Jane Curtin

Known for: Acting

Born: 1947-09-06 (age 78)

From: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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 (75)

TV★ 7.5
The Residence
2025
as Nan Cox
MOVIE★ 7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
MOVIE★ 7.9
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Jules
2023
as Joyce
TV★ 6.3
Bupkis
2023
as Marie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Queen Bees
2021
as Jane Poindexter
MOVIE★ 6.7
Godmothered
2020
as Moira
TV★ 6.9
United We Fall
2020
as Sandy Ryan
MOVIE★ 7.0
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Ode to Joy
2019
as Aunt Sylvia
MOVIE★ 6.8
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Marjorie
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Carol
TV★ 7.5
The Good Fight
2017
as Judge Pamela Farley
MOVIE★ 4.8
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
as Algid Bunk (voice)
TV★ 7.2
The Librarians
2014
as Charlene
TV★ 7.1
Broad City
2014
as Margo
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Heat
2013
as Mrs. Mullins
TV★ 7.2
Unforgettable
2011
as Joanne Webster
MOVIE★ 5.2
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011
as Marla Reddy
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
TV★ 6.0
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
as Alexander's mother
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Farley
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.6
I Love You, Man
2009
as Joyce Klaven
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
as Charlene
TV★ 5.9
Gary Unmarried
2008
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
as Charlene
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Shaggy Dog
2006
as Judge Claire Whittaker
TV★ 6.5
Crumbs
2006
as Suzanne Crumb
MOVIE★ 6.3
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
as Maureen Giorgio
MOVIE★ 8.1
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.3
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
as Geraldine Liddle
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Charlene
MOVIE★ 6.5
Recess: All Growed Down
2003
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Our Town
2003
as Mrs. Webb
TV★ 7.7
Cyberchase
2002
as Lady Lovelace (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Catch a Falling Star
2000
as Fran
MOVIE★ 6.2
Antz
1998
as Muffy (voice)
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
TV★ 7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Mary Albright
MOVIE★ 7.1
Tad
1995
as Mary Todd Lincoln
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.5
Dave's World
1993
as Anne
MOVIE★ 5.5
Coneheads
1993
as Prymatt
MOVIE★ 7.1
Don't Try This at Home!
1990
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Working It Out
1990
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Common Ground
1990
as Alice McGoff
MOVIE★ 6.3
Life of Python
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Maybe Baby
1988
as Julia Gilbert
MOVIE★ 6.8
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Elinore Schwab
MOVIE★ 8.0
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
as Evil Queen
MOVIE★ 6.7
Suspicion
1987
as Lina McLaidlaw
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Best of John Belushi
1985
as Various Characters
TV★ 6.0
Kate & Allie
1984
as Allison 'Allie' Lowell
MOVIE★ 7.5
Bedrooms
1984
as Laura
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Coneheads
1983
as Prymaat (voice)
TV★ 8.3
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
as Vickey Sturgess
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
MOVIE★ 8.0
Candida
1982
MOVIE★ 5.2
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
as Elaine
MOVIE★ 5.3
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
TV★ 6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Regina Parker
TV★ 6.4
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
MOVIE
Back in Black
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