Catherine Curtin
Born: 1970-07-14 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Catherine Curtin is an American film, television and theater actress. Playing mostly roles in film and television, she is best known for her role as correctional officer Wanda Bell on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and has also appeared in Insecure, Stranger Things, and Homeland. She has appeared in many Off-Broadway productions, including the title role of Janis Joplin in Love, Janis.
Filmography
2026
- Plucked as Maggie
2025
- Pretty Thing as Peggy
- Long Pork as Angela
- End Meeting
- Bad Shabbos as Beth
- Floating Carousel as Carla
- Human Affairs as Peggy
2024
- Saturday Night as Joan Carbunkle
- Founders Day as Commissioner Peterson
- Yaniv as Principal O'Donnell
- Regarding Us as Betsy
- The Disruptors as Sue Kerrigan
- The Easy Kind as Meg
- Works of Mercy as Mallory
- Revelation as Lisa
- If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing as Carrie
- Poof as Paula
2023
- Command Z as Carol
- Hangdog as Buffy
- Ramona at Midlife as Julie
- Toe Tag
- Dope King as Luca
- Rabbit Hole as Denise
- Benji's Hour as Susan
- Works of Mercy
- Galapagos as Mrs. Wilson
- Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant as Mother
2022
- Lie Hard
- 18½ as Lena
- A Shot Through the Wall as Cynthia Kostas
- Launch at Paradise as Dr. Barget
- F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K as Sheila
2021
- Law & Order: Organized Crime as Ronnie
- Werewolves Within as Jeanine Sherman
- Worth as Joan
- The Surrogate as Sarah Friedberg
- Kendra and Beth as Ada
- Are You Happy Now as Norma
- Good Grief as Aunt Karen
- New Flesh for the Old Ceremony
2020
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Dude Ranch Debbie
- Chemical Hearts as Sarah Sawyer
- The Half of It as Colleen Munsky
- What Breaks the Ice as Elaine
- Inside the Rain as Nancy Glass
- The Artist's Wife as Joyce
- First One In as Jane
- Hung Up as Mrs. Squires
- Triple Threat as Audrey Williamson
- Gets Good Light
2019
- The Loudest Voice as Michelle Hirshman
- Bad Education as Judy Shapiro
- Mad? as Simone
- Hooked as Rainey Masters
- Blush as Gail
- The Lost Weekend as Aunt Janice
2018
- Breaking Brooklyn as Principal Carver
- In Case of Emergency as Homeless Woman
2017
- MINDHUNTER as Mrs. Ruth Barnwright
- Catfight as Carl's Wife
- Camera Obscura as Det. Dawson
- Beauty Mark as Ruth Ann
- Crazy Famous as Mrs. Marcus
- Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman as Self
- The Light of the Moon as Kirra
2016
- Stranger Things as Claudia Henderson
- Bull as Joyce Magruder
- Insecure as Joanne
- Gold Star as Deanne
2015
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Administrator
- Fan Girl
2014
- The Leftovers as Mrs. Tunney
2013
- The Blacklist as Connor
- Orange Is the New Black as Wanda Bell
- The Wolf of Wall Street as FBI Agent #1
2012
- The Bourne Legacy as C-Team
- Nature Calls as Leachman's Mother
- A Wife Alone as Holly
2011
- Homeland as Sandy
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Leigh-Anne Black
- Bestsellers as Abby
- Caught as Mom
2008
- Revolutionary Road as Woman in Audience
- Chicago 10 as Barbara Callender (voice)
2007
- The Naked Brothers Band as Betty
- Noise as Barbara
2006
- 30 Rock as Waitress
- The Limbo Room as Bryce
2003
- Happy End as Beatrix
2002
- Unconditional Love as Woman Chosen for Show
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jenna Switzer
- The Next Big Thing as 'Weltanschauung' Woman
1999
- Third Watch as Zebra
1998
- Sex and the City as Girl #2
1996
- Ed's Next Move as Anne (as Cathy Curtin)
1995
- Suspicions as Bridgette
1990
- Law & Order as Julie Liscomb
- The Inheritor as Minister's Wife