Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

Known for
Acting
Born
September 6, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Little Five

Little Five

Movie · as Dean Weston

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Pretzels poster

Pretzels

Movie

2026
Back in Black poster

Back in Black

Movie

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
The Residence poster

The Residence

TV · as Nan Cox · 6 eps

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man poster

Jim Henson Idea Man

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
An SNL Thanksgiving poster

An SNL Thanksgiving

Movie · as (archive footage)

2023
Jules poster

Jules

Movie · as Joyce

2023
Bupkis poster

Bupkis

TV · as Marie · 1 ep

2021
Queen Bees poster

Queen Bees

Movie · as Jane Poindexter

2020
Godmothered poster

Godmothered

Movie · as Moira

2020
Belushi poster

Belushi

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
United We Fall poster

United We Fall

TV · as Sandy Ryan · 8 eps

2019
Ode to Joy poster

Ode to Joy

Movie · as Aunt Sylvia

2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me poster

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Movie · as Carol

2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me? poster

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Movie · as Marjorie

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Judge Pamela Farley · 3 eps

2016
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom poster

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

Movie · as Algid Bunk (voice)

2014
The Librarians poster

The Librarians

TV · as Charlene · 4 eps

2014
Broad City poster

Broad City

TV · as Margo · 1 ep

2013
The Heat poster

The Heat

Movie · as Mrs. Mullins

2011
I Don't Know How She Does It poster

I Don't Know How She Does It

Movie · as Marla Reddy

2011
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

TV · as Joanne Webster · 35 eps

2010
The Women of SNL poster

The Women of SNL

Movie · as Various (archive footage)

2010
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer poster

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

TV · as Alexander's mother · 1 ep

2009
I Love You, Man poster

I Love You, Man

Movie · as Joyce Klaven

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Judge Farley · 1 ep

2008
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice poster

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

Movie · as Charlene

2008
Gary Unmarried poster

Gary Unmarried

TV · 2 eps

2006
The Shaggy Dog poster

The Shaggy Dog

Movie · as Judge Claire Whittaker

2006
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines poster

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

Movie · as Charlene

2006
Crumbs poster

Crumbs

TV · as Suzanne Crumb · 13 eps

2005
Brooklyn Lobster poster

Brooklyn Lobster

Movie · as Maureen Giorgio

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

Movie · as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Movie · as Various Characters (archive footage)

2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live poster

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Movie · as Self

2004
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear poster

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Movie · as Charlene

2004
Geraldine's Fortune poster

Geraldine's Fortune

Movie · as Geraldine Liddle

2003
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · as Mrs. Webb

2003
Recess: All Growed Down poster

Recess: All Growed Down

Movie · as (voice)

2002
Cyberchase poster

Cyberchase

TV · as Lady Lovelace (voice) · 1 ep

2000
Catch a Falling Star poster

Catch a Falling Star

Movie · as Fran

1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas poster

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1998
Antz poster

Antz

Movie · as Muffy (voice)

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun poster

3rd Rock from the Sun

TV · as Mary Albright · 139 eps

1995
Tad poster

Tad

Movie · as Mary Todd Lincoln

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · as Prymatt

1993
Dave's World poster

Dave's World

TV · as Anne · 1 ep

1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! poster

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
Life of Python poster

Life of Python

Movie · as Self

1990
Common Ground poster

Common Ground

Movie · as Alice McGoff

1990
Don't Try This at Home! poster

Don't Try This at Home!

Movie · as Self

1990
Working It Out

Working It Out

TV · 13 eps

1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Movie · as Self

1988
Maybe Baby poster

Maybe Baby

Movie · as Julia Gilbert

1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie poster

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Movie · as Self

1987
O.C. and Stiggs poster

O.C. and Stiggs

Movie · as Elinore Schwab

1987
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

Movie · as Lina McLaidlaw

1987
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster

Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Movie · as Evil Queen

1986
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration poster

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Movie

1985
The Best of John Belushi poster

The Best of John Belushi

Movie · as Various Characters

1984
Bedrooms poster

Bedrooms

Movie · as Laura

1984
Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie

TV · as Allison 'Allie' Lowell · 122 eps

1984
Kate and Allie poster

Kate and Allie

TV · as Allie Lowell · 6 eps

1983
The Coneheads poster

The Coneheads

Movie · as Prymaat (voice)

1983
Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1982
Candida poster

Candida

Movie

1982
Divorce Wars: A Love Story poster

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Movie · as Vickey Sturgess

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth · 1 ep

1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living poster

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Movie · as Elaine

1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video poster

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

Movie · as Self

1979
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda poster

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

Movie

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Regina Parker · 1 ep

1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? poster

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

TV · 1 ep

1976
Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters · 106 eps