Catherine Curtin

Catherine Curtin

Known for
Acting
Born
July 14, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

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The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems poster

The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems

Movie · as Pam Creighton

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Raising the Stakes poster

Raising the Stakes

Movie · as Theresa

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Real, True 100 Percent Love

Real, True 100 Percent Love

Movie · as Debra

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Old Soul

Old Soul

Movie · as Helen

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Listen Linda poster

Listen Linda

Movie · as Patty

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Governors Island poster

Governors Island

Movie · as Carla

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Miles Away

Miles Away

Movie · as Jackie

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East of the River

East of the River

Movie · as Mary

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Juice Cleanse

Juice Cleanse

Movie · as HR Woman

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Handle with Care poster

Handle with Care

Movie

2026
A Company of Thieves

A Company of Thieves

Movie

2026
Plucked poster

Plucked

Movie · as Maggie

2025
Bad Shabbos poster

Bad Shabbos

Movie · as Beth

2025
End Meeting poster

End Meeting

Movie

2025
Human Affairs poster

Human Affairs

Movie · as Peggy

2025
Pretty Thing poster

Pretty Thing

Movie · as Peggy

2025
Long Pork poster

Long Pork

Movie · as Angela

2025
Floating Carousel poster

Floating Carousel

Movie · as Carla

2024
Poof poster

Poof

Movie · as Paula

2024
The Disruptors poster

The Disruptors

Movie · as Sue Kerrigan

2024
Founders Day poster

Founders Day

Movie · as Commissioner Peterson

2024
Works of Mercy poster

Works of Mercy

Movie · as Mallory

2024
If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing poster

If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing

Movie · as Carrie

2024
Saturday Night poster

Saturday Night

Movie · as Joan Carbunkle

2024
Regarding Us poster

Regarding Us

Movie · as Betsy

2024
The Easy Kind poster

The Easy Kind

Movie · as Meg

2024
Revelation

Revelation

Movie · as Lisa

2024
Yaniv poster

Yaniv

Movie · as Principal O'Donnell

2023
Toe Tag poster

Toe Tag

Movie

2023
Works of Mercy poster

Works of Mercy

Movie

2023
Galapagos poster

Galapagos

Movie · as Mrs. Wilson

2023
Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant poster

Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant

Movie · as Mother

2023
Benji's Hour poster

Benji's Hour

Movie · as Susan

2023
Rabbit Hole poster

Rabbit Hole

Movie · as Denise

2023
Ramona at Midlife poster

Ramona at Midlife

Movie · as Julie

2023
Hangdog poster

Hangdog

Movie · as Buffy

2023
Dope King poster

Dope King

Movie · as Luca

2023
Command Z poster

Command Z

TV · as Carol · 1 ep

2022
A Shot Through the Wall poster

A Shot Through the Wall

Movie · as Cynthia Kostas

2022
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K poster

F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K

Movie · as Sheila

2022
Launch at Paradise poster

Launch at Paradise

Movie · as Dr. Barget

2022
Lie Hard poster

Lie Hard

Movie

2022
18½ poster

18½

Movie · as Lena

2021
Worth poster

Worth

Movie · as Joan

2021
Good Grief poster

Good Grief

Movie · as Aunt Karen

2021
Are You Happy Now poster

Are You Happy Now

Movie · as Norma

2021
Werewolves Within poster

Werewolves Within

Movie · as Jeanine Sherman

2021
The Surrogate poster

The Surrogate

Movie · as Sarah Friedberg

2021
New Flesh for the Old Ceremony poster

New Flesh for the Old Ceremony

Movie

2021
Kendra and Beth poster

Kendra and Beth

Movie · as Ada

2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime poster

Law & Order: Organized Crime

TV · as Ronnie · 1 ep

2020
Gets Good Light poster

Gets Good Light

Movie

2020
Inside the Rain poster

Inside the Rain

Movie · as Nancy Glass

2020
The Half of It poster

The Half of It

Movie · as Colleen Munsky

2020
First One In poster

First One In

Movie · as Jane

2020
Chemical Hearts poster

Chemical Hearts

Movie · as Sarah Sawyer

2020
The Artist's Wife poster

The Artist's Wife

Movie · as Joyce

2020
What Breaks the Ice poster

What Breaks the Ice

Movie · as Elaine

2020
Triple Threat poster

Triple Threat

Movie · as Audrey Williamson

2020
Hung Up poster

Hung Up

Movie · as Mrs. Squires

2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens poster

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

TV · as Dude Ranch Debbie · 1 ep

2019
Hooked poster

Hooked

Movie · as Rainey Masters

2019
Bad Education poster

Bad Education

Movie · as Judy Shapiro

2019
The Lost Weekend poster

The Lost Weekend

Movie · as Aunt Janice

2019
Blush poster

Blush

Movie · as Gail

2019
Mad? poster

Mad?

Movie · as Simone

2019
The Loudest Voice poster

The Loudest Voice

TV · as Michelle Hirshman · 1 ep

2018
In Case of Emergency poster

In Case of Emergency

Movie · as Homeless Woman

2018
Breaking Brooklyn poster

Breaking Brooklyn

Movie · as Principal Carver

2017
Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman poster

Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman

Movie · as Self

2017
The Light of the Moon poster

The Light of the Moon

Movie · as Kirra

2017
Camera Obscura poster

Camera Obscura

Movie · as Det. Dawson

2017
Beauty Mark poster

Beauty Mark

Movie · as Ruth Ann

2017
Crazy Famous poster

Crazy Famous

Movie · as Mrs. Marcus

2017
Catfight poster

Catfight

Movie · as Carl's Wife

2017
MINDHUNTER poster

MINDHUNTER

TV · as Mrs. Ruth Barnwright · 1 ep

2016
Gold Star poster

Gold Star

Movie · as Deanne

2016
Insecure poster

Insecure

TV · as Joanne · 10 eps

2016
Bull poster

Bull

TV · as Joyce Magruder · 1 ep

2016
Stranger Things poster

Stranger Things

TV · as Claudia Henderson · 12 eps

2015
Fan Girl poster

Fan Girl

Movie

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Administrator, Coach Tannen · 1 ep

2014
The Leftovers poster

The Leftovers

TV · as Mrs. Tunney · 1 ep

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street

Movie · as FBI Agent #1

2013
Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black

TV · as Wanda Bell · 40 eps

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Connor · 1 ep

2012
A Wife Alone poster

A Wife Alone

Movie · as Holly

2012
Nature Calls poster

Nature Calls

Movie · as Leachman's Mother

2012
The Bourne Legacy poster

The Bourne Legacy

Movie · as C-Team

2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close poster

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Movie · as Leigh-Anne Black

2011
Caught

Caught

Movie · as Mom

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as Sandy, Sandy Langmore · 5 eps

2011
Bestsellers poster

Bestsellers

TV · as Abby · 8 eps

2008
Chicago 10 poster

Chicago 10

Movie · as Barbara Callender (voice)

2008
Revolutionary Road poster

Revolutionary Road

Movie · as Woman in Audience

2007
Noise poster

Noise

Movie · as Barbara

2007
The Naked Brothers Band poster

The Naked Brothers Band

TV · as Betty, Crazy Betty · 40 eps

2006
The Limbo Room poster

The Limbo Room

Movie · as Bryce

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Waitress · 1 ep

2003
Happy End poster

Happy End

Movie · as Beatrix

2002
Unconditional Love poster

Unconditional Love

Movie · as Woman Chosen for Show

2001
The Next Big Thing poster

The Next Big Thing

Movie · as 'Weltanschauung' Woman

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Jenna Switzer · 1 ep

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Zebra · 1 ep

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Girl #2 · 1 ep

1996
Ed's Next Move poster

Ed's Next Move

Movie · as Anne (as Cathy Curtin)

1995
Suspicions poster

Suspicions

Movie · as Bridgette

1990
The Inheritor poster

The Inheritor

Movie · as Minister's Wife

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Julie Liscomb · 1 ep