Jane Curtin
Born: 1947-09-06 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedienne. She is commonly referred to as Queen of the Deadpan. First coming to prominence as an original cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1975, she went on to win back-to-back Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on the 1980s sitcom Kate & Allie portraying the role of Allison "Allie" Lowell. Curtin later starred in the hit series 3rd Rock from the Sun portraying the role of Dr. Mary Albright. She recreated her SNL character for the film The Coneheads and more recently appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.
Filmography
2025
- The Residence as Nan Cox
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2024
- Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Queen Bees as Jane Poindexter
2020
- Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- Godmothered as Moira
- United We Fall as Sandy Ryan
2019
- Ode to Joy as Aunt Sylvia
2018
- The Spy Who Dumped Me as Carol
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Marjorie
2017
- The Good Fight as Judge Pamela Farley
2016
- Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Algid Bunk (voice)
2014
- Broad City as Margo
- The Librarians as Charlene
2013
- The Heat as Mrs. Mullins
2011
- Unforgettable as Joanne Webster
- I Don't Know How She Does It as Marla Reddy
2010
- The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Alexander's mother
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge Farley
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- I Love You, Man as Joyce Klaven
2008
2006
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as Charlene
- The Shaggy Dog as Judge Claire Whittaker
- Crumbs as Suzanne Crumb
2005
- Brooklyn Lobster as Maureen Giorgio
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
- The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Charlene
- Geraldine's Fortune as Geraldine Liddle
2003
- Recess: All Growed Down as (voice)
- Our Town as Mrs. Webb
2002
- Cyberchase as Lady Lovelace (voice)
2000
- Catch a Falling Star as Fran
1998
- Antz as Muffy (voice)
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Mary Albright
1995
- Tad as Mary Todd Lincoln
1994
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Coneheads as Prymatt
- Dave's World as Anne
1990
- Common Ground as Alice McGoff
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self (archive footage)
- Don't Try This at Home! as Self
- Life of Python as Self
- Working It Out
1989
1988
- Maybe Baby as Julia Gilbert
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Self
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Self
1987
- Suspicion as Lina McLaidlaw
- O.C. and Stiggs as Elinore Schwab
- Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Evil Queen
1985
- The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1984
- Kate & Allie as Allison 'Allie' Lowell
- Bedrooms as Laura
1983
- The Coneheads as Prymaat (voice)
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1982
- Divorce Wars: A Love Story as Vickey Sturgess
- Candida
1980
- How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Elaine
1979
1977
- The Love Boat as Regina Parker
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters