Paulette was an actress as well as screenwriter and songwriter and has performed with Eddie Albert in The Seven Year Itch (early 1950s) and with Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend (1954).

Curtis's cousin, Roy Benson (January 17, 1914 – December 6, 1977) was a stage magician born in Courbevoie in France.

He is credited for Special Effects, having created the monster for the film The Flesh Eaters (1964) directed by Liane's father, Jack Curtis.

[citation needed] Curtis' feature film debut was Baby It's You directed by John Sayles.

[1] Curtis founded Vulcan A Productions in 2005, located in Los Angeles, to produce and distribute feature films, reality and scripted television.