United Kingdom, Aug. 1 -- Jamie Lee Curtis has been a "mother figure" to Lindsay Lohan all her life.

The two actresses starred together in 2003 comedy film Freaky Friday, the plot of which sees Lindsay's character Anna Coleman swap bodies with her mother Tess Coleman, played by Curtis, 66,

The pair have reprised their roles for Disney sequel Freakier Friday, but for more than two decades Lindsay says they have maintained a "true friendship" which is a rare thing in Hollywood.

Speaking to Italian publication IO Donna, Lindsay said of Jamie: "We are great friends. She's always been a mother figure, even off-set.

"We laugh a lot together. She called me when I was pregnant, and from there we started talking about the sequel.

"Ours is a t...