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
Known For
Common Ground
Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education and a white lawyer trying to deal with inner city problems.
Reading Rainbow
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.
Our Town
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives. Using metatheatrical devices, Wilder sets the play in a 1930s theater. He uses the actions of the Stage Manager to create the town of Grover's Corners for the audience. Scenes from its history between the years of 1901 and 1913 play out. Originally broadcast on the Showtime Network, then as part of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre" (season 33, episode 1).
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Jim Henson Idea Man
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.
The Good Wife
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
The Residence
A brilliant, eccentric detective must solve a murder in the White House residence — where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.
Filmography
as Nan Cox
as Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
as Self (archive footage)
as Joyce
as Marie
as Jane Poindexter
as Moira
as Sandy Ryan
as Self (archive footage)
as Aunt Sylvia
as Marjorie
as Carol
as Judge Pamela Farley
as Algid Bunk (voice)
as Charlene
as Margo
as Mrs. Mullins
as Joanne Webster
as Marla Reddy
as Various (archive footage)
as Alexander's mother
as Judge Farley
as Self - Guest
as Joyce Klaven
as Judge Claire Whittaker
as Suzanne Crumb
as Maureen Giorgio
as Various Characters (archive footage)
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Geraldine Liddle
as Charlene
as (voice)
as Mrs. Webb
as Lady Lovelace (voice)
as Fran
as Muffy (voice)
as Self
as Mary Albright
as Mary Todd Lincoln
as Self (archive footage)
as Anne
as Prymatt
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Alice McGoff
as Self
as Julia Gilbert
as Elinore Schwab
as Lina McLaidlaw
as Various Characters
as Allison 'Allie' Lowell
as Laura
as Prymaat (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Vickey Sturgess
as Elaine
as Self
as Regina Parker
as Self - Various Characters
as Self