Acting · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA · Born September 6, 1947
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.
TVThe Residence
2025
as Nan Cox
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
MovieJim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJules
2023
as Joyce
TVBupkis
2023
as Marie
MovieQueen Bees
2021
as Jane Poindexter
MovieGodmothered
2020
as Moira
TVUnited We Fall
2020
as Sandy Ryan
MovieBelushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieOde to Joy
2019
as Aunt Sylvia
MovieCan You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Marjorie
MovieThe Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Carol
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Judge Pamela Farley
MovieHoward Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
as Algid Bunk (voice)
TVThe Librarians
2014
as Charlene
TVBroad City
2014
as Margo
MovieThe Heat
2013
as Mrs. Mullins
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Joanne Webster
MovieI Don't Know How She Does It
2011
as Marla Reddy
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
TVRex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
as Alexander's mother
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Farley
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieI Love You, Man
2009
as Joyce Klaven
MovieThe Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
as Charlene
TVGary Unmarried
2008
MovieThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
as Charlene
MovieThe Shaggy Dog
2006
as Judge Claire Whittaker
TVCrumbs
2006
as Suzanne Crumb
MovieBrooklyn Lobster
2005
as Maureen Giorgio
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Various Characters (archive footage)
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLive from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
MovieGeraldine's Fortune
2004
as Geraldine Liddle
MovieThe Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Charlene
MovieRecess: All Growed Down
2003
as (voice)
MovieOur Town
2003
as Mrs. Webb
TVCyberchase
2002
as Lady Lovelace (voice)
MovieCatch a Falling Star
2000
as Fran
MovieAntz
1998
as Muffy (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Mary Albright
MovieTad
1995
as Mary Todd Lincoln
MovieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
TVDave's World
1993
as Anne
MovieConeheads
1993
as Prymatt
MovieDon't Try This at Home!
1990
as Self
Working It Out
1990
MovieSesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCommon Ground
1990
as Alice McGoff
MovieLife of Python
1990
as Self
MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MovieMaybe Baby
1988
as Julia Gilbert
MovieSesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
as Self
MovieO.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Elinore Schwab
MovieGolden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
as Evil Queen
MovieSuspicion
1987
as Lina McLaidlaw
MovieThe Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
MovieThe Best of John Belushi
1985
as Various Characters
TVKate & Allie
1984
as Allison 'Allie' Lowell
MovieBedrooms
1984
as Laura
MovieThe Coneheads
1983
as Prymaat (voice)
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieDivorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
as Vickey Sturgess
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
MovieCandida
1982
MovieHow to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
as Elaine
MovieMr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Self
MovieBob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
TVWhat Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Regina Parker
TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Back in Black
