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
2025
- Pretty Thing as Peggy
- Bad Shabbos as Beth
- Floating Carousel as Carla
- Human Affairs as Peggy
- End Meeting
- Long Pork as Angela
2024
- The Disruptors as Sue Kerrigan
- Founders Day as Commissioner Peterson
- Regarding Us as Betsy
- Revelation as Lisa
- Saturday Night as Joan Carbunkle
- Poof as Paula
- The Easy Kind as Meg
- If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing as Carrie
- Yaniv as Principal O'Donnell
- Works of Mercy as Mallory
2023
- Galapagos as Mrs. Wilson
- Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant as Mother
- Hangdog as Buffy
- Benji's Hour as Susan
- Command Z as Carol
- Toe Tag
- Ramona at Midlife as Julie
- Dope King as Luca
- Rabbit Hole as Denise
- Wellspring
2022
- 18½ as Lena
- A Shot Through the Wall as Cynthia Kostas
- Lie Hard
- Launch at Paradise as Dr. Barget
- F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K as Sheila
2021
- Law & Order: Organized Crime as Ronnie
- Worth as Joan
- Werewolves Within as Jeanine Sherman
- Good Grief as Aunt Karen
- Kendra and Beth as Ada
- The Surrogate as Sarah Friedberg
- Are You Happy Now as Norma
- New Flesh for the Old Ceremony
2020
- Chemical Hearts as Sarah Sawyer
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Dude Ranch Debbie
- The Half of It as Colleen Munsky
- Triple Threat as Audrey Williamson
- Inside the Rain as Nancy Glass
- The Artist's Wife as Joyce
- What Breaks the Ice as Elaine
- First One In as Jane
- Hung Up as Mrs. Squires
- Gets Good Light
2019
- Blush as Gail
- The Loudest Voice as Michelle Hirshman
- The Lost Weekend as Aunt Janice
- Hooked as Rainey Masters
- Bad Education as Judy Shapiro
2018
- In Case of Emergency as Homeless Woman
2017
- MINDHUNTER as Mrs. Ruth Barnwright
- Crazy Famous as Mrs. Marcus
- The Light of the Moon as Kirra
- Camera Obscura as Det. Dawson
- Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman as Self
- Beauty Mark as Ruth Ann
2016
- Stranger Things as Claudia Henderson
- Bull as Joyce Magruder
- Insecure as Joanne
- Catfight as Carl's Wife
- 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
- A Wife Alone as Holly
- Nature Calls as Leachman's Mother
2011
- Homeland as Sandy
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Leigh-Anne Black
- Caught as Mom
- Bestsellers as Abby
2008
- Revolutionary Road as Woman in Audience
- Chicago 10 as Barbara Callender (voice)
2007
- Noise as Barbara
- The Naked Brothers Band as Betty
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