Jane Curtin
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.
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Acting History
2025
The Residence as Nan Cox
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2023Jules as Joyce
2023Bupkis as Marie
2021Queen Bees as Jane Poindexter
2020Godmothered as Moira
2020United We Fall as Sandy Ryan
2020Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2019Ode to Joy as Aunt Sylvia
2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Marjorie
2018The Spy Who Dumped Me as Carol
2017The Good Fight as Judge Pamela Farley
2016Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Algid Bunk (voice)
2014The Librarians as Charlene
2014Broad City as Margo
2013The Heat as Mrs. Mullins
2011Unforgettable as Joanne Webster
2011I Don't Know How She Does It as Marla Reddy
2010The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010Rex Is Not Your Lawyer as Alexander's mother
2009The Good Wife as Judge Farley
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009I Love You, Man as Joyce Klaven
2008The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Charlene
2008Gary Unmarried
2006The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as Charlene
2006The Shaggy Dog as Judge Claire Whittaker
2006Crumbs as Suzanne Crumb
2005Brooklyn Lobster as Maureen Giorgio
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2004Geraldine's Fortune as Geraldine Liddle
2004The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Charlene
2003Recess: All Growed Down as (voice)
2003Our Town as Mrs. Webb
2002Cyberchase as Lady Lovelace (voice)
2000Catch a Falling Star as Fran
1998Antz as Muffy (voice)
1997The View as Self
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Mary Albright
1995Tad as Mary Todd Lincoln
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1993Dave's World as Anne
1993Coneheads as Prymatt
1990Don't Try This at Home! as Self
1990Working It Out
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self (archive footage)
1990Common Ground as Alice McGoff
1990Life of Python as Self
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1988Maybe Baby as Julia Gilbert
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Self
1988Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Self
1987O.C. and Stiggs as Elinore Schwab
1987Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Evil Queen
1987Suspicion as Lina McLaidlaw
1986The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1985The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1984Kate & Allie as Allison 'Allie' Lowell
1984Bedrooms as Laura
1983The Coneheads as Prymaat (voice)
1983Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1982Divorce Wars: A Love Story as Vickey Sturgess
1982Candida
1980How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Elaine
1979Mr. Mike's Mondo Video as Self
1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977The Love Boat as Regina Parker
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self
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