Portrait of Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

Acting

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.

Born: September 6, 1947

Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Filmography

2025
The Residence

as Nan Cox

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Jules

as Joyce

2023
Bupkis

as Marie

2021
Queen Bees

as Jane Poindexter

2020
Godmothered

as Moira

2020
United We Fall

as Sandy Ryan

2020
Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Ode to Joy

as Aunt Sylvia

2017
The Good Fight

as Judge Pamela Farley

2016
2014
The Librarians

as Charlene

2014
Broad City

as Margo

2013
The Heat

as Mrs. Mullins

2011
Unforgettable

as Joanne Webster

2010
The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)

2010
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer

as Alexander's mother

2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Farley

2009
I Love You, Man

as Joyce Klaven

2006
The Shaggy Dog

as Judge Claire Whittaker

2006
Crumbs

as Suzanne Crumb

2005
Brooklyn Lobster

as Maureen Giorgio

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Various Characters (archive footage)

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
Geraldine's Fortune

as Geraldine Liddle

2003
Our Town

as Mrs. Webb

2002
Cyberchase

as Lady Lovelace (voice)

1998
Antz

as Muffy (voice)

1997
The View

as Self

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Mary Albright

1995
Tad

as Mary Todd Lincoln

1993
1993
Coneheads

as Prymatt

1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as Self (archive footage)

1990
Common Ground

as Alice McGoff

1990
1988
Maybe Baby

as Julia Gilbert

1987
O.C. and Stiggs

as Elinore Schwab

1987
Suspicion

as Lina McLaidlaw

1985
The Best of John Belushi

as Various Characters

1984
Kate & Allie

as Allison 'Allie' Lowell

1984
Bedrooms

as Laura

1983
The Coneheads

as Prymaat (voice)

1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1982
Divorce Wars: A Love Story

as Vickey Sturgess

1977
The Love Boat

as Regina Parker

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters