intense, beautiful kind of meeting between artists and women – predominantly women. And, you know, we play best friends, so the immediacy of it was in a weird way, the moment we touched, it was like all of my life experiences poured into it, and we were like, “Oh, right” and then, you know, moved on.”

“Yeah, and we’re in this together,” Anderson added.