Jane Curtin

Acting

Jane Curtin

Born September 6, 1947Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA74 credits

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

The Residence
7.6

The Residence

TV

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie

2025

Jim Henson Idea Man
7.8

Jim Henson Idea Man

Movie

2024

Jules
7.2

Jules

Movie

2023

Bupkis
6.3

Bupkis

TV

2023

Queen Bees
6.0

Queen Bees

Movie

2021

Filmography

The Residence
2025The Residenceas Nan CoxTV
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024Jim Henson Idea Manas Self (archive footage)Movie
Jules
2023Julesas JoyceMovie
Bupkis
2023Bupkisas MarieTV
Queen Bees
2021Queen Beesas Jane PoindexterMovie
Godmothered
2020Godmotheredas MoiraMovie
United We Fall
2020United We Fallas Sandy RyanTV
Belushi
2020Belushias Self (archive footage)Movie
Ode to Joy
2019Ode to Joyas Aunt SylviaMovie
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018Can You Ever Forgive Me?as MarjorieMovie
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018The Spy Who Dumped Meas CarolMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Judge Pamela FarleyTV
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdomas Algid Bunk (voice)Movie
The Librarians
2014The Librariansas CharleneTV
Broad City
2014Broad Cityas MargoTV
The Heat
2013The Heatas Mrs. MullinsMovie
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas Joanne WebsterTV
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011I Don't Know How She Does Itas Marla ReddyMovie
The Women of SNL
2010The Women of SNLas Various (archive footage)Movie
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010Rex Is Not Your Lawyeras Alexander's motherTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Judge FarleyTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
I Love You, Man
2009I Love You, Manas Joyce KlavenMovie
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chaliceas CharleneMovie
Gary Unmarried
2008Gary UnmarriedTV
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Minesas CharleneMovie
The Shaggy Dog
2006The Shaggy Dogas Judge Claire WhittakerMovie
Crumbs
2006Crumbsas Suzanne CrumbTV
Brooklyn Lobster
2005Brooklyn Lobsteras Maureen GiorgioMovie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroydas Various Characters (archive footage)Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushias Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Liveas SelfMovie
Geraldine's Fortune
2004Geraldine's Fortuneas Geraldine LiddleMovie
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004The Librarian: Quest for the Spearas CharleneMovie
Recess: All Growed Down
2003Recess: All Growed Downas (voice)Movie
Our Town
2003Our Townas Mrs. WebbMovie
Cyberchase
2002Cyberchaseas Lady Lovelace (voice)TV
Catch a Falling Star
2000Catch a Falling Staras FranMovie
Antz
1998Antzas Muffy (voice)Movie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas Mary AlbrightTV
Tad
1995Tadas Mary Todd LincolnMovie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Self (archive footage)Movie
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas AnneTV
Coneheads
1993Coneheadsas PrymattMovie
Don't Try This at Home!
1990Don't Try This at Home!as SelfMovie
W
1990Working It OutTV
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!as Self (archive footage)Movie
Common Ground
1990Common Groundas Alice McGoffMovie
Life of Python
1990Life of Pythonas SelfMovie
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversaryas SelfMovie
Maybe Baby
1988Maybe Babyas Julia GilbertMovie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckieas SelfMovie
J
1988Jackie Gleason: The Great Oneas SelfMovie
O.C. and Stiggs
1987O.C. and Stiggsas Elinore SchwabMovie
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfsas Evil QueenMovie
Suspicion
1987Suspicionas Lina McLaidlawMovie
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary CelebrationMovie
The Best of John Belushi
1985The Best of John Belushias Various CharactersMovie
Kate & Allie
1984Kate & Allieas Allison 'Allie' LowellTV
Bedrooms
1984Bedroomsas LauraMovie
The Coneheads
1983The Coneheadsas Prymaat (voice)Movie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982Divorce Wars: A Love Storyas Vickey SturgessMovie
Candida
1982CandidaMovie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980How to Beat the High Cost of Livingas ElaineMovie
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979Mr. Mike's Mondo Videoas SelfMovie
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaMovie
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?TV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Regina ParkerTV
Battle of the Network Stars
1976Battle of the Network StarsTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
B
—Back in BlackMovie