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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-09-06 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Jane Therese Curtin

جین کورتین

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.

Known For

Acting

The Shaggy Dog

2006

The Shaggy Dog

as

Judge Claire Whittaker

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as

Self (archive footage)

Antz

1998

Antz

as

Muffy (voice)

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

O.C. and Stiggs

as

Elinore Schwab

Coneheads

1993

Coneheads

as

Prymatt

Brooklyn Lobster

2005

Brooklyn Lobster

as

Maureen Giorgio

Jules

2023

Jules

as

Joyce

I Love You, Man

2009

I Love You, Man

as

Joyce Klaven

Our Town

2003

Our Town

as

Mrs. Webb

Geraldine's Fortune

2004

Geraldine's Fortune

as

Geraldine Liddle

The Heat

2013

The Heat

as

Mrs. Mullins

Candida

1982

Candida

as

Life of Python

1990

Life of Python

as

Self

The Best of John Belushi

1985

The Best of John Belushi

as

Various Characters

Common Ground

1990

Common Ground

as

Alice McGoff

Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

2005

Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

as

Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

1982

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

as

Vickey Sturgess

Maybe Baby

1988

Maybe Baby

as

Julia Gilbert

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as

Various Characters (archive footage)

The Coneheads

1983

The Coneheads

as

Prymaat (voice)

Tad

1995

Tad

as

Mary Todd Lincoln

Ode to Joy

2019

Ode to Joy

as

Aunt Sylvia

Suspicion

1987

Suspicion

as

Lina McLaidlaw

The Women of SNL

2010

The Women of SNL

as

Various (archive footage)

Godmothered

2020

Godmothered

as

Moira

Bedrooms

1984

Bedrooms

as

Laura

Queen Bees

2021

Queen Bees

as

Jane Poindexter

Belushi

2020

Belushi

as

Self (archive footage)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as

Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as

Self (archive footage)

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

as

Allison 'Allie' Lowell

Crumbs

Crumbs

as

Suzanne Crumb

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Regina Parker

The View

The View

as

Self

Cyberchase

Cyberchase

as

Lady Lovelace (voice)

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Judge Pamela Farley

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

as

Mary Albright

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as

Joanne Webster

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Various Characters

The Librarians

The Librarians

as

Charlene

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Broad City

Broad City

as

Margo

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

as

Alexander's mother

United We Fall

United We Fall

as

Sandy Ryan

Bupkis

Bupkis

as

Marie

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Judge Farley

The Residence

The Residence

as

Nan Cox

Production

Crew

Directing