Jane Curtin
Acting
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.
As actor 79
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
The Good Wife
2009
The Love Boat
1977
The Librarians
2014
Unforgettable
2011
American Playhouse
1982
Kate & Allie
1984
The Good Fight
2017
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Cyberchase
2002
Broad City
2014
The Residence
2025
Reading Rainbow
1983
The Heat
2013
Dave's World
1993
Antz
1998
Gary Unmarried
2008
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
Bupkis
2023
I Love You, Man
2009
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
Coneheads
1993
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
I Don't Know How She Does It
2011
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
The Shaggy Dog
2006
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Jules
2023
Godmothered
2020
Crumbs
2006
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Queen Bees
2021
Ode to Joy
2019
United We Fall
2020
Belushi
2020
Working It Out
1990
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
Recess: All Growed Down
2003
Little Five
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Maybe Baby
1988
Common Ground
1990
The Women of SNL
2010
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
Candida
1982
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Back in Black
2026
Life of Python
1990
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Our Town
2003
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
Tad
1995
The Coneheads
1983
Catch a Falling Star
2000
Suspicion
1987
The Best of John Belushi
1985
Geraldine's Fortune
2004
Bedrooms
1984
Don't Try This at Home!
1990
Brooklyn Lobster
2005
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005