Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born July 14, 1970
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.
MoviePlucked
2026
as Maggie
MovieFloating Carousel
2025
as Carla
MovieLong Pork
2025
as Angela
MoviePretty Thing
2025
as Peggy
MovieEnd Meeting
2025
MovieBad Shabbos
2025
as Beth
MovieHuman Affairs
2025
as Peggy
MovieRegarding Us
2024
as Betsy
MovieSaturday Night
2024
as Joan Carbunkle
MovieThe Easy Kind
2024
as Meg
Revelation
2024
as Lisa
MovieIf That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
2024
as Carrie
MovieWorks of Mercy
2024
as Mallory
MovieYaniv
2024
as Principal O'Donnell
MoviePoof
2024
as Paula
MovieThe Disruptors
2024
as Sue Kerrigan
MovieFounders Day
2024
as Commissioner Peterson
MovieRamona at Midlife
2023
as Julie
MovieBenji's Hour
2023
as Susan
MovieRabbit Hole
2023
as Denise
TVCommand Z
2023
as Carol
MovieHangdog
2023
as Buffy
MovieBrenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant
2023
as Mother
MovieWorks of Mercy
2023
MovieToe Tag
2023
MovieGalapagos
2023
as Mrs. Wilson
MovieDope King
2023
as Luca
MovieLie Hard
2022
MovieLaunch at Paradise
2022
as Dr. Barget
Movie18½
2022
as Lena
MovieA Shot Through the Wall
2022
as Cynthia Kostas
MovieF^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
2022
as Sheila
MovieAre You Happy Now
2021
as Norma
MovieGood Grief
2021
as Aunt Karen
MovieKendra and Beth
2021
as Ada
MovieWorth
2021
as Joan
MovieThe Surrogate
2021
as Sarah Friedberg
MovieWerewolves Within
2021
as Jeanine Sherman
MovieNew Flesh for the Old Ceremony
2021
TVLaw & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Ronnie
MovieGets Good Light
2020
MovieTriple Threat
2020
as Audrey Williamson
MovieWhat Breaks the Ice
2020
as Elaine
MovieThe Artist's Wife
2020
as Joyce
MovieFirst One In
2020
as Jane
MovieChemical Hearts
2020
as Sarah Sawyer
MovieThe Half of It
2020
as Colleen Munsky
MovieInside the Rain
2020
as Nancy Glass
MovieHung Up
2020
as Mrs. Squires
TVAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Dude Ranch Debbie
MovieBad Education
2019
as Judy Shapiro
TVThe Loudest Voice
2019
as Michelle Hirshman
MovieMad?
2019
as Simone
MovieThe Lost Weekend
2019
as Aunt Janice
MovieHooked
2019
as Rainey Masters
MovieBlush
2019
as Gail
MovieIn Case of Emergency
2018
as Homeless Woman
MovieBreaking Brooklyn
2018
as Principal Carver
TVMINDHUNTER
2017
as Mrs. Ruth Barnwright
MovieBeauty Mark
2017
as Ruth Ann
MovieCamera Obscura
2017
as Det. Dawson
MovieCrazy Famous
2017
as Mrs. Marcus
MovieThe Light of the Moon
2017
as Kirra
MovieCatfight
2017
as Carl's Wife
Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman
2017
as Self
TVInsecure
2016
as Joanne
MovieGold Star
2016
as Deanne
TVBull
2016
as Joyce Magruder
TVStranger Things
2016
as Claudia Henderson
MovieFan Girl
2015
TVUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Administrator
TVThe Leftovers
2014
as Mrs. Tunney
MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as FBI Agent #1
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Connor
TVOrange Is the New Black
2013
as Wanda Bell
MovieThe Bourne Legacy
2012
as C-Team
MovieA Wife Alone
2012
as Holly
MovieNature Calls
2012
as Leachman's Mother
MovieExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
as Leigh-Anne Black
TVHomeland
2011
as Sandy
Caught
2011
as Mom
TVBestsellers
2011
as Abby
MovieRevolutionary Road
2008
as Woman in Audience
MovieChicago 10
2008
as Barbara Callender (voice)
MovieNoise
2007
as Barbara
TVThe Naked Brothers Band
2007
as Crazy Betty
TV30 Rock
2006
as Waitress
MovieThe Limbo Room
2006
as Bryce
MovieHappy End
2003
as Beatrix
MovieUnconditional Love
2002
as Woman Chosen for Show
MovieThe Next Big Thing
2001
as 'Weltanschauung' Woman
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Jenna Switzer
TVThird Watch
1999
as Zebra
TVSex and the City
1998
as Girl #2
MovieEd's Next Move
1996
as Anne (as Cathy Curtin)
MovieSuspicions
1995
as Bridgette
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Julie Liscomb
MovieThe Inheritor
1990
as Minister's Wife
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
as Pam Creighton
MovieRaising the Stakes
as Theresa
Real, True 100 Percent Love
as Debra
A Company of Thieves
Old Soul
as Helen
MovieListen Linda
as Patty
