The Halloween star, 66, has revealed she had some work done in her 20s after her looks were criticised by a cinematographer on the set of her 1985 film, Perfect, but she has regretted the decision ever since.

During an appearance on the CBS program 60 Minutes, Curtis said: "(The cinematographer) was like: 'Yeah, I'm not shooting her today. Her eyes are baggy.'

"And I was 25. So, for him to say that was very embarrassing. So as soon as the movie finished, I ended up having some plastic surgery."

When asked how the surgery went, the Oscar winner said: "Not well. That's just not what you wanna do when you're 25 or 26. And I regretted it immediately and have kind of sort of regretted it since ...'

"Way so now because I've become a really public advocate to say to women: 'You're gorgeous and you're perfect the way you are.' So, oh, yeah, I ... it was not a good thing for me to do."

With AAP.