Catherine Curtin

Acting

Catherine Curtin

Born July 14, 1970New York City, New York, USA103 credits

Catherine Curtin is an American film, television and theater actress. Playing mostly roles in film and television, she is best known for her role as correctional officer Wanda Bell on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and has also appeared in Insecure, Stranger Things, and Homeland. She has appeared in many Off-Broadway productions, including the title role of Janis Joplin in Love, Janis.

Known For

Plucked

Plucked

Movie

2026

Floating Carousel

Floating Carousel

Movie

2025

Long Pork

Long Pork

Movie

2025

Pretty Thing
5.6

Pretty Thing

Movie

2025

End Meeting

End Meeting

Movie

2025

Bad Shabbos
6.5

Bad Shabbos

Movie

2025

Filmography

Plucked
2026Pluckedas MaggieMovie
Floating Carousel
2025Floating Carouselas CarlaMovie
Long Pork
2025Long Porkas AngelaMovie
Pretty Thing
2025Pretty Thingas PeggyMovie
End Meeting
2025End MeetingMovie
Bad Shabbos
2025Bad Shabbosas BethMovie
Human Affairs
2025Human Affairsas PeggyMovie
Regarding Us
2024Regarding Usas BetsyMovie
Saturday Night
2024Saturday Nightas Joan CarbunkleMovie
The Easy Kind
2024The Easy Kindas MegMovie
R
2024Revelationas LisaMovie
If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
2024If That Mockingbird Don’t Singas CarrieMovie
Works of Mercy
2024Works of Mercyas MalloryMovie
Yaniv
2024Yanivas Principal O'DonnellMovie
Poof
2024Poofas PaulaMovie
The Disruptors
2024The Disruptorsas Sue KerriganMovie
Founders Day
2024Founders Dayas Commissioner PetersonMovie
Ramona at Midlife
2023Ramona at Midlifeas JulieMovie
Benji's Hour
2023Benji's Houras SusanMovie
Rabbit Hole
2023Rabbit Holeas DeniseMovie
Command Z
2023Command Zas CarolTV
Hangdog
2023Hangdogas BuffyMovie
Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant
2023Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plantas MotherMovie
Works of Mercy
2023Works of MercyMovie
Toe Tag
2023Toe TagMovie
Galapagos
2023Galapagosas Mrs. WilsonMovie
Dope King
2023Dope Kingas LucaMovie
Lie Hard
2022Lie HardMovie
Launch at Paradise
2022Launch at Paradiseas Dr. BargetMovie
18½
202218½as LenaMovie
A Shot Through the Wall
2022A Shot Through the Wallas Cynthia KostasMovie
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
2022F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢Kas SheilaMovie
Are You Happy Now
2021Are You Happy Nowas NormaMovie
Good Grief
2021Good Griefas Aunt KarenMovie
Kendra and Beth
2021Kendra and Bethas AdaMovie
Worth
2021Worthas JoanMovie
The Surrogate
2021The Surrogateas Sarah FriedbergMovie
Werewolves Within
2021Werewolves Withinas Jeanine ShermanMovie
New Flesh for the Old Ceremony
2021New Flesh for the Old CeremonyMovie
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas RonnieTV
Gets Good Light
2020Gets Good LightMovie
Triple Threat
2020Triple Threatas Audrey WilliamsonMovie
What Breaks the Ice
2020What Breaks the Iceas ElaineMovie
The Artist's Wife
2020The Artist's Wifeas JoyceMovie
First One In
2020First One Inas JaneMovie
Chemical Hearts
2020Chemical Heartsas Sarah SawyerMovie
The Half of It
2020The Half of Itas Colleen MunskyMovie
Inside the Rain
2020Inside the Rainas Nancy GlassMovie
Hung Up
2020Hung Upas Mrs. SquiresMovie
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020Awkwafina Is Nora from Queensas Dude Ranch DebbieTV
Bad Education
2019Bad Educationas Judy ShapiroMovie
The Loudest Voice
2019The Loudest Voiceas Michelle HirshmanTV
Mad?
2019Mad?as SimoneMovie
The Lost Weekend
2019The Lost Weekendas Aunt JaniceMovie
H
2019Hookedas Rainey MastersMovie
Blush
2019Blushas GailMovie
In Case of Emergency
2018In Case of Emergencyas Homeless WomanMovie
Breaking Brooklyn
2018Breaking Brooklynas Principal CarverMovie
MINDHUNTER
2017MINDHUNTERas Mrs. Ruth BarnwrightTV
Beauty Mark
2017Beauty Markas Ruth AnnMovie
Camera Obscura
2017Camera Obscuraas Det. DawsonMovie
Crazy Famous
2017Crazy Famousas Mrs. MarcusMovie
The Light of the Moon
2017The Light of the Moonas KirraMovie
K
2017Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekmanas SelfMovie
Insecure
2016Insecureas JoanneTV
Gold Star
2016Gold Staras DeanneMovie
Bull
2016Bullas Joyce MagruderTV
Catfight
2016Catfightas Carl's WifeMovie
Stranger Things
2016Stranger Thingsas Claudia HendersonTV
Fan Girl
2015Fan GirlMovie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas AdministratorTV
The Leftovers
2014The Leftoversas Mrs. TunneyTV
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013The Wolf of Wall Streetas FBI Agent #1Movie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas ConnorTV
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Blackas Wanda BellTV
The Bourne Legacy
2012The Bourne Legacyas C-TeamMovie
A
2012A Wife Aloneas HollyMovie
Nature Calls
2012Nature Callsas Leachman's MotherMovie
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas Leigh-Anne BlackMovie
Homeland
2011Homelandas SandyTV
C
2011Caughtas MomMovie
Bestsellers
2011Bestsellersas AbbyTV
Revolutionary Road
2008Revolutionary Roadas Woman in AudienceMovie
Chicago 10
2008Chicago 10as Barbara Callender (voice)Movie
Noise
2007Noiseas BarbaraMovie
The Naked Brothers Band
2007The Naked Brothers Bandas BettyTV
30 Rock
200630 Rockas WaitressTV
The Limbo Room
2006The Limbo Roomas BryceMovie
Happy End
2003Happy Endas BeatrixMovie
Unconditional Love
2002Unconditional Loveas Woman Chosen for ShowMovie
The Next Big Thing
2001The Next Big Thingas 'Weltanschauung' WomanMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Jenna SwitzerTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas ZebraTV
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas Girl #2TV
Ed's Next Move
1996Ed's Next Moveas Anne (as Cathy Curtin)Movie
Suspicions
1995Suspicionsas BridgetteMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Julie LiscombTV
The Inheritor
1990The Inheritoras Minister's WifeMovie
T
—The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problemsas Pam CreightonMovie
Raising the Stakes
—Raising the Stakesas TheresaMovie
R
—Real, True 100 Percent Loveas DebraMovie
A
—A Company of ThievesMovie
O
—Old Soulas HelenMovie