Jane Curtin
Acting • Born 1947-09-06
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.
Filmography
75 credits
The Shaggy Dog
Movie • 2006
Judge Claire Whittaker
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Movie • 1988
Self
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
Antz
Movie • 1998
Muffy (voice)
O.C. and Stiggs
Movie • 1987
Elinore Schwab
Coneheads
Movie • 1993
Prymatt
Brooklyn Lobster
Movie • 2005
Maureen Giorgio
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Movie • 2004
Charlene
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Movie • 2006
Charlene
Jules
Movie • 2023
Joyce
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Movie • 2008
Charlene
I Love You, Man
Movie • 2009
Joyce Klaven
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Movie • 1979
Self
I Don't Know How She Does It
Movie • 2011
Marla Reddy
Our Town
Movie • 2003
Mrs. Webb
Geraldine's Fortune
Movie • 2004
Geraldine Liddle
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Movie • 1980
Elaine
The Heat
Movie • 2013
Mrs. Mullins
Candida
Movie • 1982
Life of Python
Movie • 1990
Self
Recess: All Growed Down
Movie • 2003
(voice)
The Best of John Belushi
Movie • 1985
Various Characters
Common Ground
Movie • 1990
Alice McGoff
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Movie • 2005
Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Movie • 1982
Vickey Sturgess
Maybe Baby
Movie • 1988
Julia Gilbert
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie • 2005
Various Characters (archive footage)
The Coneheads
Movie • 1983
Prymaat (voice)
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
Movie • 2016
Algid Bunk (voice)
Tad
Movie • 1995
Mary Todd Lincoln
Catch a Falling Star
Movie • 2000
Fran
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 2005
Self
Ode to Joy
Movie • 2019
Aunt Sylvia
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie • 2018
Carol
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Movie • 2018
Marjorie
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 1986
Suspicion
Movie • 1987
Lina McLaidlaw
The Women of SNL
Movie • 2010
Various (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie • 1988
Self
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
Movie • 1979
Don't Try This at Home!
Movie • 1990
Self
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Movie • 1987
Evil Queen
Godmothered
Movie • 2020
Moira
Bedrooms
Movie • 1984
Laura
Queen Bees
Movie • 2021
Jane Poindexter
Belushi
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
Back in Black
Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Kate & Allie
TV • 1984
Allison 'Allie' Lowell
Crumbs
TV • 2006
Suzanne Crumb
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Regina Parker
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Cyberchase
TV • 2002
Lady Lovelace (voice)
Gary Unmarried
TV • 2008
Battle of the Network Stars
TV • 1976
Dave's World
TV • 1993
Anne
Working It Out
TV • 1990
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV • 1977
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Judge Pamela Farley
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Mary Albright
Unforgettable
TV • 2011
Joanne Webster
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
The Librarians
TV • 2014
Charlene
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
Broad City
TV • 2014
Margo
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
TV • 2010
Alexander's mother
United We Fall
TV • 2020
Sandy Ryan
Bupkis
TV • 2023
Marie
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Judge Farley
The Residence
TV • 2025
Nan Cox