Jamie was asked to audition for The Exorcist

Veteran actor Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed she was asked by the makers of 1973 horror film The Exorcist to audition for the central part of Regan MacNeil.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the producer of the William Friedkin-directed film had approached Curtis' mother, Psycho actor Janet Leigh, to let her audition for the role.

"When I was 13 years old, (a producer) called my mother and said, 'Will you let Jamie audition for a movie?' My mother said, 'No'. The movie was The Exorcist," Curtis said, sharing the story of how she was offered the role in Exorcist but her mother denied it.

The role of MacNeil was ultimately played by Linda Blair. Though, after 40 years, Jamie will be seen in the upcoming horror film – Halloween, which is slated to release on October 19.